Bills by

Michael Simanowitz

Assembly Member

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2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

60 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

A68Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing
Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition
Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition.
Michael SimanowitzHousing Committee
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A70Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to children and families
Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant
Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant; presence of such controlled substances establishes a…
Michael SimanowitzChildren And Families Committee

A44Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations

Requires notice to crime victims when less than mandatory sentence is considered

Provides that the district attorney must give not less than ten days notice to the victim or victims of a crime in a case where he is considering giving the defendant less than the mandatory sentence.

Michael SimanowitzGovernmental Operations Committee

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A25Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for confidentiality of addresses and telephone numbers of victims and witnesses

Provides for the confidentiality of residence and business addresses and telephone numbers of victims of or witnesses to a crime, except in cases where such information is needed by police and other…

Michael SimanowitzGovernmental Operations Committee

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A51Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Eliminates the requirement under the security guard act of full-time employment for peace officers

Eliminates the requirement under the security guard act of full-time employment for peace officers.

Michael SimanowitzCodes Committee

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A27Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Establishes that instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in grades nine, ten, eleven or twelve

Establishes that instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in grades nine through twelve; establishes what should be included in such curriculum including the basics of financial…

Michael SimanowitzEducation Committee

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A24Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to correction

Requires written statement of reasons for parole; allows victim access to statement

Provides that if parole is granted, the reasons for granting parole must be stated in detail in writing; authorizes access to such information to past and any prospective victims; changes from 60 to…

Michael SimanowitzCorrection Committee

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A7014Assembly· Moved Apr 30, 2015· Substituted by s4843

Requires the fall 2015 primary be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 and the political calendar be adjusted accordingly

Requires the fall 2015 primary be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 and the political calendar be adjusted accordingly.

Michael SimanowitzOn the Assembly floor

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Michael Simanowitz

Sponsored bills

Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition

Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant

Requires notice to crime victims when less than mandatory sentence is considered

Provides for confidentiality of addresses and telephone numbers of victims and witnesses

Eliminates the requirement under the security guard act of full-time employment for peace officers

Relates to limited-profit housing companies and tax exemptions

Relates to auxiliary police and their ability to carry a collapsible police baton

Establishes that instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in grades nine, ten, eleven or twelve

Requires written statement of reasons for parole; allows victim access to statement

Requires the fall 2015 primary be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 and the political calendar be adjusted accordingly