Sponsored bills

Mourning the death of Elombe Brath, distinguished citizen and devoted civil rights leader

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Tolls the four year statute of limitations look back period on rent overcharges where the owner of a housing accommodation acts in a wrongful or fraudulent manner

Tolls the four year statute of limitations look back period on rent overcharges where the owner of a housing accommodation acts in a wrongful or fraudulent manner.

Bill PerkinsRules Committee

Mourning the death of Sam Greenlee, distinguished writer and devoted member of his community

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Dr. Vincent Harding, distinguished citizen and devoted civil rights advocate

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Establishes a committee on safety within the metropolitan transportation authority

Establishes a committee on safety within the metropolitan transportation authority.

Bill PerkinsTransportation Committee

Mourning the death of Maya Angelou, acclaimed African-American poet, influential memoirist and playwright

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

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.

Bill PerkinsOn the Senate floor

Establishes September 28, 2014 as the date of the Bronx Marathon for the purposes of authorizing certain health care professionals licensed in other jurisdictions to practice in New York state during that event

Establishes September 28, 2014 as the date of the Bronx Marathon for the purposes of authorizing certain health care professionals licensed in other jurisdictions to practice in New York state…

Bill PerkinsOn the Senate floor

Commemorating the 89th Birthday of Malcolm X

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Paul Robeson Jr., distinguished author and devoted member of his community

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Relates to consultation with affected parties on certain projects

Relates to consultation with affected parties on certain projects.

Bill PerkinsCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Mourning the death of William Sweeting, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Basil A. Paterson, renowned public servant, distinguished citizen, and devoted member of his community

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse

Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse.

Bill PerkinsCodes Committee

Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options

Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options; limits the length of time a person may be in segregated confinement and…

Bill PerkinsCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Honoring Ted Corbitt, posthumously, upon the occasion of the renaming of the intersection of 228th Street and Broadway as Ted Corbitt Way in the Bronx, New York

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Extends health care professionals' authorizations to practice at NYRR event

Extends health care professionals' authorizations to practice in this state at an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners.

Bill PerkinsOn the Senate floor

Requires all interrogations to be videotaped

Requires all interrogations to be videotaped.

Bill PerkinsStricken

Relates to the legislative bill drafting commission

Relates to the legislative bill drafting commission.

Bill PerkinsInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to consultation with affected parties on certain projects

Relates to consultation with affected parties on certain projects.

Bill PerkinsCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Mourning the death of Amiri Baraka, influential African American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

Celebrating the life and accomplishments of Nelson Mandela

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Relates to confidential informants

Relates to confidential informants; defines terms; requires the law enforcement agencies which use confidential informants to establish policies and procedures to assess the suitability of using a…

Bill PerkinsCodes Committee

Relates to discovery requirements and procedures; repealer

Relates to discovery requirements and procedures.

Bill PerkinsCodes Committee

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to establish and implement a no fare program for children attending public school in the city district of the city

Directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish and implement a no fare rate program for children attending public school in the city district of the city of New York.

Bill PerkinsTransportation Committee

Relates to the New York city housing authority

Relates to the New York city housing authority.

Bill PerkinsHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to membership and composition of the New York city housing authority board

Relates to membership and composition of the New York city housing authority board; increases voting membership on the board to seven and provides for five non-voting, tenant representatives.

Bill PerkinsHousing, Construction And Community Development 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…

Bill PerkinsHealth Committee

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2013; repealer

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2013 to make enforcement of lead hazard control standards in the state of New York more certain and more effective; creates a…

Bill PerkinsHealth Committee

Grants eligibility for student financial aid to persons granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and to certain non-residents of the state

Grants eligibility for student financial aid to persons granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and to certain non-residents of the state.

Bill PerkinsHigher Education Committee

Prohibits the consumption of food in New York city subways

Prohibits the consumption of food on New York city subways; defines subways to include trains, stations, platforms and shops operated by the MTA.

Bill PerkinsTransportation Committee

Expands the definition of "public body"

Relates to expanding the definition of "public body".

Bill PerkinsInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides that qualified persons who are not registered to vote may register on a day of election at their polling places

Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires…

Bill PerkinsElections Committee

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems for senior citizens sixty-five years of age or older.

Bill PerkinsTransportation Committee

Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service

Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service.

Bill PerkinsHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Increases penalties for certain crimes against persons under 16 years of age

Increases penalties for certain crimes against persons under 16 years of age; creates new crimes of aggravated assault upon a person under 16 years of age and endangering the welfare of a child in…

Bill PerkinsCodes Committee

Authorizes the commissioner of labor to implement rules and regulations regarding the removal of lead, asbestos and other hazardous waste

Authorizes the commissioner of labor to implement rules and regulations regarding the removal of lead, asbestos, and other hazardous waste.

Bill PerkinsLabor Committee

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, the legislature, the executive and the chairman of the state

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, legislature, the executive, and the chairman of the state energy planning board detailing…

Bill PerkinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Relates to charter schools

Relates to charter schools; clarifies the transparency and accountability of charter schools and provides fiscal relief to the school districts where charter schools are located.

Bill PerkinsEducation Committee

Does away with run-off elections in NYC and statewide; repealer

Eliminates run-off elections in NYC and statewide.

Bill PerkinsElections Committee

Relates to the membership of the New York city water board; repealer

Relates to the membership of the New York city water board.

Bill PerkinsCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to hold a public hearing prior to awarding a sole source contract without competitive bidding thereon

Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to hold a public hearing prior to awarding a non-emergency sole source contract without competitive bidding thereon; provides requirements for…

Bill PerkinsTransportation Committee

Requires a safety and reliability inspection of all telephone poles used by telephone corporations providing telephone service to more than one million subscribers

Requires a safety and reliability inspection of all telephone poles used by telephone corporations providing telephone service to more than one million subscribers and the replacement or removal of…

Bill PerkinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Provides for unlisted telephone numbers without charge for victims of domestic violence for whose benefit an order of protection has been issued

Provides for unlisted telephone directory numbers without charge, for victims of domestic violence for whose benefit an order of protection has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Bill PerkinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities.

Bill PerkinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Creates the governor's advisory council on bias-related violence

Provides for the creation of the governor's advisory council on bias-related violence; provides for membership therein and powers and duties thereof (chiefly studies and recommendations); provides…

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

Establishes the "Nickels for Nature Act"

Establishes the "Nickels for Nature Act" requiring retailers to charge a five cent surcharge for every single use carryout bag which the retailer provides to customers to carry their purchases and…

Bill PerkinsEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Defines blighted properties and areas; repealer

Defines blighted properties and areas.

Bill PerkinsJudiciary Committee