Sponsored bills

Requires the New York city landmarks preservation commission grant historic district designation to the Broadway/Flushing neighborhood

Requires the New York city landmarks preservation commission to grant historic district designation to the Broadway/Flushing neighborhood.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Requires shareholders to approve corporate political expenditures

Requires shareholders to approve corporate political expenditures.

Tony AvellaCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the…

Tony AvellaCodes Committee

Relates to video lottery gaming in the counties of Suffolk and Nassau; repealer

Relates to video lottery gaming in the counties of Suffolk and Nassau.

Tony AvellaRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Enacts the Kerry Rose Fitzsimons fire safety act

Enacts the Kerry Rose Fitzsimons fire safety act requiring interconnectable smoke detecting devices to be installed in certain residential buildings.

Tony AvellaHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Grants cities authority to review and approve plans for the construction of structures proposed to be made within its boundaries

Grants cities authority to review plans for the construction of structures proposed to be made within its boundaries.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Requires colleges and universities to construct and retrofit sprinkler systems in all dormitories

Requires colleges and universities to construct and retrofit sprinkler systems in all dormitories.

Tony AvellaHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Requires public schools to incorporate instruction in Indo-Caribbean studies into their existing curriculum

Requires public schools to incorporate instruction in Indian Subcontinent/Indo-Caribbean studies into their existing curriculum.

Tony AvellaEducation Committee

Requires certain text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea

Requires all text-books approved by this article to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea.

Tony AvellaEducation Committee

Requires courses of instruction to include information on "comfort women"

Requires courses of instruction to include information on "comfort women".

Tony AvellaEducation Committee

Establishes St. Patrick's day as a school holiday for all city school districts of one million or more with an Irish-American population of 7.5% or more

Establishes St. Patrick's day, March 17th, as a school holiday for all city school districts of cities of one million inhabitants or more.

Tony AvellaEducation Committee

Increases the value of rent subsidies included as a part of preventive services

Increases the value of rent subsidies included as a part of preventive services from an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars per month to an amount not to exceed six hundred dollars per month.

Tony AvellaFinance Committee

Relates to contact by siblings in child protective, permanency and termination of parental rights proceedings

Relates to contact by siblings in child protective, permanency and termination of parental rights proceedings.

Tony AvellaOn the Senate floor

Relates to the substitution of the term intellectual disability for the term mental retardation in family court proceedings

Substitutes the term intellectual disability for the term mental retardation in family court proceedings.

Tony AvellaOn the Senate floor

Requires certain municipalities to conduct an environmental impact review

Provides that any municipality that is served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and initiates a comprehensive zoning plan that is designed in relation to its proximity and accessibility…

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Relates to requiring pet dealers to provide instructions pertaining to the care of small animals

Relates to requiring pet dealers to provide instructions pertaining to the care of small animals.

Tony AvellaSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the creation and recognition of architectural districts in a city with a population of one million or more

Relates to the creation and recognition of architectural districts in a city with a population of one million or more.

Tony AvellaLocal Government Committee

Places restrictions on vending like goods and services

Provides that every person who vends goods to retail trade on public streets shall be a minimum of one hundred feet away from the edge of the property of a place of business which sells retail…

Tony AvellaConsumer Protection Committee

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 726 on February 27, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Commending Lawrence J. Hanley upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 726, on February 27, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Commending Dimple Belani upon the occasion of being named a 2016 New York Top Volunteer in the 21st Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Establishes the Diwali school holiday

Establishes the Diwali school holiday in certain qualifying school districts to commemorate the Hindu festival of lights.

Tony AvellaEducation Committee

Relates to the requirement for motor vehicle operators to make reasonable efforts to clear accumulated snow and ice

Requires motor vehicle operators to make reasonable efforts to clear accumulated snow and ice from such vehicles when operating on a street or highway of the state; includes fines and exceptions.

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit

Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit.

Tony AvellaLocal Governments Committee

Relates to the timing of risk level determination hearings for certain convicted sex offenders

Relates to the timing of risk level determination hearings for certain convicted sex offenders who are expected to be, upon sentencing, released on probation or discharged upon payment of a fine,…

Tony AvellaCorrection Committee

Relates to establishing the statewide pre-k fund from revenues received through the stock transfer tax

Establishes the statewide pre-k fund from revenues received through the stock transfer tax; decreases percentage of tax rebate currently allowed in order to fund pre-kindergarten.

Tony AvellaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Prohibits home improvement contractors from continuing to work on new construction if the home improvement contractor license is revoked

Prohibits home improvement contractors from continuing to work on new construction if the home improvement contractor license is revoked.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Requires insurers to specify either calendar days or business days in certain policies

Requires insurers to specify either calendar days or business days in certain policies.

Tony AvellaInsurance Committee

Relates to gift certificates and gift cards; repealer

Relates to gift certificates and gift cards; prohibits expiration dates and dormancy service fees in certain instances; and requires retailers to redeem card balances of $10 or less for cash at…

Tony AvellaConsumer Protection Committee

Requires the department of motor vehicles to automatically issue a non-driver identification card to persons aged sixty-two or older who have their driver's license revoked

Requires the department of motor vehicles to automatically issue a non-driver identification card to persons aged sixty-two or older who have their driver's license revoked.

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Designates "The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge" as "The Pete Seeger Memorial Bridge"

Designates "The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge" as "The Pete Seeger Memorial Bridge".

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Requires municipalities to maintain sidewalks abutting streets; repealer

Requires municipalities to maintain sidewalks abutting streets.

Tony AvellaLocal Government Committee

Requires muni-meters spaces be striped for muni-meters controlled spaces

Requires muni-meters controlled spaces be striped.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed information to the public on its website

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed information to the public on its website regarding specific subway line performance and capacity.

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Relates to security in a place of entertainment and to the establishment of a matching grant program and tax credit

Relates to security in a place of entertainment and to the establishment of a matching grant program and tax credit; requires the owner or operator of a place of entertainment to install metal…

Tony AvellaConsumer Protection Committee

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to grant employees of private bus companies a preference for employment

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to grant employees of private bus companies a preference for employment.

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Requires the department of labor to notify individuals applying for unemployment benefits that the acceptance of severance pay may affect eligibility for such benefits

Requires the department of labor to notify individuals applying for unemployment benefits that the acceptance of severance pay may affect eligibility for such benefits.

Tony AvellaLabor Committee

Prohibits gasoline powered leaf and lawn blowers in the city of New York

Prohibits gasoline powered leaf and lawn blowers in the city of New York.

Tony AvellaCities Committee

Prohibits an employer or educational institution from requesting that an employee or applicant disclose any means for accessing an electronic personal account or service

Prohibits an employer or educational institution from requesting or requiring that an employee, applicant or student disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account…

Tony AvellaLabor Committee

Requires purchasers of real property within 500 feet of an agricultural district to be provided with disclosure of farming activities within such district

Requires purchasers of real property within 500 feet of the boundary of an agricultural district to be provided with disclosure of farming activities within such district.

Tony AvellaAgriculture Committee

Requires pet dealers to provide recommendations on the care of small animals

Requires pet dealers to provide recommendations on the care of small animals.

Tony AvellaStricken

Establishes an office of the transit riders advocate to receive and resolve complaints affecting mass transit users of facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority

Establishes an office of the transit riders advocate to receive and resolve complaints affecting mass transit users of facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority.

Tony AvellaTransportation Committee

Congratulating Andrew Bow upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Steven Wang upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors, on Saturday, February 27, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Drake Lin upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors, on February 27, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Jonathan Chao upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors, on February 27, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Samuel Shen upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors, on February 27, 2016

Tony AvellaAdopted

Adopted

Relates to veterans' eligibility for public housing

Relates to veterans' eligibility for public housing; expands eligibility requirements to include veterans of the recent conflicts; requires granting of a preference for public housing to veterans or…

Tony AvellaHousing Committee