Sponsored bills

Enacts the State and local government food waste reduction Act

Enacts the state and local government food waste reduction act; requires facilities generating food waste in excess of one hundred pounds per week to take measures to minimize such waste.

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Increases allowable maximum income of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases

Increases allowable maximum income of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases under provisions applicable to senior citizens' rent increase exemption…

Brian KavanaghAging Committee

Relates to tax abatements and exemptions for rent regulated apartments occupied by persons with disabilities

Relates to tax abatements and exemptions for rent regulated apartments occupied by persons with disabilities.

Brian KavanaghSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the construction of certain facilities for the New York city housing authority

Relates to the construction of certain facilities for the New York city housing authority.

Brian KavanaghSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to banning formaldehyde in certain children's products

Relates to banning formaldehyde in certain children's products.

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Requires landlord to pay penalties if he fails in action to evict tenant on grounds of primary residency

Provides that an owner or lessor of a rent controlled or rent stabilized unit who commences an action in bad faith to recover possession on the grounds that it is not occupied as the tenant's…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Relates to the use of wood in subway and railroad tracks; prohibits the use of tropical hardwood

Relates to the use of wood in subway and railroad tracks; prohibits the use of tropical hardwood.

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Sets criteria for approval of rent increases resulting from major capital improvements in certain dwellings

Establishes criteria for approval of rent increases to rent regulated property resulting from major capital improvements to insure that the work performed is an enhancement or upgrade to a housing…

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes shareholders to attend meetings via remote communication and to be deemed present for voting purposes

Requires certain corporations to permit shareholders to attend meetings via remote communication and to be deemed present for voting purposes.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Creates a temporary state commission on personal privacy and provides for its powers, functions and duties

Creates a temporary state commission on personal privacy, in light of the rapid advancement of technology in recent years, and provides for its powers, functions and duties; provides that said…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Enacts the Fair Local Wage Act allowing localities to raise minimum wage by thirty percent

Enacts the Fair Local Wage Act allowing localities to raise minimum wage by thirty percent.

Brian KavanaghLabor Committee

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Prohibits rental car companies from discriminating on the basis of geographical location

Prohibits rental car companies from discriminating on the basis of the geographical location of the residence of the person attempting to enter into the rental agreement; prohibits imposing of…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Provides for children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing, sledding or snowboarding

Requires children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding; imposes civil fines for violations thereof; applies safety in skiing code requirements to…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Relates to transparency and accountability in political expenditures and receipts

Relates to transparency and accountability in political expenditures and receipts.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Alters provision respecting filing of campaign financial disclosure statements

Broadens requirements with respect to campaign disclosure statements to require expenditures of $5,000 or more incurred in the final 10 days of an election to be reported within 24 hours to the…

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Requires certain language on contribution forms

Requires certain language on contribution forms.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Prohibits the New York city housing authority from making payments in lieu of taxes to the city of New York

Prohibits the New York city housing authority from making payments in lieu of taxes to the city of New York.

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

Provides for the phase-out of state use of pesticides on state property and for state agency pest management plans

Provides for the phase-out on varying time schedules of state use of various categories of pesticides on state property; provides that it does not apply to certain antimicrobial pesticides; requires…

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Grants private citizens broad authorization to commence civil judicial actions under certain titles of the environmental conservation law

Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or…

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Bans the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber weapons

Relates to prohibiting the possession of certain 50 caliber firearms; directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may…

Brian KavanaghCodes Committee

Relates to alternative hardship applications for properties subject to the rent stabilization code

Relates to alternative hardship applications for properties subject to the rent stabilization code.

Brian KavanaghHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to the appointment and qualifications of members of rent boards

Relates to the appointment and qualifications of members of rent boards.

Brian KavanaghHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to food service waste reduction

Relates to food service waste reduction; prohibits the use of polystyrene foam by contractors and lessees who deal with the state through state and municipal contracts.

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Prohibits the purchase of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days and implements a 10-day waiting period

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days; implements a 10-day waiting period.

Brian KavanaghCodes Committee

Prohibits the imposition of additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers or private numbers

Prohibits the imposition of additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers or private numbers.

Brian KavanaghCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires residential real property managers to be licensed by secretary of state

Requires residential real property managers or any firm employing a property manager, contracting with a property manager or contracting to provide a property manager to file a registration…

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

Relates to agency reports

Relates to agency reports; requires such reports to be posted on line; provides for a letter or notice to be sent to members of the legislature indicating the website address and the name of the…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for the establishment of a small business and household pollution prevention program, including collection events and grants therefor

Provides for the establishment of a small business and household pollution prevention program, including collection events and grants therefor with matching funds required; offers pollution…

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Decreases contribution limits; repealer

Reduces campaign contributions limits for candidates for election to public office or party position.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Establishes new contribution limits, expands the types of organizations prohibited from making contributions and aggregates certain contributions

Establishes new contribution limits, expands the types of organizations prohibited from making contributions and aggregates certain contributions.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists including: campaign contributions to elected officials; existing business relationships or associations with public officials; and the names of family…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps.

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to limiting the use of certain substances in brake friction material

Limits the use of certain substances in brake friction material and sets certain deadlines for compliance with such limits.

Brian KavanaghTransportation Committee

Requires notice to the local housing agency when construction is halted on a project for which an application for a certain tax exemption has been made

Requires notification to be given to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation in the event that construction on a project for which an application for a certain tax exemption has been…

Brian KavanaghHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to voter pre-registration

Relates to voter pre-registration and education on voter pre-registration.

Brian KavanaghElections Committee

Provides that the failure to report a release of hazardous substances is a class A misdemeanor

Provides that the failure to report a release of hazardous substances is a class A misdemeanor and any such subsequent violation shall be a class E felony.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Enacts energy efficiency standards for televisions

Enacts energy efficiency standards for televisions; amends definition of television and adds other, related definitions.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Relates to requiring parking garages to install and operate pedestrian warning devices where vehicles exiting such garages cross a pedestrian sidewalk

Relates to requiring commercial parking garages to install and operate pedestrian warning devices where vehicles exiting such garages cross a pedestrian sidewalk; requires both visual and audible…

Brian KavanaghWays And Means Committee

Relates to instant run-off elections in N.Y. city

Relates to instant run-off elections in cities with a population of one million or more.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Provides for notice of availability of services to prisoners upon their release from state prison

Provides for notice by commissioner of corrections and community supervision of availability of medical, educational and other services, including alcohol and substance abuse treatment, to prisoners…

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the energy conservation and water temperature management act

Relates to energy conservation and water temperature management; requires a study to be performed on the monetary and energy savings that can be accomplished through better water temperature…

Brian KavanaghEnergy Committee

Provides for the provision of voter registration forms to students by colleges, universities and public school districts

Provides for the provision of voter registration forms to students by colleges, universities and public school districts; authorizes the pre-registration to vote of 16 year olds.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Makes provisions regarding the designation of polling places on college campuses

Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such…

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Relates to facilities of refuge

Relates to refuge facilities; defines terms; exempts any refuge facility that is registered with the state emergency management office from payment of any exit fee or any lost revenue resultant from…

Brian KavanaghEnergy Committee

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes on alternative energy systems

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes on alternative energy systems including alternative energy systems, new Energy Star appliances and tangible personal property used in…

Brian KavanaghWays And Means Committee

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of commercial feed for poultry containing roxarsone or any substance containing arsenic

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of commercial feed for poultry containing roxarsone or any substance containing arsenic; violation of such provisions shall constitute a class A…

Brian KavanaghAgriculture Committee

Establishes and empowers a neighborhood parks alliance within the New York city department of parks and recreation

Establishes and empowers a neighborhood parks alliance within the New York City department of parks and recreation.

Brian KavanaghCities Committee