Sponsored bills

Relates to enacting the New York state digital game development and incentive act

Relates to enacting the New York state digital game development and incentive act to enhance opportunities in the gaming industry through grants and tax incentives.

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

Enacts the "unfunded mandate reform act"

Enacts the "unfunded mandate reform act"; authorizes the governor to submit an unfunded mandate reform plan to the legislature when it is in the public interest.

Joseph MorelleGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person

Relates to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

Provides that complaints brought against mental health professionals shall be commenced within ten years of the date of the last treatment

Provides that complaints brought against mental health professionals shall be commenced within ten years of the date of the last treatment of the complainant.

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

Requires all insurance policies to provide a certain amount of coverage for hearing aids

Requires all health insurance policies to provide insurance coverage for the cost of hearing aids; provides that such coverage shall include coverage of at least $1,000 over a three year period;…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Relates to the mandatory health insurance coverage of cleft lip and cleft palate

Relates to the mandatory health insurance coverage under health insurance plans of cleft lip and cleft palate to include treatment not only of gross abnormalities of lip and palate but also related…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

Relates to exempting diesel motor fuel used by ambulance services from certain taxes

Exempts diesel motor fuel used by and sold to ambulance services from certain taxes.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

Provides for the registration of professional nurse anesthetist

Relates to the certification of registered nurse anesthetists; provides that for such certification an applicant shall file an application, be licensed as a registered professional nurse, have…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

Relates to exempting new and used ambulances purchased by an ambulance service from state sales and compensating use taxes

Exempts new and used ambulances purchased by an ambulance service from state sales and compensating use taxes.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

Relates to notice of transfer of sex offender to community program or residence

Relates to notice of transfer of sex offender to community program or residence.

Joseph MorelleMental Health Committee

Relates to when a person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations

Establishes a person who intentionally obstructs the efforts of any firefighter performing emergency medical care on a sick or injured person is guilty of the crime of obstructing firefighting…

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

Requires optical stores to be registered with the education department

Requires optical stores which engage in the sale of prescription eye glasses or contact lenses to be registered with the education department; requires such stores to be under the direct supervision…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program

Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program.

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

Provides for the conducting of visual assessments by ophthalmic dispensers

Relates to the practice of ophthalmic dispensing by ophthalmic dispensers pursuant to a visual assessment; provides that the commissioner of education shall establish educational and examination…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

Relates to the allocation of funds under the supportive housing development program

Relates to the allocation of funds under the supportive housing development program.

Joseph MorelleHealth Committee

Relates to providers of goods and services to local social services districts under the medical assistance program

Relates to providers of goods and services to local social services districts under the medical assistance program.

Joseph MorelleHealth Committee

Creates crimes of cemetery desecration of a veteran

Creates crimes of cemetery desecration of a veteran as a class E felony; makes corresponding changes in cemetery desecration crimes in the first and second degrees and aggravated cemetery…

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

Relates to providing innovative infrastructure development

Relates to providing innovative infrastructure development.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

Provides for the certification of and qualifications for dentists practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery

Provides for the certification of and qualifications for dentists practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery; includes such dentist within provisions of law regulating office-based surgery; provides…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

Relates to the applicability of certain provisions with respect to persons injured in the use of scaffolding and other devices for use by employees

Relates to the applicability of certain provisions with respect to persons injured in the use of scaffolding and other devices for use by employees.

Joseph MorelleJudiciary Committee

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription and increases the quantity that may be prescribed to 90 days

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription; increases the quantity of drugs that may be prescribed from a thirty day supply to a ninety…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Prohibits the unauthorized sale of veterans' commemorative property by cemeteries

Prohibits the unauthorized sale, purchase, sale or transfer of any cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that is over 75 years old that commemorates the life…

Joseph MorelleVeterans' Affairs Committee

Relates to domestic excess line insurance companies

Relates to domestic excess line insurance companies.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Clarifies methods for the payment of wages and authorizes the payment of wages by use of payroll cards

Clarifies methods for the payment of wages and authorizes the payment of wages by use of payroll cards.

Joseph MorelleLabor Committee

Prevents gas and electric companies from expanding transmission lines or electric generating facilities for lines and facilities originating outside of New York

Prevents gas and electric companies from expanding transmission lines or electric generating facilities for lines and facilities originating outside of New York.

Joseph MorelleJudiciary Committee

Permits issuance of distinctive plates to members of the association of city court judges

Permits issuance of distinctive plates to members of the association of city court judges.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

Provides relief on statewide central register clearance fees for tax exempt organizations

Provides relief on statewide central registrar clearance fees for tax exempt organizations and that the fee of twenty-five dollars shall not apply to tax-exempt not-for-profit child care providers…

Joseph MorelleChildren And Families Committee

Relates to first degree murder where the intended victim is a prosecutor or district attorney

Relates to first degree murder where the intended victim is a prosecutor or district attorney.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

Establishes under the direction of the state board of pharmacy a drug repository program

Establishes under the direction of the state board of pharmacy a drug repository program to accept and dispense donated drug prescriptions; authorizes such board and the commissioner of health to…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

Relates to certain smoke detecting devices

Provides that batteries in battery operated single station smoke detecting alarm devices shall be non-replaceable, non-removable and capable of powering the devices for a minimum of ten years.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to claims for payment furnished by providers under the medical assistance program

Relates to claims for payment furnished by providers under the medical assistance program.

Joseph MorelleVetoed

Vetoed

Excludes certain newspaper delivery persons from the provisions of unemployment, minimum wage and workers' compensation

Excludes certain newspaper delivery persons from the provisions of unemployment, minimum wage and workers' compensation.

Joseph MorelleVetoed

Vetoed

Extends provisions of law pertaining to the home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project

Extends provisions of law pertaining to the home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to interim assessments on the members of a defaulted group self-insurer or members of any other terminated group self-insurer

Relates to interim assessments on the members of a defaulted group self-insurer or members of any other terminated group self-insurer; authorizes the chair to levy an interim assessment within 120…

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law pertaining to the residential care off-site facility demonstration project

Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law pertaining to the residential care off-site facility demonstration project.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Brighton Veterans Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Brighton Veterans Memorial Highway".

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

Relates to consumer directed personal assistance programs

Relates to consumer directed personal assistance programs.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the county of Monroe to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes

Extends the authorization of the county of Monroe to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

Commending Jody Siegle, Executive Director of the Monroe County School Boards Association, upon the occasion of her retirement

Joseph MorelleAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 64th Annual observance of the National Day of Prayer in the State of New York, Thursday, May 7, 2015

Joseph MorelleAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2-9, 2015, as Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) Awareness Week in the State of New York

Joseph MorelleAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 19, 2015, as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day in New York State

Joseph MorelleAdopted

Adopted

Relates to certificates of insurance

Relates to the issuance of certificates of insurance and requires the issuance of a certificate of insurance as a summary or evidence of property or casualty insurance.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Providing for the procedures to be observed at Joint Session to elect Regents

Joseph MorelleAdopted

Adopted

Announcing a Joint Legislative Session pursuant to Section 202 of the Education Law

Joseph MorelleAdopted

Adopted

Election of Speaker for the remainder of the 2015 - 2016 legislative session

Joseph MorelleIntroduced

Amends section 2 of Assembly Rule I relating to vacancy in the office of the Speaker

Joseph MorelleIntroduced