Bills by

Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member

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2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

360 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

A613Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing
Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings
Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings.
Linda RosenthalHousing Committee
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A603Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations
Authorizes disclosure of DNA information in the state DNA identification index to any public agency in connection with a criminal investigation
Authorizes disclosure of DNA information in the state DNA identification index or maintained by a forensic DNA laboratory to any public agency in connection with a criminal investigation; provides…
Linda RosenthalGovernmental Operations Committee

A616Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to social services

Requires the notification of individuals that certain work-study, internship, externship or other work placements meet the work requirements of title nine-B of the social services law

Requires the notification of individuals that certain work-study, internship, externship or other work placements offered by institutions of higher education meet the work requirements of title…

Linda RosenthalSocial Services Committee

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A600Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to election law

Requires the posting of sample ballots on a board of elections website

Requires the posting of sample ballots on the board of elections website as soon as it is available.

Linda RosenthalElection Law Committee

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A586Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the healthy, safe and energy efficient outdoor lighting act to reduce harmful outdoor lighting

Enacts the healthy, safe and energy efficient outdoor lighting act to reduce harmful outdoor lighting; sets standards for outdoor lighting; provides for the designation of dark-sky preserves;…

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A590Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Exempts the sale of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors from sales and use taxes

Exempts the sale of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors for residential use only from state sales and compensating use taxes.

Linda RosenthalWays And Means Committee

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A593Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Establishes crime of endangering the welfare of a child by exposing them to controlled substances

Establishes crime of endangering the welfare of a child by exposing them to controlled substances.

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A594Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Requires the rent guidelines board to take other sources of income received by landlords from commercial rents and unregulated residential units into account when establishing annual calculations

Requires the rent guidelines board to take other sources of income received by landlords from commercial rents and unregulated residential units into account when establishing annual calculations.

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A598Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides that the failure to report a release of hazardous substances is a class A misdemeanor

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.

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A578Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to election law

Requires the state board of elections to develop a program to be administered by all boards of elections to notify voters of certain information where their area has been redistricted

Requires the state board of elections to develop a program to be administered by all boards of elections to notify voters of certain information where their area has been redistricted.

Linda RosenthalElection Law Committee

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A601Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the sale of birds by pet dealers when such birds have not yet been fully weaned

Relates to the sale of birds by pet dealers when such birds have not yet been fully weaned.

Linda RosenthalAgriculture Committee

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A561Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurers from cancelling a homeowner's liability insurance policy based on the ownership of a specific breed of dog

Prohibits insurers issuing policies insuring personal injury and property damage arising out of home ownership or lease, from cancelling or refusing to issue or renew such a policy, or charging…

Linda RosenthalInsurance Committee

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A562Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Authorizes administrative enforcement of state and local housing maintenance laws

Authorizes localities to establish administrative proceedings for the enforcement of state and local housing maintenance codes; permits administratively imposed penalties to be docketed and enforced…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A563Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to aging

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household's temporary increase in income.

Linda RosenthalAging Committee

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A573Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Requires landlords to provide notice of rental history upon the signing of a vacancy lease

Requires landlords to provide notice of rental history upon the signing of a vacancy lease for the four years prior to the vacancy.

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A560Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Initiates a four year moratorium on privatization voting by Mitchell-Lama building shareholders

Initiates a four year moratorium on privatization voting by Mitchell-Lama building shareholders between failed dissolution votes.

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A549Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to real property taxation

Relates to financial statements for assessments of condos, cooperative buildings and cooperative communities

Relates to financial statements for assessments of condos, cooperative buildings and cooperative communities; requires financial statements to be prepared using GAAP; requires auditing for certain…

Linda RosenthalReal Property Taxation Committee

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A554Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to publish on its website a database of major capital improvements

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to publish on its website a database of building-wide major capital improvements installed by landlords in every city of more than one million…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A550Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local governments

Requires hotels and motels with wireless communication facilities to provide guests with health warnings related to such facilities

Requires hotels and motels with wireless communication facilities to provide guests with health warnings related to such facilities.

Linda RosenthalLocal Governments Committee

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A534Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to acts of animal cruelty in the presence of a child

Defines "aggravated cruelty" and makes any person who commits the conduct which falls under that definition guilty of a class E felony, punishable by up to two years imprisonment; defines "in the…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A544Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition in elementary and high school

Relates to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition in elementary and high school; contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts; need not be uniform throughout the…

Linda RosenthalEducation Committee

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A538Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Authorizes Medicaid coverage to disabled persons attending an out-of-state college or university who are in need of continuous medical care

Authorizes Medicaid coverage to a disabled person attending an out-of-state college or university who is in need of continuous medical care and is a domiciliary of the state of New York; authorizes…

Linda RosenthalHealth Committee

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A543Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to real property taxation

Relates to the disclosure of information on the fiscal health of a condominium, cooperative apartment building or cooperative community

Relates to the disclosure of information on the fiscal health of a condominium, cooperative apartment building or cooperative community to prospective buyers, current owners and the condominium…

Linda RosenthalReal Property Taxation Committee

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A539Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes domestic companion animals be permitted to board any commuter transportation operated by the metropolitan transportation authority in the event of a state of emergency and evacuation

Authorizes domestic companion animals be permitted to board any commuter transportation operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or any of its subsidiaries in the event of a state of…

Linda RosenthalCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A536Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to labeling and sale of cloned animals and food products from cloned animals or the progeny of such animals

Requires disclosure and labeling of food products from cloned animals or the progeny of such animals.

Linda RosenthalConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A541Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Provides for evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense shall not be admissible

Removes from admissibility evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense within three years prior to the sex offense which is the subject of the…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A518Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Expands the requirements for teaching humane education to secondary school students

Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students.

Linda RosenthalEducation Committee

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A526Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to economic development

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde; prohibits the use of such nail polish and…

Linda RosenthalEconomic Development Committee

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A516Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to compulsory integration and unitization in oil and natural gas orders

Relates to compulsory integration and unitization in oil and natural gas orders; provides homeowners with an option to refuse integration; authorizes judicial review of integration orders.

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A507Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Requires the presence of epinephrine auto-injector devices on pre-school premises and on restaurant premises

Requires the presence of epinephrine auto-injector devices on pre-school premises and on restaurant premises.

Linda RosenthalHealth Committee

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A441Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to election law

Relates to the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly

Relates to the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly; allows for independent nominating petitions to be presented and provides for a…

Linda RosenthalElection Law Committee

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A419Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Prohibits fuel pass-along rental adjustment to tenant of New York city rent controlled housing accommodations

Provides that no tenant of housing accommodations which are subject to rent control shall be subject to a fuel adjustment or pass-along increase in rent; provides that any such increase to such…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A427Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates the toxics information clearinghouse

Creates the toxics information clearinghouse; substances hazardous to public health, safety or the environment that have been identified or listed as a hazardous waste in regulations promulgated…

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A429Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Requires sexual harassment training for hotel and motel employees

Requires sexual harassment training for hotel and motel employees; requires operators to certify to the department that they have conducted sexual harassment training; provides such training every…

Linda RosenthalLabor Committee

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A436Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurance coverage for lymphedema

Requires health insurance policies and contracts shall provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema; and requires such coverage shall include benefits for equipment, supplies,…

Linda RosenthalInsurance Committee

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A411Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Establishes the common core state standards evaluation task force

Establishes the common core state standards evaluation task force for the purpose of studying the implementation of the common core state standards; requires such task force report to the Governor…

Linda RosenthalEducation Committee

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A412Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the disposition of abused farm animals

Relates to the disposition of abused farm animals; provides that convicted individuals and those in their households or those who aided or abetted in the unlawful acts or should have known or knew…

Linda RosenthalAgriculture Committee

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A420Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in higher education

Provides for licensure of school psychologists

Provides for the licensure of school psychologists; authorizes the use of the title "school psychologist" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice as a school psychologist; sets forth…

Linda RosenthalHigher Education Committee

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A421Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes the state diesel emissions reduction revolving loan fund

Establishes the diesel emissions reduction program and the state diesel emissions reduction revolving loan fund.

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A410Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generators in areas failing to meet federal clean air standards for ozone

Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone; provides limited exceptions for use.

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A428Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Authorizes study of housing programs for low and middle income families

Authorizes the state division of housing and community renewal to study housing programs for low and middle income families, and provides for a moratorium on the voluntary dissolution of limited…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A432Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits the sale of expired goods

Prohibits the sale of expired goods, unless such goods are clearly marked, segregated from the rest, and offered for sale at a reduced price.

Linda RosenthalConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A430Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to cities

Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York; repealer

Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York; defines the circumstances under which sale or disposal of a horse shall be deemed humane.

Linda RosenthalCities Committee

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A349Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate standards for emission of regulated air contaminants from small electric generating sources

Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate standards for emission of regulated air contaminants from small electric generating sources (defined within); specifies criteria…

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A351Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to insurance

Requires all insurance policies to provide a certain amount of coverage for hearing aids

Requires all health insurance policies to provide insurance coverage for the cost of hearing aids; provides that such coverage shall include coverage of at least $3,000 over a four year period;…

Linda RosenthalInsurance Committee

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A337Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Requires certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver

Requires certain school staff members to be trained in the Heimlich maneuver and requires at least one such trained person to be present when and where students eat meals.

Linda RosenthalEducation Committee

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