Bills by

Keith L.T. Wright

Assembly Member

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2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

225 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

A7944Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing
Extends the exemption of certain multiple dwellings from local taxation
Extends the exemption of certain multiple dwellings from local taxation.
Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee
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A7945Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing
Imposes a tax on conveyances in the city of New York on conveyances of residential property for $1,750,000 or more, with the revenue therefrom to be used by the city housing authority for bond payments
Imposes a tax on conveyances in the city of New York on conveyances of residential property for $1,750,000 or more, with the revenue therefrom to be used by the city housing authority for bond…
Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

A7228Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the creation of an office of special investigation within the department of law

Provides for the creation of an office of special investigation within the department of law to conduct special investigations where an unarmed civilian is killed by a law enforcement officer.

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6671Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Requires workers comp hearings and pre-hearing conferences to be stenographically recorded by a stenographer in the employ of the workers' compensation board

Requires workers' compensation hearings and pre-hearing conferences to be stenographically recorded by a stenographer in the employ of the workers' compensation board.

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

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A6509Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Ordered to third reading cal.247

Establishes the office of special investigation within the department of law

Establishes the office of special investigation within the department of law to investigate and prosecute any alleged criminal offense or offenses committed by a police officer or peace officer,…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

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A6438Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Creates crime of tampering with a taximeter

Creates a class E felony crime of tampering with a taximeter when a person, with intent to increase the fare displayed by a taximeter to an amount above the maximum amount permitted by local law,…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A5937Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol

Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol within three hours of such discharge; establishes…

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

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A5524Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A4242Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a child care tax credit

Establishes a child care tax credit; applicable to child care expenses for children under thirteen years of age or who are disabled.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A4171Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Relates to bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation and donation registration, and creates the anatomical gift, bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation registry

Relates to providing for the creation and dissemination of information pertaining to bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation and to bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation…

Keith L.T. WrightHealth Committee

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A4161Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Requires the department of labor to restore the New York state unemployment insurance telephone claims center to lower Manhattan

Requires the department of labor to restore the New York state unemployment insurance telephone claims center to lower Manhattan.

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

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A4144Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Prohibits the investment of public employee retirement funds in companies doing business with the Republic of Sudan or its instrumentalities

Prohibits the investment of public employee retirement funds in companies doing business with the Republic of Sudan or its instrumentalities; requires divestiture of currently invested funds.

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Employees Committee

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A4149Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local governments

Provides for preference for certain N.Y. state domiciliaries in the awarding of contracts for public work

Provides that for public works contracts involving an expenditure of $35,000 or more and purchase contracts for $20,000 or more a responsible bidder who is a New York state resident, firm or…

Keith L.T. WrightLocal Governments Committee

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A4138Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate

Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate; directs such office be in the control of the department of taxation and finance; outlines functions and duties of such office; creates mandatory…

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A4101Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Changes reporting requirements for public utilities to the names and addresses of those stockholders with 10% or more of voting capital stock

Changes the standard for annually reporting of stock interests by public utilities to the public service commission from those stockholders with 1% or more of the voting capital stock to those with…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4132Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Prohibits the use of funds and property of any public authority or commission to influence the outcome of an election, constitutional amendment or proposition

Prohibits the use of funds and property by any member, officer or employee of any public authority or commission to influence votes or the outcome of an election; does not prohibit the renting of…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4115Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax credit to people who rent their residences within N.Y. city

Provides a tax credit to people who rent their residences within a city with a population of one million or more.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A4120Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for the confidentiality of electronic toll information

Provides for the confidentiality of electronic toll information, including but not limited to E-Z Pass information.

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4135Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to economic development

Provides that a community board may suspend a license and require the state liquor authority to institute proceedings against a licensee for disruptive behavior

Provides that a community board of a city having a population of one million or more may suspend the license of a retail licensee and require the state liquor authority to institute proceedings…

Keith L.T. WrightEconomic Development Committee

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A4077Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials

Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials; provides that evidence of statements made in connection with such pleas or offers is…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A4056Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations

Authorizes the local enactment of a residency requirement upon certain employees in New York city

Authorizes the enactment of local laws requiring residency in cities with a population of one million or more for members of the police force, the department of sanitation, probation officers,…

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4042Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances

Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances; applies to criminal and family courts; requires a motion to vacate or…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A3922Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Creates the people's history project to foster the recognition of heretofore overlooked personages, sites, and events of historical significance

Creates the people's history project within the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation to foster the recognition of heretofore overlooked personages, sites, and events of…

Keith L.T. WrightTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A4020Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Requires family court judges to order counseling for children as direct or indirect victims in family offense proceeding, where there is a demonstrated need

Requires family court as part of an order of protection in a family offense proceeding to order counseling for children when one member of the family or household has been charged with or found to…

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A4006Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Authorizes a person to petition for expungement of records of arrest, investigation, detention and computer databases in certain instances

Authorizes a person to petition for expungement of records of arrest, investigation, detention and computer databases in certain instances where such person may have been falsely arrested, whose…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A3999Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to children and families

Requires the office of children and family services to post on their website a description of the statutory or regulatory violations committed by a day care center

Requires the office of children and family services to post on their websites a description of the statutory or regulatory violations committed by child day care provider.

Keith L.T. WrightChildren And Families Committee

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A4011Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for the dissemination of rule making information through electronic media

Provides for the dissemination by state agencies of rule making information through electronic media such as computer bulletin boards, e-mail and other new information technologies; requires state…

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4010Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Eliminates the imposition of the death penalty for conviction of murder in the first degree; repealer

Eliminates the provisions of law establishing the imposition of the death penalty for a conviction of murder in the first degree; repeals inconsistent provisions.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A4012Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest and establishes educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizures

Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest; authorizes the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to establish a system to record and monitor the issuance and execution of…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A4018Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor

Provides that penalties may be levied against a person who intentionally withholds a housing accommodation from the market, including for the purpose of future co-operative conversion.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

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A3921Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Regulates the use of human subjects for medical research and experimentation

Regulates the use of human subjects for medical research and experimentation, including subjects with mental disorders and children; makes definitions; addresses exclusion or inclusion of subjects…

Keith L.T. WrightHealth Committee

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A3934Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to economic development

Requires collateral loan brokers, upon the request of the pawnor, to hold the pledged goods for an additional 3 months after the initial 4 months

Requires collateral loan brokers, upon the request of the pawnor, to hold the pledged goods for an additional 3 months after the initial 4 months they are required to hold such goods.

Keith L.T. WrightEconomic Development Committee

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A4019Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that rates charged by a local exchange telephone company serving over 350,000 access lines shall be equal to the rates of certain other rates charged

Provides that certain rates charged by a local exchange telephone company serving over 350,000 access lines shall be equal to the rates charged by such company for the unbundled network elements…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A3893Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to the composition of the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York

Relates to the composition of the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York.

Keith L.T. WrightEducation Committee

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A3894Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to banks

Requires mortgagee banks to provide notice to mortgagors when personal mortgage insurance is no longer required

Requires mortgagee banks to provide written notice to mortgagor when such mortgagor is no longer required to maintain personal mortgage insurance coverage; provides such notice shall be delivered to…

Keith L.T. WrightBanks Committee

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A3901Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to children and families

Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care

Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care; requires that home health care agencies providing services to children in foster care provide a monthly report on the…

Keith L.T. WrightChildren And Families Committee

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A3903Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Codifies as an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence statements made under the belief of impending death

Codifies as an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence statements made under the belief of impending death.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A3970Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Establishes the "save our sight fund" to be funded with $1 voluntary contributions made upon registration of a motor vehicle and to be used for vision care education

Establishes the save our sight fund to provide monies for educational vision care programs; authorizes agents of the department of motor vehicles to inquire whether persons applying for or renewing…

Keith L.T. WrightHealth Committee

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A3971Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Permits jury to consider lesser included offenses when it is unable to agree on a greater offense

Provides that whenever courts submit two or more offenses in the alternative to the jury, and the jury cannot agree on a verdict as to the greatest offense, the court may instruct the jury that it…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A3986Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to bias related criminal activity

Proscribes conduct constituting a bias related crime, meaning for such purposes, the commission of a designated act that demonstrates a prejudice based on the race, color, religion, national origin,…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A3987Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the ownership status of transit facilities

Directs, upon conveyance of certain transit facilities, that the New York city transit authority shall be deemed the sole owner of such facilities with respect to all obligations and liabilities…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A3974Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Provides that a child regardless of age who has lived with a tenant parent for two years or more in a rent-regulated apartment shall be deemed a tenant

Provides that a child (regardless of age) who has lived with a tenant parent for two years or more in rent-regulated housing accommodations shall be deemed a tenant of such housing accommodations…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

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A3976Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Relates to conveyances involving real property financed with federal low-income housing tax credits

Relates to conveyances involving real property financed with federal low-income housing tax credits.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A3905Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Requires the commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent before allowing experimental drug testing on certain children

Requires the New York city commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent from the court before allowing experimental drug testing on children under the care…

Keith L.T. WrightHealth Committee

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A3909Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Authorizes an application for permission to appeal to the court of appeals from an order concerning a change of venue

Authorizes an application for permission to appeal to the court of appeals from an order of the appellate division concerning a change of venue; requires the chief administrator of the courts, with…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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