Sponsored bills

Prohibits vandalism of a vehicle owned by law enforcement personnel or law enforcement agencies

Relates to vandalism of vehicles owned by law enforcement personnel or law enforcement agencies that have identifying markings including police insignias on the vehicle or a police parking placard…

Tony AvellaCodes Committee

Establishes certain offenses relating to structuring, money laundering and defrauding the government

Establishes certain offenses relating to structuring, money laundering and defrauding the government; eliminates the one-year time requirement for aggregation payments; relates to the disclosure of…

Tony AvellaCodes Committee

Relates to bribery offenses and defenses

Relates to bribery offenses and defenses; relates to commercial bribing; establishes the crimes of official misconduct in the first and second degrees, abuse of public trust crime and undisclosed…

Tony AvellaCodes Committee

Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in cities of the first class to opt out of planned city tree planting

Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in cities of the first class to opt out of planned city tree planting.

Tony AvellaCodes Committee

Relates to municipal monitoring of compliance with requirements of local laws granting certain tax exemptions

Relates to municipal monitoring of compliance with requirements of local laws granting certain tax exemptions.

Tony AvellaHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Provides for source separation and disposal of recyclable materials and requires municipalities to adopt local laws providing therefor

Provides for source separation and disposal of recyclable materials and requires municipalities to adopt local laws providing therefor; prohibits transporters from commingling recyclables with other…

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to requiring all insurance companies to provide the New York city department of transportation with information regarding motor vehicle accidents within such city

Relates to requiring all insurance companies to provide the New York city department of transportation with information regarding motor vehicle accidents within such city.

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste

Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste; establishes the guidelines and sets a timetable by which manufacturers must comply with these…

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires food vendors to provide a trash receptacle

Requires food vendors to provide a trash receptacle and post signs instructing patrons to dispose of trash; defines food vendor.

Tony AvellaConsumer Protection Committee

Relates to requiring all for-hire vehicles to comply with vehicle accessibility requirements

Relates to requiring all for-hire vehicles to comply with vehicle accessibility requirements; defines accessible vehicle and for-hire vehicle base station; requires a portion of for-hire vehicles…

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Establishes the sustainable communities fund

Establishes the sustainable communities fund; authorizes grants to municipal corporations who meet certain requirements for eligible projects that incorporate smart growth principles or utilize…

Tony AvellaFinance Committee

Relates to the state policy against restraint of trade

Relates to the state policy against restraint of trade.

Tony AvellaLabor Committee

Relates to smart phone device antitheft protection

Relates to a smart phone antitheft protection; establishes requirements for the acquisition and resale of wireless communications devices.

Tony AvellaConsumer Protection Committee

Relates to rebates on stock transfer tax paid; decreases amount to sixty percent

Relates to rebates on stock transfer tax paid; decreases amount to sixty percent.

Tony AvellaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to the regulation of cadmium-added novelty consumer products

Provides that no person shall sell, offer for sale or distribute free of charge any cadmium-added novelty consumer products.

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to the tolling of bridges controlled or operated by the city of New York

Relates to the tolling of bridges controlled or operated by the city of New York.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Relates to liens on self-service storage facilities

Relates to liens on self-service storage facilities.

Tony AvellaJudiciary Committee

Changes the days of voting for primary and general elections

Changes the days of voting for primary and general elections; establishes first Saturday and Sunday after the second Friday in September for the primary election as days of voting; establishes the…

Tony AvellaElections Committee

Enacts the small business survival act; creates a small business lease program for fair negotiations in the commercial lease renewal process

Enacts the small business survival act; creates a small business lease program for fair negotiations in the commercial lease renewal process.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Authorizes the creation of the community group assistance lottery game and establishes the community grant fund

Authorizes the creation of the community group assistance lottery game and establishes the community grant fund, which fund shall be dedicated to community groups organized pursuant to paragraph…

Tony AvellaRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Enacts the traffic safety compliance act relative to requests for and study of implementation of traffic control devices in the city

Enacts the traffic safety compliance act relative to requests for and study of implementation of traffic control devices in the city; creates an independent advisory board.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Establishes a five percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers

Establishes a five percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers and the animal shelter and wildlife rehabilitator account to be administered by an animal protection organization to be…

Tony AvellaAgriculture Committee

Relates to global warming pollution control

Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps.

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities

Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities; includes reporting on the adequacy of the public service…

Tony AvellaEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Reduces rebate of the stock transfer tax to 80% and provides for appropriation of the balance of such tax: 25% to the city of New York and 75% to the state

Reduces rebate of the stock transfer tax to 80% and provides for appropriation of the balance of such tax: 25% to the city of New York and 75% to the state.

Tony AvellaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Does away with the legislative ethics commission and transfers certain duties to the joint commission on public ethics; repealer

Does away with the legislative ethics commission and transfers certain duties to the joint commission on public ethics.

Tony AvellaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Imposes a moratorium on the initiation of school closings in cities with a population of one million or more

Imposes a moratorium on the initiation of school closings in cities with a population of one million or more.

Tony AvellaEducation Committee

Relates to coverage for single source drugs

Provides that every insurance policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall insure that there is continuous coverage of a single source drug that is part of a prescribed therapy until…

Tony AvellaInsurance Committee

Relates to computing sales and compensating use tax retail sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel at a rate of cents per gallon in New York city

Relates to computing sales and compensating use tax in regard to retail sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel at a rate of cents per gallon in cities of one million or more.

Tony AvellaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Requires negotiation of fair terms between cable television franchisees and competing independent cable channels

Requires negotiation of fair terms between cable television franchisees and competing independent cable channels; requires the public service commission to conduct arbitration if such terms and…

Tony AvellaEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Relates to the removal of certain pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies

Relates to the removal of certain pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies.

Tony AvellaJudiciary Committee

Requires notice be posted in programs subject to regulation by the office for people with developmental disabilities, informing employees to call 911 during an emergency

Requires notice be posted in programs subject to regulation by the office for people with developmental disabilities, informing employees to call 911 during an emergency and directing them to make…

Tony AvellaMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Relates to pygmy pigs

Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate necessary rules and regulations permitting municipalities to allow pygmy pigs as pets; defines "pygmy pigs".

Tony AvellaHealth Committee

Commending James Gallagher, Jr. upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the Queens Civic Congress, Inc. on April 17, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Commending Christina Wilkinson upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Queens Civic Congress, Inc. on April 17, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Commending Warren Schreiber upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the Queens Civic Congress, Inc. on April 17, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Imposes term limits of three consecutive terms or twelve years for members of the legislature

Imposes term limits of three consecutive terms or twelve years for members of the legislature.

Tony AvellaJudiciary Committee

Authorizes gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges

Authorizes gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges at betting facilities located at thoroughbred and harness racetracks operating in this…

Tony AvellaJudiciary Committee

Authorizes a lottery game for a community grant fund, which fund shall be dedicated to community groups

Authorizes a lottery game for a community grant fund, which fund shall be dedicated to community groups organized pursuant to paragraph three or four of subdivision (c) of section five hundred one…

Tony AvellaJudiciary Committee

In relation to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks

Relates to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks.

Tony AvellaCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the licensing and regulation of pet groomers and pet grooming facilities

Relates to the licensing and regulation of pet groomers and pet grooming facilities; defines terms; provides for facilities standards, record keeping, animal management, handling and safety…

Tony AvellaConsumer Protection Committee

Enacts the voter friendly ballot act; repealer

Enacts the voter friendly ballot act.

Tony AvellaElections Committee

Implements state policy of fair and equal pay for equivalent value of work

Implements state policy of fair and equal pay for equivalent value of work; provides that the principle of fair and equal pay for similar work and for equivalent value of work shall be followed in…

Tony AvellaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program.

Tony AvellaHigher Education Committee

Commending Bayside High School in Queens, New York, upon the occasion of celebrating its 80th Anniversary on March 16, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Prohibits any municipality from collecting a fine, penalty or forfeiture when the charge of a violation of the vehicle and traffic law is dismissed

Prohibits any municipality from collecting a fine, penalty or forfeiture, when the charge of a violation of the vehicle and traffic law is dismissed; authorizes the imposition of fines when a person…

Tony AvellaSigned by Governor

Signed into law