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203 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
Provides that within two years it shall be unlawful to sell filtered cigarettes in this state unless the filter is biodegradable; provides for a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each violation.
Provides that the New York city housing authority shall not be required to pay for sanitation services provided to the New York city housing authority by the city of New York.
Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical bills and resolutions; also provides that such committee may refer bills…
Provides that an owner or lessor of a rent controlled or rent stabilized unit who commences an action in bad faith to recover possession on the grounds that it is not occupied as the tenant's…
Relates to food service waste reduction; prohibits the use of polystyrene foam by contractors and lessees who deal with the state through state and municipal contracts.
Relates to the procurement of banking services.
Provides for the inclusion of low income credit unions in the banking development district program in cities having a population of one million or more persons.
Relates to vaccination of egg-laying hens against salmonella.
Authorizes police officers to arrest a driver of a motor vehicle in certain circumstances without a warrant.
Provides for the tenant rights act to provide for certain tenant and rental property maintenance requirements.
Grants tenants right to withhold one-tenth of one month's rent for each day the owner of a multiple dwelling fails to provide heat during winter months, from November to March, where the landlord is…
Requires residential real property managers or any firm employing a property manager, contracting with a property manager or contracting to provide a property manager to file a registration…
Establishes and empowers a neighborhood parks alliance within the New York City department of parks and recreation.
Makes state standards for the state and its agencies for energy efficient appliances, energy-using products and new or substantially renovated building design and specifications applicable to a city…
Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts.
Restricts form, amount and time of political contributions by lobbyists and the acceptance of such contributions by public officials.
Requires school lunch periods to be scheduled between two and a half hours and four hours after the start of the school day.
Prohibits the imposition of additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers or private numbers.
Requires notification to be given to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation in the event that construction on a project for which an application for a certain tax exemption has been…
Relates to the sale of tonic water, bitters and maraschino cherries at liquor stores.
Requires hearing by the division of housing and community renewal prior to order of decontrol for a tenant's failure to respond to income certification material relating to high income rent…
Relates to the operation of traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices.
Provides additional opportunity for new registrant by mail to indicate choice of party enrollment where original choice was omitted or void, by requiring board of elections to notify registrant of…
Provides for disclosure of memoranda of understanding between the governor and the legislature regarding "lump sum" line item appropriations in the state budget.
Provides for the phase-out on varying time schedules of state use of various categories of pesticides on state property; provides that it does not apply to certain antimicrobial pesticides; requires…
Prohibits idling by heavy-duty vehicles.
Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees; requires such statements to include the occupation of the…
Creates the non-partisan legislative budget office; directs such office shall provide information to legislative committees of the senate and assembly with respect to the state budget, appropriation…
Requires the use of a simple and easy to read typeface on paper ballots.
Prohibits the procurement of human body parts for use in human transplantation except as provided by law; requires the procurement of body parts be performed only at registered facilities and such…
Relates to the form of ballots; enacts specific provisions and requirements for the form of general, special and primary ballots.
Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees, or legal defense fund, for payments made on behalf of the criminal defense of a state employee.
Broadens requirements with respect to campaign disclosure statements to require expenditures of $5,000 or more incurred in the final 10 days of an election to be reported within 24 hours to the…
Provides a 25% tax credit against personal income taxes for the purchase of gun safety equipment up to $500.
Provides for a June 1 to May 31 state fiscal year; makes administrative and transitional provisions therefor; requires that by April 15 of each year, the legislature must adopt a joint resolution…
Enacts the "public benefits for professional facilities act"; defines terms; provides that any state or local authority that grants any benefit, for the purpose of construction, reconstruction,…
Establishes an alternative energy systems and generating equipment tax credit for qualified expenditures meeting the criteria prescribed by the department of taxation and finance, in consultation…
Requires certain information to be provided on a real property transfer form; requires limited liability companies to provide certain information when purchasing real property.
Requires county boards to create systems for processing electronic requests for absentee ballots.
Authorizes the New York City Housing Authority to conduct a survey of housing developments under its control for the purpose of determining the percentage of non-English proficient residents in such…
Provides that the board of elections shall accept voter registrations electronically through its website.
Provides enhanced sentencing for the offenses of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal sale of a firearm where such offenses occur at the residence of a child under age of fourteen.
Provides that no public utility shall discontinue gas, electric, steam or water service for non-payment of bills to an entire multiple dwelling but shall have all rights otherwise provided by law,…
Provides that the failure to report a release of hazardous substances is a class A misdemeanor and any such subsequent violation shall be a class E felony.
Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires…
Exempts pet food from sales and compensating use taxes.
Requires cities with populations over 45,000 to incrementally reduce emissions in diesel powered motor vehicles owned by city agencies; defines terms.
Increases allowable maximum income of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases under provisions applicable to senior citizens' rent increase exemption…
Requires a person to be a resident of the local subdivision for which such person seeks office at the time of filing designating or nominating petitions.
Relates to the appointment and qualifications of members of rent boards.
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