Sponsored bills

Establishes the formula for determining the interest payable on a delayed legacy; repealer

Establishes the formula for determining the interest payable on a delayed legacy.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Limits the scope of information disclosed in a published notice of change of name

Limits the scope of information disclosed in a published notice of change of name.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree

Relates to the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree; includes electronic means; also includes family/household members.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the number of judges of the family court

Relates to the number of judges of the family court in certain counties.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to consent to general jurisdiction by foreign business organizations authorized to do business in New York

Relates to consent to general jurisdiction by foreign business organizations authorized to do business in New York.

Helene WeinsteinRules Committee

Relates to terms and conditions of employment of certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system

Relates to terms and conditions of employment of certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Requires parental appeal of placement of a child with a handicapping condition in a school district in N.Y. city be determined as required by federal law

Requires parental appeal of placement and educational program to be provided to a child with a handicapping condition in a school district in a city having a population of one million or more to be…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Extends expiration of provisions of civil practice law and rules requiring settlement conferences in residential foreclosure actions

Extends expiration of provisions of civil practice law and rules requiring settlement conferences in residental foreclosure actions; extends expiration of provisions of the real property actions and…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes a civil private cause of action by a policyholder who has suffered unfair claim settlement practices by an insurer

Establishes a civil private cause of action by a policyholder who has suffered unfair claim settlement practices by an insurer.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of financial services

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of financial services; provides all such statements shall be made available to…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Relates to court ordered forensic evaluations and reports in child custody and visitation proceedings

Relates to court ordered forensic evaluations and reports in child custody and visitation proceedings.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the duration and amount payable for temporary and post-divorce maintenance, and spousal support

Provides for the duration and amount payable for temporary and post-divorce maintenance, and spousal support.

Helene WeinsteinCodes Committee

"Abandoned Property Neighborhood Relief Act of 2014"; relates to the duty of the mortgagee or its loan servicing agent to maintain property secured by delinquent mortgage

Establishes the "Abandoned Property Neighborhood Relief Act of 2014"; relates to the duty of the mortgagee or its loan servicing agent to maintain property secured by a delinquent mortgage.

Helene WeinsteinWays And Means Committee

Commending Maestro Irwin Meyer for special honor in recognition of being the longest serving bandleader in New York City

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the income amounts to be utilized in issuing orders of child support in supreme and family court

Relates to the income amounts to be utilized in issuing orders of child support and temporary spousal maintenance in supreme and family court.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Relates to business records of non-parties

Relates to business records of non-parties.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Requires a recording officer not to record or accept a transfer or assignment of interest in a mortgage unless accompanied with a mortgage ownership assignment

Requires a recording officer not to record or accept a transfer or assignment of interest in a mortgage unless accompanied with a mortgage ownership assignment document.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Provides that the defense, in a mortgage foreclosure action, of the plaintiff's lack of standing is not waived because of the defendant's failure to raise such defense in his or her responsive pleading

Provides that the defense, in a mortgage foreclosure action, of the plaintiff's lack of standing is not waived because of the defendant's failure to raise such defense in his or her responsive…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Establishes a cause of action by residents of adult care facilities to petition for appointment of a temporary operator

Establishes a cause of action by residents of adult facilities to petition for the appointment of a temporary operator of any such facility in violation of the provisions of law, rules and…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Permits a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defendant found to be liable to the defendant in certain actions

Permits a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defendant found to be liable to the defendant in certain actions.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Allows, in specified instances, the deposit of certain certified amounts into the New York city county clerks' operations offset fund

Allows the comptroller to either deduct moneys payable to NYC from the local assistance account as state aid for the support of government or bill NYC for such certified amount and transfer such…

Helene WeinsteinWays And Means Committee

Increases the number of family court judges in the city of New York, and the counties of Albany, Broome, Chautauqua, Erie, Monroe, Nassau, Oneida, Oswego, Schenectady, Suffolk and Westchester

Increases the number of family court judges in the city of New York, and the counties of Albany, Broome, Chautauqua, Erie, Monroe, Nassau, Onieda, Oswego, Schenectady, Suffolk and Westchester.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Relates to powers of attorney in relation to decedents' estates required to be in writing and recorded

Relates to powers of attorney in relation to decedents' estates required to be in writing and recorded.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Relates to conduct of the examination before trial

Relates to conduct of the examination before trial.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Enacts the "patient privacy protection act"

Enacts the "personal healthcare information privacy act"; prohibits ex parte interviews of other party's treating physicians or health care providers in personal injury, medical, dental, or…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the mortgagee or lienor of an abandoned multiple dwelling to apply for the appointment of a receiver to bring the building into compliance

Authorizes the mortgagee or lienor of an abandoned multiple dwelling to apply for the appointment of a receiver to bring the building into compliance.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Provides that the chief administrator of the courts may direct the use of mechanical recording of testimony

Provides that the chief administrator of the courts may direct the use of mechanical recording of testimony.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Honoring Roberta and The Honorable Ira B. Harkavy upon the occasion of being named Couple of the Year by the Madison Jewish Center

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Andrew Menkes upon the occasion of being named Man of the Year by Madison Jewish Center

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Arlene Kane upon the occasion of being named Woman of the Year by Madison Jewish Center

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 83rd Anniversary of Madison Jewish Center of Brooklyn, New York, to be celebrated June 8, 2014

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Establishes the date for the accrual of certain causes of action based on negligence

Establishes the date for the accrual of certain causes of action based on negligence.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect prior to trial as to reduction in liability; repealer

Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect, prior to trial, whether to reduce liability by the amount of the settlement or by the amount of the…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Exempts parties liable for failure to obey or enforce domestic violence orders of protection or temporary orders of protection from limited liability provisions

Exempts parties liable for failure to obey or enforce certain child protective, domestic relations, or domestic violence orders of protection or temporary orders of protection from limited liability…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Relates to the time of disclosure of expert witness information

Relates to the time of disclosure of expert witness information.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a…

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Relates to the treatment of non-respondent parents in child protective, destitute child and permanancy proceedings in family court

Relates to the treatment of non-respondent parents in child protective, destitute child and permanency proceedings in family court.

Helene WeinsteinChildren And Families Committee

Relates to tenant security deposit accounts and administrative expenses to which a person may be entitled

Provides that a landlord depositing security deposits in an interest bearing account shall be entitled to receive as administration expenses a sum equivalent to 20 percent of the interest earned by…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Relates to retirement of judges and justices

Relates to retirement of judges and justices.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Establishes a private right of action for the insured for unfair insurance settlement practices when the claim relates to loss or injury in an area where the governor has declared a disaster emergency

Establishes a private right of action for the insured for unfair insurance settlement practices when the claim relates to loss or injury in an area where the governor has declared a disaster…

Helene WeinsteinInsurance Committee

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in NYC to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in the city of New York to be written in the language in which such contract was negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers…

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Authorizes the chief administrator of the courts to establish rules for special proceedings authorized under section 9-518 of the uniform commercial code

Authorizes the chief administrator of the courts to establish rules for special proceedings authorized under section 9-518 of the uniform commercial code relating to wrongful financial statements.

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Requires motor vehicle sales contracts to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires motor vehicle sales and lease contract terms be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in languages…

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Extends until 2019 the provisions of chapter 455 of the laws of 1997 conferring certain powers on New York city marshals

Extends until 2019 the provisions conferring certain powers on New York city marshals.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Makes permanent the provisions of chapter 455 of the laws of 1997 conferring certain powers to the New York city marshals

Makes permanent the provisions conferring certain powers to New York city marshals.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Requires orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court to be translated into the native language of the parties

Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Relates to domestic violence; repealer

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence.

Helene WeinsteinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee