Sponsored bills

Relates to sanctions for driving while ability impaired while holding a conditional license

Relates to sanctions for driving while ability impaired while holding a conditional license.

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Relates to the revocation or reissuance of licenses; repealer

Relates to the revocation or reissuance of licenses.

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Relates to adding Triborough bridge and tunnel authority peace officers to those able to conduct temporary questioning of persons

Relates to adding Triborough bridge and tunnel authority peace officers to those able to conduct temporary questioning of persons.

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on dating violence

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of age-appropriate instruction on dating violence for students in grades seven through…

Michael CusickEducation Committee

Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act

Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act.

Michael CusickVeterans' Affairs Committee

Repeals provisions relating to false statements in documents submitted to the department of buildings of the city of New York

Repeals provisions relating to false statements in documents submitted to the department of buildings of the city of New York.

Michael CusickCities Committee

Creates the crime of cyber harassment; and increases the penalties for the crimes of harassment and stalking when committed against a child

Creates the new crime of cyber harassment; and increases the penalties for the crimes of harassment in 1st and 2nd degree and stalking in the 3rd and 4th degree when committed by an adult against a…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Relates to organized retail theft using an emergency exit

Relates to organized retail theft using an emergency exit.

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Relates to a real property tax exemption for property owned by certain persons performing active duty in a combat zone

Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for property owned by certain persons performing active duty in a combat zone in an amount equal to ten percent of the assessed value…

Michael CusickVeterans' Affairs Committee

Provides that either a person or an unborn child in any stage of gestation may be the victim of an assault

Provides that either a person or an unborn child in any stage of gestation may be the victim of an assault or homicide; also states situations when it does not constitute an assault on an unborn…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Relates to the prevention of organized retail crime

Relates to the prevention of organized retail crime.

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Requires port authority to acquire economic impact statement prior to increasing bridge and tunnel tolls

Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to acquire an economic impact statement by an independent contractor at least 30 days prior to increasing bridge and tunnel tolls.

Michael CusickCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Directs the department of education of the city of New York to provide school bus service for students in grades K - 5, who live one-half mile or more away from school

Directs the department of education of the city of New York to provide school bus service for students in grades K - 5, who live one-half mile or more away from school.

Michael CusickEducation Committee

Provides a mandatory jail sentence for violations of family and non-family orders of protection and global positioning system monitoring for certain defendants

Provides a mandatory jail sentence of thirty days for violations of family and non-family orders of protection and global positioning system monitoring for certain defendants.

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Relates to driving while intoxicated

Relates to driving while intoxicated; imposes further penalties upon persons who operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Relates to a motor vehicle accident prevention course for drivers convicted of driving while intoxicated or while under the influence of drugs

Relates to a motor vehicle accident prevention course for drivers convicted of driving while intoxicated or while under the influence of drugs.

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on children with disabilities

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on children with disabilities for students in grades kindergarten…

Michael CusickEducation Committee

Relates to the timeliness of prosecution or commencing certain civil actions related to certain sex offenses

Relates to the timeliness of prosecution or commencing certain civil actions related to certain sex offenses; makes the period of limitations begin to run at age 23 instead of age 18 for certain sex…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Relates to statewide disaster preparedness plan and emergency response

Relates to statewide disaster preparedness plan and emergency response; adds provisions to improve coordination and response.

Michael CusickGovernmental Operations Committee

Establishes the New York state brain donor registry; repealer

Establishes the NYS brain donor registry: a listing of anatomical gifts made for the purpose of medical research regarding developmental disabilities, including but not limited to autism spectrum…

Michael CusickHealth Committee

Relates to cemetery desecration

Removes the $250 amount of damage from cemetery desecration in the second degree; makes cemetery desecration in the second degree a class E felony to apply to any damage or theft regardless of…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Includes post traumatic stress disorder among the biologically-based mental illness to be covered

Includes post traumatic stress disorder among the biologically-based mental illnesses to be covered.

Michael CusickInsurance Committee

Provides that the N.Y. city health and hospital corporation spend a minimum of 10% of its budget on acute care and emergency room facilities in each borough

Provides that the New York city health and hospital corporation spend a minimum of 10% of its budget on acute care and emergency room facilities in each borough and requires a representative from…

Michael CusickCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes criminal offenses for the theft and unlawful possession of a blank official New York state prescription form

Includes within the class D felony of grand larceny in the fourth degree, the theft of a blank official New York state prescription form; includes within the class D felony of criminal possession of…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance

Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance making it an A-II felony to steal a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance from a pharmacy.

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the conspicuous service cross or their spouses

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the conspicuous service cross or their spouses; requires payment of the regular registration fee and an additional, one-time…

Michael CusickVeterans' Affairs Committee

Authorizes distinctive license plates for Korean Defense veterans or the spouse of any such veteran

Authorizes distinctive license plates for Korean Defense veterans who were awarded the Korean Defense Service Medal; provides that an additional one time service charge of ten dollars shall be…

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate; provides for the annual service charge collected to…

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Relates to discounted bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens

Provides for a 50% discount for bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens.

Michael CusickCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Prohibits school district employees from having contact with children under the age of eighteen on social media without the consent of a parent or legal guardian

Prohibits school district employees from having contact with children under the age of eighteen on social media without the written consent of a parent or legal guardian unless the child is a family…

Michael CusickEducation Committee

Relates to the formatting of petition volumes

Relates to the formatting of petition volumes; sets forth requirements for the formatting of petition volumes and requires cover sheets to be provided.

Michael CusickElection Law Committee

Changes the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the POW-MIA Memorial Highway

Changes the official name of the Staten Island Expressway to the "POW-MIA Memorial Highway".

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Creates "Robin's law"; relates to mental health and chemical dependence outpatient treatment of sex offenders

Creates "Robin's law"; relates to mental health and chemical dependence outpatient treatment of sex offenders; requires the development of guidelines and procedures for outpatient group settings.

Michael CusickMental Health Committee

Makes indemnification agreements relating to construction contracts void as against public policy

Makes indemnification agreements relating to construction contracts void as against public policy.

Michael CusickJudiciary Committee

Provides for release of subcontractor's retainage held by a public owner or contractor sixty days after substantial completion of work

Provides for release of subcontractor's retainage held by a public owner or contractor sixty days after substantial completion of work.

Michael CusickGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides that provisions in construction contracts with respect to requirements for certain additional insurance coverage are void and unenforceable

Provides that provisions in construction contracts with respect to requirements for certain additional insurance coverage are void and unenforceable.

Michael CusickJudiciary Committee

Creates a state trooper highway memorial task force to provide for the recognition of members of the division of state police who have died in the line of duty

Creates a state trooper highway memorial task force to develop and establish guidelines for recognition of members of the division of state police who have died in the line of duty; provides such…

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

Relates to cargo facility charges by the Port Authority

Relates to cargo facility charges by the Port Authority; prohibits charges on import and export cargo leaving any marine facility owned or operated by the port authority.

Michael CusickCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides certain requirements for health care proxies and death certificates

Provides certain requirements for health care proxies and death certificates.

Michael CusickHealth Committee

Relates to the privacy rights of crime victims

Relates to the privacy rights of crime victims; prohibits public servants from disseminating or broadcasting images of crime victims.

Michael CusickGovernmental Operations Committee

Allows boards of education to provide certain children transportation to school

Allows boards of education, upon written request of a parent or guardian, to provide transportation to and from school for a child residing within the two or three mile designated area to use an…

Michael CusickEducation Committee

Prohibits the dissemination of an image of a crime victim by public servants

Creates the crime of dissemination of an image of a crime victim; makes a person guilty of such crime where the person is a public servant and, while in the course of the public servant's official…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Relates to exempting the metropolitan transportation authority from bond issuance charges

Exempts the metropolitan transportation authority from bond issuance charges otherwise required to be paid to the state.

Michael CusickCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires the issuance of certificates of occupancy, in the city of New York, for certain one and two family residences on an unmapped street

Requires the issuance of certificates of occupancy, in the city of New York, for certain one and two family residences on an unmapped street.

Michael CusickSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Limits the substitution of abuse-deterrent analgesic opioid drug products for analgesic opioids lacking such technology

Provides for the substitution of opioid drugs incorporating abuse-deterrent technology for opioid drugs under certain circumstances.

Michael CusickVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to comprehensive emergency management provisions for homecare and hospice in counties and in cities with a population of one million or more

Relates to comprehensive emergency management plans' provisions for homecare and hospice in counties and in cities with a population of one million or more.

Michael CusickVetoed

Vetoed

Extends, until December 31, 2016, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds

Extends, from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove…

Michael CusickSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the presidential primary and providing for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in 2016

Relates to the presidential primary and providing for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in 2016.

Michael CusickOn the Assembly floor