Bills by

Steven Otis

Assembly Member

501 bills as co-sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2013-2014 session

Co-sponsored bills

501 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

A10168Assembly· Vetoed Dec 29, 2014· Tabled
Relates to temporary provisions for the implementation of common core learning standards
Relates to temporary provisions for the implementation of common core learning standards; provides alternative calculation methods for any classroom teacher or building principal rated as…
Catherine NolanVetoed
Vetoed
ImpactPending
OutcomeVetoed
A9599Assembly· Vetoed Dec 29, 2014· Tabled
Provides that the state shall develop certain procedures for the New York state grants gateway
Provides that the state shall develop certain procedures for the New York state grants gateway.
James F. BrennanVetoed
Vetoed

A8875Assembly· Signed Dec 29, 2014· Signed chap.540

Requires the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to address standards for the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings

Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings in NYC.

N. Nick PerrySigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8474Assembly· Signed Dec 29, 2014· Approval memo.32

Provides for notification to the state when a foster home is decertified, not renewed or a child is removed; requires evaluation to determine if home be re-opened

Provides for notification to the state when a foster home is decertified, not renewed or a child is removed; requires evaluation to determine if certificate should be issued and the home be re-opened.

Nily RozicSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8418Assembly· Vetoed Dec 29, 2014· Tabled

Directs the council on children and families to establish an online listing and map of publicly funded or registered afterschool and school age child care programs

Directs the council on children and families to establish an online listing and map of publicly funded or registered afterschool and school age child care programs.

Shelley MayerVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A3944Assembly· Vetoed Dec 27, 2014· Tabled

Enacts the "port authority of New York and New Jersey transparency and accountability act of 2014"

Enacts the "port authority of New York and New Jersey transparency and accountability act of 2014"; relates to the functioning of the port authority as an open, transparent and accountable…

James F. BrennanVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A9118Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Gives the commissioner of agriculture and markets the power to establish a federal food safety compliance program to support farmers in complying with federal food safety rules

Gives the commissioner of agriculture and markets the power to establish a federal food safety compliance assistance program to support farmers in complying with federal food safety rules.

William MageeVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A8918Assembly· Signed Dec 17, 2014· Approval memo.16

Provides for the local social services district to notify the office of children and family services when there is a change in the eligibility level

Provides for the local social services district to notify the office of children and family services when there is a proposed change in the financial eligibility level.

Crystal Peoples-StokesSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8921Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Relates to the creation of an early learning council

Relates to the creation of an early learning council; provides support for public and private investment in early learning for children up to the age of five.

Donna LupardoVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A8790Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Relates to any adoption by the department of environmental conservation of a management plan concerning mute swans

Relates to any adoption by the department of environmental conservation of a management plan concerning mute swans.

Steven CymbrowitzVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A6367Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Relates to the rates paid for net-metering technology

Relates to the rates paid for net-metering; makes the rates paid by micro-combined heat and power or fuel cell customer-generators the same as other customer-generators.

Amy PaulinVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A5564Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a Grow: Pride of New York program for nursery dealers which use products produced in New York state

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a Grow: Pride of New York program for nursery dealers which use products produced in New York state.

William MageeVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A2727Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Requires sunscreen products to be labeled with best if used before dates and storage recommendations

Requires sunscreen products to be labeled with best if used before dates; authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctive relief, restitution, and civil penalties in the case of violations;…

Harvey WeisenbergVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A1358Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Mandates NYC Transit Authority to produce annual reports concerning actions to reduce noise

Mandates NYC Transit Authority to produce annual reports concerning actions to reduce noise.

William ColtonVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A1093Assembly· Vetoed Dec 17, 2014· Tabled

Creates a task force on disasters

Creates a task force on disasters; provides that such task force shall consist of twenty-three members.

James SkoufisVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A280Assembly· Signed Dec 17, 2014· Signed chap.482

Enacts the metropolitan transit authority pledge to customers

Enacts the metropolitan transportation authority pledge to customers.

Ron KimSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A9798Assembly· Vetoed Nov 21, 2014· Tabled

Relates to extending the amount of time between notice of a project and a public hearing

Relates to extending the amount of time between notice of a project and a public hearing.

James F. BrennanVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A9346Assembly· Signed Nov 21, 2014· Signed chap.451

Relates to court ordered appraisals under fire insurance policies

Relates to court ordered appraisals under fire insurance policies.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8955Assembly· Signed Nov 21, 2014· Approval memo.8

Relates to credit record freezes and protected minors

Relates to credit record freezes and protected minors.

Jeffrey DinowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8924Assembly· Vetoed Nov 21, 2014· Tabled

Relates to the creation of the child care regulatory review task force

Relates to the creation of the child care regulatory review task force.

Aileen GuntherVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A8320Assembly· Vetoed Nov 21, 2014· Tabled

Relates to real property tax exemptions for farm dwellings owned by a limited liability company

Relates to real property tax exemptions for farm dwellings owned by a limited liability company.

William MagnarelliVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A7167Assembly· Signed Nov 21, 2014· Signed chap.438

Authorizes telephone and telegraph corporations to issue stocks, bonds or other forms of indebtedness for the purposes of expanding broadband services

Authorizes telephone and telegraph corporations to issue stocks, bonds or other forms of indebtedness for the purposes of expanding broadband services when such corporation is receiving a federal…

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A2327Assembly· Signed Nov 21, 2014· Signed chap.433

Relates to expenditures from the insurance reserve fund established by the Scarsdale union free school district

Relates to expenditures from the insurance reserve fund established by the Scarsdale union free school district.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A2189Assembly· Vetoed Nov 21, 2014· Tabled

Provides additional health services and employment benefits for veterans

Provides additional benefits for veterans; provides for services and counseling related to post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries; requires reports to the legislature concerning the…

Charles LavineVetoed

Vetoed

ImpactPending

OutcomeVetoed

A10122Assembly· Signed Nov 13, 2014· Signed chap.431

Relates to licenses and permits regarding the manufacture of alcoholic beverages; repealer

Relates to licenses and permits regarding the manufacture of alcoholic beverages; establishes a supplier's marketing permit to authorize a supplier to conduct tastings and provide samples of…

Robin SchimmingerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A10194Assembly· Moved Nov 12, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to musical instruments containing ivory or rhinoceros horn

Relates to musical instruments containing ivory or rhinoceros horn; specifies amount allowable for instruments for elephant ivory and mammoth ivory; requires documentation to show articles with…

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A2124Assembly· Signed Nov 7, 2014· Signed chap.425

Increases the veteran's real property tax exemption from $5000 to $7500

Increases the real property tax exemption a veteran may receive on real property purchased with eligible funds from $5,000 to $7,500 of the assessed value of such property.

Aravella SimotasSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A9334Assembly· Signed Oct 30, 2014· Signed chap.423

Relates to health services in schools; pupils afflicted with allergies, diabetes, asthma or another respiratory disease

Relates to health services in schools; also relates to pupils afflicted with allergies, diabetes, asthma or another respiratory disease.

Catherine NolanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A10193Assembly· Moved Oct 27, 2014· Referred to codes

Establishes a crime for unlawful surveillance through the use of GPS or similar technology

Establishes a crime for unlawful surveillance through the use of GPS or similar technology.

Catherine NolanCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A10190Assembly· Moved Sep 24, 2014· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to the protection of personal information by businesses

Relates to the protection of personal information by businesses.

Jeffrey DinowitzConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A9037Assembly· Signed Sep 23, 2014· Signed chap.370

Authorizes financial institutions to conduct savings promotion prize giveaways

Authorizes financial institutions to conduct savings promotion prize giveaways.

Annette RobinsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8661Assembly· Signed Sep 23, 2014· Signed chap.367

Relates to publishing advertisements for bids in the procurement opportunities newsletter

Relates to publishing advertisements for bids in the procurement opportunities newsletter.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8137Assembly· Signed Sep 23, 2014· Signed chap.364

Authorizes insurance coverage for equipment and supplies used for the treatment of ostomies

Authorizes insurance coverage for equipment and supplies used for the treatment of ostomies.

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A5294Assembly· Signed Sep 23, 2014· Signed chap.360

Establishes the eating disorders awareness and prevention program in the department of health

Establishes the eating disorders awareness and prevention program in the department of health.

Aileen GuntherSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A4741Assembly· Signed Sep 18, 2014· Signed chap.354

Relates to expanding the TRIS-free children and babies act

Relates to expanding the TRIS-free children and babies act; expands the definition of "TRIS" to include TDCPP (TRIS (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate).

Robert SweeneySigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A9124Assembly· Signed Sep 16, 2014· Signed chap.352

Authorizes nurse practitioners and physicians to administer tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C virus

Authorizes nurse practitioners and physicians to issue non-patient specific orders to administer tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C virus.

Kenneth ZebrowskiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A10143Assembly· Signed Aug 12, 2014· Signed chap.326

Prohibits the sale, purchase, trade, barter and distribution of certain ivory articles and rhinoceros horns

Prohibits the sale, purchase, trade, barter and distribution of certain ivory articles and rhinoceros horns.

Robert SweeneySigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8922Assembly· Signed Aug 11, 2014· Signed chap.270

Relates to child care resource and referral program services

Relates to child care resource and referral program services.

Donna LupardoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8340Assembly· Signed Aug 11, 2014· Signed chap.263

Relates to the retention of poll books

Relates to the preservation of ballots and records of voting machines; provides that lists of registered voters shall be maintained for two years.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A6710Assembly· Signed Aug 11, 2014· Signed chap.255

Relates to semi-annual reports by police agencies on missing children and vulnerable adults

Authorizes police agencies to include cases of missing vulnerable adults in their semi-annual reports to the division of criminal justice services.

Shelley MayerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A5075Assembly· Signed Aug 11, 2014· Signed chap.254

Relates to prohibiting certain candidates for public office from serving as poll watchers

Relates to prohibiting certain candidates for public office from serving as poll watchers.

Joan MillmanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A10144Assembly· Signed Aug 9, 2014· Signed chap.248

Authorizes the city of New York to establish reduced speed limits throughout the city and on certain designated highways

Authorizes the city of New York to establish reduced speed limits throughout the city and on certain designated highways.

Daniel O'DonnellSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A9430Assembly· Signed Jul 22, 2014· Signed chap.121

Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams

Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams.

Michelle SchimelSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8819Assembly· Signed Jul 22, 2014· Signed chap.106

Increases the number of land banks authorized to exist in the state to twenty

Increases the number of land banks authorized to exist in the state to twenty.

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8250Assembly· Signed Jul 22, 2014· Signed chap.99

Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of New Rochelle

Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of New Rochelle; authorizes such city to establish a demonstration program for…

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A8201Assembly· Signed Jul 22, 2014· Signed chap.97

Provides certain civil rights protections for interns

Provides certain civil rights protections for interns.

Daniel O'DonnellSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A5309Assembly· Signed Jul 22, 2014· Signed chap.93

Relates to the appointment of a health care agent or surrogate who is the subject of an order of protection protecting the principal

Relates to the appointment of a health care agent or surrogate who is the subject of an order of protection protecting the principal.

James SkoufisSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law