Co-sponsored bills

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Korematsu v. United States, the 1944 landmark United States Supreme Court decision concerning the constitutionality of the internment of Japanese Americans

Marcos CrespoAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the "charter schools construction fair wages act"

Enacts the "charter schools construction fair wages act"; relates to hours, wages and supplements for work on public work projects including charter schools; and relates to contracts for charter…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Provides that any state officer or local officer convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits

Provides that any state officer or local officer convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits.

David BuchwaldCodes Committee

Relates to establishing the School Energy Efficiency Collaborative Act of 2014

Establishes the School Energy Efficiency Collaborative Act of 2014 to reduce redundancies, raise awareness, and promote the efficient implementation of energy projects in school districts across the…

Marcos CrespoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Enacts the "construction insurance transparency act of 2013" to require insurers providing coverage for liability under the scaffold law to report to the superintendent of financial services

Enacts the "construction insurance transparency act of 2014" to require insurers providing coverage for liability under the scaffold law to report, on an annual basis, to the superintendent of…

Francisco MoyaCodes Committee

Enacts tuition-free NY to provide free tuition at SUNY, CUNY and community colleges

Makes tuition free for New York state residents at SUNY and CUNY schools and community colleges; requires community service and state residency and employment for a period of five years after…

James SkoufisWays And Means Committee

Relates to protection against unwarranted surveillance

Relates to protection against unwarranted surveillance.

Luis R. SepúlvedaRules Committee

Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering

Provides for the labeling of raw agriculture commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering; defines terms; imposes penalties for false labels and misbranding;…

Linda RosenthalWays And Means Committee

Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT; repealer

Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

Francisco MoyaHigher Education Committee

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities.

Phillip GoldfederLabor Committee

Requires the department of buildings to maintain a registry of all deeds containing restrictive covenants

Requires the department of buildings to maintain a registry of all deeds containing restrictive covenants.

Edward BraunsteinCities Committee

Provides for establishment of the New York Health plan

Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents: provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Establishes an office of the ombudsperson to receive and resolve complaints affecting mass transit users of facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority

Establishes an office of the ombudsperson to receive and resolve complaints affecting mass transit users of facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority.

James F. BrennanWays And Means Committee

Relates to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote

Enacts the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; creates a compact between the states and the District of Columbia; defines terms.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT; repealer

Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

Francisco Moya

Requires certain companies to operate and maintain call centers

Requires certain companies to operate and maintain call centers; prevents closure without notice and a hearing before the public service commission.

Linda RosenthalOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced

Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced.

Walter T. MosleyOn the Assembly floor

Establishes a small business tax credit for the employment of persons fifty-five years of age and older

Establishes a small business tax credit for the employment of persons fifty-five years of age and older.

Edward BraunsteinWays And Means Committee

Authorizes a childhood education surcharge on the personal income tax for cities having a population of one million or more persons

Authorizes a childhood education surcharge on the personal income tax for cities having a population of one million or more persons.

Luis R. SepúlvedaWays And Means Committee

Commemorating the Asian American community's celebration of the Lunar New Year, 4712, the Year of the Horse, on January 31, 2014

Sheldon SilverAdopted

Adopted

Establishes the "Women's Equality Act"; relates to the prohibition of differential pay because of sex

Establishes the "Women's Equality Act"; relates to prohibition of differential pay because of sex (part A); relates to unlawful discriminatory practices (part B); provides for attorney's credit…

Michele TitusLabor Committee

Enacts the "safe patient handling act"

Enacts the safe patient handling act to establish a statewide safe patient handling policy for health care facilities in the state; creates the statewide safe patient handling work group.

Aileen GuntherOn the Assembly floor

Establishes a moratorium on telephone corporations on the replacement of landline telephone service with a wireless system

Establishes a moratorium on telephone corporations on the replacement of landline telephone service with a wireless system.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises

Relates to licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises.

Dan QuartVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to preemption of local laws; repealer

Relates to preemption of local law.

Linda RosenthalSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to pay for military duty

Relates to pay for military duty covering forty working days or sixty calendar days.

Phillip GoldfederGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides that a property right exists in a deceased individual's persona for seventy years after the death of the individual

Provides that a property right exists in a deceased individual's persona for seventy years after the death of the individual.

Joseph MorelleGovernmental Operations Committee

Creates a database of technical and financial assistance programs available to the political subdivisions of the state

Creates a database of technical and financial assistance programs available to the political subdivisions of the state.

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements for the rental of an apartment in an owner-occupied dwelling

Provides that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements for the rental of an apartment in an owner-occupied two-unit dwelling or for the rental of rooms in an…

Crystal Peoples-StokesGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes broadcasting of open meetings of an agency or department

Authorizes broadcasting of open meetings of an agency or department; relates to real-time streaming on agency's website.

Amy PaulinGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires notice to renters of safe deposit boxes regarding fees and charges

Requires notice to renters of safe deposit boxes regarding fees and charges.

Sheldon SilverBanks Committee

Relates to the provision of special education services at charter schools

Relates to the provision of special education services at charter schools.

Karim CamaraEducation Committee

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi.

David WeprinElection Law Committee

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools; exempts buildings that have replaced…

Linda RosenthalEducation Committee

Establishes the New York state dream act, providing certain higher education eligibility benefits to undocumented immigrants that satisfy certain criteria; repealer

Establishes the New York state dream act; provides certain higher education eligibility benefits to undocumented immigrants that satisfy certain criteria.

Francisco MoyaGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires colleges to provide written notification to students whether college-owned housing is equipped with sprinkler systems

Requires colleges to provide written notification to students whether college-owned housing is equipped with sprinkler systems.

Michael DenDekkerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct a noise and land use compatibility study

Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct a noise and land use compatibility study.

Michele TitusOn the Assembly floor

Honoring the recipients of the LeadingAge New York 2013 Long Term Care Employees of Distinction Awards

Richard GottfriedAdopted

Adopted

Celebrating March 26, 2013, as Bangladesh Day

Luis R. SepúlvedaAdopted

Adopted

Honoring the Asian American community upon the occasion of the celebration of the Lunar New Year 4711, the Year of the Snake

Sheldon SilverAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the the exemption from taxation of alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings to eliminate fire and health hazards; repealer

Relates to the the exemption from taxation of alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings to eliminate fire and health hazards; relates to a partial abatement of real property taxes for…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor