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Imposes an occupancy tax in the village of Harrison

Imposes an occupancy tax in the village of Harrison.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to contributions made to college savings accounts

Relates to contributions made to family tuition accounts; provides that a taxpayer may deposit a sum derived from his or her personal income tax refund into college savings accounts.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the powers and duties of fire district commissioners

Relates to the powers and duties of fire district commissioners.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for the reduction or revocation of the public pension of a public officer

Relates to providing for the reduction or revocation of the public pension of a public officer; authorizes the court to determine whether to reduce or revoke such pension based on the defined terms,…

David BuchwaldJudiciary Committee

Relates to railroad safety

Relates to railroad safety; requires joint inspection of traffic signals; increases penalties for the failure to comply with regulations; aligns railroad bridge inspection requirements with federal…

David BuchwaldOn the Assembly floor

Limits the amount of time to appeal certain judgments regarding freedom of information violations

Limits the amount of time to appeal certain judgments regarding freedom of information violations.

David BuchwaldOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the reduction or revocation of the public pension of a public officer

Relates to providing for the reduction or revocation of the public pension of a public officer; authorizes the court to determine whether to reduce or revoke such pension based on the defined terms.

David BuchwaldRules Committee

Provides that members of a public pension or retirement system convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits, rights and privileges

Provides that members of a public pension or retirement system convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits, rights and privileges.

David BuchwaldOn the Assembly floor

Relates to licenses to purchase, use or store certain compounds

Relates to licenses to purchase, store or use certain compounds; $50 fee.

David BuchwaldRules Committee

Congratulating the North Salem Baseball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Class C State Championship on June 11, 2016

David BuchwaldAdopted

Adopted

Relates to watchers during election

Relates to watchers during election; any two or more candidates on the ballot and any political committee may have for each election district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of…

David BuchwaldElections Committee

Waives the state fee for marriage licenses for active duty members of the armed forces and authorizes towns and cities to elect to waive their fees for marriage licenses and certificates

Waives the state fee for marriage licenses when either party making application for such marriage license is a member of the United States armed forces on active duty and authorizes towns and cities…

David BuchwaldRules Committee

Relates to changes in assessment for businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes

Relates to changes in assessment for businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes; establishes that any reduction in school taxes shall not take effect until the following taxable status year.

David BuchwaldWays And Means Committee

Relates to reporting school finances, reserve funds, final annual budgets and multi-year financial plans

Relates to reporting school finances, reserve funds, final annual budgets and multi-year financial plans.

David BuchwaldOn the Assembly floor

Relates to state contracts for landscape architecture

Relates to state contracts for landscape architecture.

David BuchwaldGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for biennial inspection of traffic control devices at highway railroad crossings

Provides for biennial inspection of traffic control devices at highway railroad crossings.

David BuchwaldTransportation Committee

Relates to the publication of the proposed capital program plan by the metropolitan transportation authority

Requires the MTA to publish the proposed capital program plan on their website.

David BuchwaldCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Designates a portion of the state highway system, in the town of Lewisboro, county of Westchester, as the "Marine Lance Corporal James J. Jackowski Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of the state highway system, in the town of Lewisboro, county of Westchester, as the "Marine Lance Corporal James J.

David BuchwaldOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the town of Lewisboro, in the county of Westchester, to establish a 25 mile per hour speed limit on town roads or on designated town roads

Authorizes the town of Lewisboro, in the county of Westchester, to establish a 25 mile per hour speed limit on town roads or on designated town roads.

David BuchwaldTransportation Committee

Authorizes health care facilities and professions to pay for the fair market value of practice management, billing or health information technology services

Authorizes healthcare facilities and professionals to pay for the fair market value of practice management, billing or health information technology services.

David BuchwaldHealth Committee

Relates to the commissions of donees of a power in trust, including donees of a power during minority

Relates to the commissions of donees of a power in trust, including donees of a power during minority.

David BuchwaldJudiciary Committee

Includes the possession of an unmanned aircraft containing a deadly weapon within the class C felony of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree

Includes the possession of an unmanned aircraft containing a deadly weapon within the class C felony of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

David BuchwaldCodes Committee

Provides that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements and inquiries for certain rental properties

Provides that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements and inquiries for certain rental properties.

David BuchwaldInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to appeals in certain housing cases

Relates to appeals in certain housing cases.

David BuchwaldInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of White Plains, New York, becoming a city

David BuchwaldAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes certain audiologists and hearing aid dispensers to dispense hearing aids for a profit

Authorizes certain audiologists and hearing aid dispensers to dispense hearing aids for a profit.

David BuchwaldHigher Education Committee

Requires the state to assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general elections, special elections and primaries

Requires the state to assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general elections, special elections and primaries.

David BuchwaldElection Law Committee

Enacts the "upholstered furniture safety act"

Enacts the "upholstered furniture safety act".

David BuchwaldEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Prohibits the termination of tenancy in certain housing occupied by senior citizens and/or persons with disabilities

Prohibits the termination of tenancy in housing occupied by substantially all persons over sixty-five years of age and/or persons with disabilities without cause; prohibits increasing rent more than…

David BuchwaldAging Committee

Mourning the untimely death of Technical Sergeant Joseph Lemm, and paying tribute to his courageous actions as a member of the New York Air National Guard

David BuchwaldAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the New York State Restoration of Honor Act

Enacts the "New York State Restoration of Honor Act".

David BuchwaldVeterans' Affairs Committee

Establishes the New York state innovation voucher program

Establishes the New York state innovation voucher program; provides small businesses with access to research and development by colleges and universities, government laboratories and public research…

David BuchwaldFinance Committee

Provides that any state officer or local officer convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits

Provides that any state officer or local officer convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits.

David BuchwaldJudiciary Committee

Requires the department of motor vehicles to increase the assigned point value for violations involving a railroad crossing

Requires the department of motor vehicles to increase the assigned point value from three points to four points for any violation involving a railroad crossing.

David BuchwaldTransportation Committee

Permits minors to be employed as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event

Permits certain minors to be employed as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event; limits a minor 12 or 13 years of age to one youth sporting event per week.

David BuchwaldLabor Committee

Protects the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts

Protects the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts.

David BuchwaldLabor Committee

Authorizes certain taxpayers who are entitled to a one hundred percent rebate of certain stock transfer taxes not to pay such taxes

Authorizes certain taxpayers who are entitled to a one hundred percent rebate of certain stock transfer taxes not to pay such taxes.

David BuchwaldWays And Means Committee

Relates to amending the required time to commence counting of absentee ballots

Relates to amending the required time to commence counting of absentee ballots.

David BuchwaldElection Law Committee

Relates to prohibiting the acceptance of wastewater from oil or natural gas extraction activities at wastewater treatment facilities and landfills

Relates to prohibiting the acceptance of wastewater from oil or natural gas extraction activities at wastewater treatment facilities and landfills.

David BuchwaldEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Increases the sales price threshold for real property conveyances that will trigger additional sales tax

Increases the sales price threshold for real property conveyances that will trigger additional sales tax.

David BuchwaldWays And Means Committee

Relates to application for readmission to the bar

Relates to application for readmission to the bar.

David BuchwaldJudiciary Committee

Imposes an occupancy tax in the town of North Castle

Imposes an occupancy tax in the town of North Castle.

David BuchwaldVetoed

Vetoed

Imposes an occupancy tax in the village of Harrison

Imposes an occupancy tax in the village of Harrison.

David BuchwaldVetoed

Vetoed

Limits the time state agencies would have to appeal article 78 supreme court judgments against them for violations of freedom of information laws

Limits the time state agencies would have to appeal article 78 supreme court judgments against them for violations of freedom of information laws.

David BuchwaldVetoed

Vetoed

Provides for the continuation of use of ignition interlock device where a person upon whom such use was imposed as a condition of probation remains delinquent

Provides for the continuation of use of an ignition interlock device where a person upon whom such use was imposed as a condition of probation remains delinquent.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to a board of registration for special town elections

Relates to a board of registration for special town elections; authorizes a board of registration to carry out personal registration where approved by a town board.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends date for the collection of property taxes for 2015

Relates to extending the date from February 2, 2015 to February 3, 2015 for the collection of property taxes.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law