Bills by

Kevin S. Parker

Senator

850 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →parker@senate.state.ny.us

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

850 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

S1235Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer protection
Relates to hazardous toys and other articles intended for use by children
Relates to hazardous toys and other articles intended for use by children.
Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee
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S1208Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor
Requires all employers to provide paid sick leave to employees
Requires all employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.
Kevin S. ParkerLabor Committee
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S1210Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to elections

Provides for the re-enfranchisement of voters with felony convictions; repealer

Provides for the re-enfranchisement of voters with felony convictions by repealing certain provisions in the election law.

Kevin S. ParkerElections Committee

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S1209Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Relates to the time to commence certain medical malpractice actions

Relates to the time to commence certain medical malpractice actions; provides that actions related to acts or omissions of hospitals where an incident report is required to be filed may be filed…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S1168Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides that residential buildings shall be deemed eligible buildings for the green building tax credit

Provides that residential buildings shall be deemed eligible buildings for the green building tax credit.

Kevin S. ParkerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1169Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation

Requires a holder of a class DJ or MJ learners permit, while operating a vehicle, to display a sign indicating that such vehicle is being driven by a new driver

Requires a holder of a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit, while operating a vehicle, to display a sign indicating that such vehicle is being driven by a new driver; further authorizes the…

Kevin S. ParkerTransportation Committee

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S1043Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation

Relates to allowing therapy dogs to enter public places and public transportation

Relates to allowing therapy dogs to enter public places and public transportation.

Kevin S. ParkerTransportation Committee

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S936Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Establishes a parent and student training center within the City University of New York

Establishes a parent and student training center within the City University of New York.

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee

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S935Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to finance

Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers involving racial profiling

Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers; defines "racial profiling"; authorizes division of criminal justice services to conduct a study relating to racial profiling;…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S921Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer protection

Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state

Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state in order to protect immigrants from exploitation.

Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee

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S920Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Relates to the maintenance of a database on intellectual property

Relates to the maintenance of a database on intellectual property generated by state employees or developed through state-funded research which shall include, at a minimum, a brief description of…

Kevin S. ParkerCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S774Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Provides residential electric customers with an option for greater control of the cost of such service by installing real time smart meters

Provides residential electric customers with an option for greater control of the cost of such service by the installation of real time smart meters; establishes sales, rental and service providers…

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S673Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to infrastructure and capital investment

Relates to encouraging public-private partnerships to help spread broadband deployment

Relates to encouraging public-private partnerships to help spread broadband deployment.

Kevin S. ParkerInfrastructure And Capital Investment Committee

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S671Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"; establishes standards for court interpreters and a procedure for waiver of a non-English speaking person's right to an interpreter in any…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S675Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose onerous or unreasonable conditions for the payment of benefits thereunder

Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose "onerous or unreasonable conditions" for the payment or continued payment of benefits thereunder, and…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S674Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Enacts parental involvement leave act requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave to attend school conferences or classroom activities

Enacts the "Parental Involvement Leave Act" requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the…

Kevin S. ParkerLabor Committee

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S672Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Requires hospitals to provide language assistance services

Requires hospitals to provide language assistance services to a patient or a patient's assistant for communication of clinical and other information, including but not limited to health care,…

Kevin S. ParkerHealth Committee

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S594Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Provides for evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense shall not be admissible

Removes from admissibility evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense within three years prior to the sex offense which is the subject of the…

Kevin S. ParkerCodes Committee

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S593Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Requires a landlord to have clean hands to bring action for rent or eviction in certain cases

Provides that with respect to apartments covered by rent control, rent stabilization, or the emergency tenant protection act, a landlord must be free of outstanding building code violations to bring…

Kevin S. ParkerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S556Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to higher education

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs; requires a pharmacy to ensure the prescription is filled…

Kevin S. ParkerHigher Education Committee

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S559Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation

Requires passenger cabs be inspected for carbon monoxide levels and requires information on warning signs of such to be distributed with each operator's license

Requires passenger cabs be inspected for unsafe carbon monoxide levels and requires information on the warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning to be distributed with each operator's license,…

Kevin S. ParkerTransportation Committee

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S555Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Provides for recovery of economic development awards in cases where the recipient relocates outside the state

Provides for the recovery of an economic development award in any case where a recipient relocates outside the state within five years of receiving such award; provides that repayment of any such…

Kevin S. ParkerCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S560Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a personal income tax credit for voltage regulation technology equipment

Establishes a personal income tax credit for voltage regulation technology equipment.

Kevin S. ParkerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S554Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to finance

Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary schools; appropriation

Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary schools; further directs the…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S557Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Relates to the discharge of residents of a community residence

Relates to the discharge of residents of a community residence; provides that nothing shall be deemed construed as creating a relationship of landlord and tenant between an operator of a community…

Kevin S. ParkerMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S550Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program

Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program.

Kevin S. ParkerHealth Committee

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S528Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Requires the disclosure of bedbug infestation history for the previous year to prospective lessees

Requires the disclosure of bedbug infestation history for the previous year to prospective lessees; does not apply to cities with a population of one million or more; includes co-op sales and co-op…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S529Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household's temporary increase in income.

Kevin S. ParkerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S527Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders by precluding the plea to a lesser offense where the offender has been convicted of a…

Kevin S. ParkerTransportation Committee

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S2656Senate· Moved Jun 15, 2015· Substituted by a7593

Creates a directory of assistance for small businesses and minority and women owned business enterprises

Creates a computerized directory of technical and financial programs for small businesses and minority and women-owned business enterprises.

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

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