Co-sponsored bills

Relates to licensing by military spouses

Authorizes licensing of certain military spouses whose spouse is transferred by the military to this state; makes related provisions.

Felix OrtizSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to a station cleaner or terminal cleaner

Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to a station cleaner or terminal cleaner employed by a mass transit company, while such…

Diana RichardsonOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the forfeiture of unspent campaign funds after conviction and resignation of the elected official

Provides for the forfeiture of unspent campaign funds after conviction and resignation of the elected official.

Brian KavanaghStricken

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

Relates to payments to rural critical access hospitals

Relates to payments to rural hospitals designated as critical access hospitals.

Frank SkartadosWays And Means Committee

Relates to the performance of a study regarding homeless persons who are veterans in the state of New York

Relates to the performance of a study regarding homeless persons who are veterans in the state of New York.

Nily RozicOn the Assembly floor

Establishes a prohibition on the imposition of any tax, fee or local charge on carry out merchandise bags

Establishes a prohibition on the imposition of any tax, fee or local charge on carry out merchandise bags.

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding to provide to any business entities in which such members, domestic partners or certain relatives hold official or legal positions

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding through state grants or member items and subsequently providing such funding to any business entities or not-for-profit entities in which…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts "Officer Randolph Holder's law"

Enacts "Officer Randolf Holder's law"; relates to the judicial diversion program for certain felony offenders.

Nicole MalliotakisCodes Committee

Authorizes an applicant for a pistol or revolver license to possess such while attending a pre-license firearms safety course

Authorizes an applicant for a pistol or revolver license to possess such while attending a pre-license firearms safety course and while under the supervision of the instructor thereof.

Carrie WoernerCodes Committee

Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel

Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a…

Charles LavineGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts the New York State Child Protection Act of 2016

Enacts the New York State Child Protection Act of 2016; relates to the statute of limitation for sex offenses committed against a child, the timeliness for commencing certain civil actions related…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursment

Relates to directing the commissioner of health to make recommendations relating to increasing certain ambulatory patient group reimbursement rates.

Frank SkartadosHealth Committee

Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for expenses of natural resources improvement projects on farmlands and forestlands

Relates to establishing a business franchise and personal income tax credit for natural resources improvement projects upon farmlands and forestlands.

Frank SkartadosWays And Means Committee

Authorizes real property taxing jurisdictions to grant a partial tax exemption for property purchased by a physician in a physician shortage area

Authorizes real property taxing jurisdictions to grant a partial tax exemption for property purchased by a physician in a physician shortage area, as determined by the commissioner of health, which…

Frank SkartadosReal Property Taxation Committee

Increases from twenty-four to sixty months, the time for which reconsideration for parole for a violent felony offense shall be determined

Increases from twenty-four to sixty months, the time for which reconsideration for parole for a violent felony offense shall be determined.

Fred ThieleCorrection Committee

Establishes the "education investment incentives act"

Establishes the "education investment incentives act"; provides credits against income and corporate franchise tax for various qualified education investments including scholarships, education funds…

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

Requires the commissioner of the department of health to undertake periodic inspections of diagnostic and treatment centers

Requires the commissioner of the department of health to undertake periodic inspections of diagnostic and treatment centers.

Nicole MalliotakisHealth Committee

Relates to the state sales and compensating use tax on the retail sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel

Relates to the state sales and compensating use tax on the retail sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel; establishes that the sales tax and compensating use tax on the retail sale of motor fuel…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

Enacts the New York State Iran divestment act; repealer

Enacts the New York State Iran divestment act.

Nily RozicGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts the small business full employment act; repealer

Enacts the small business full employment act; enacts various measures to provide tax and regulatory relief for small businesses to encourage growth.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

Proposes the removal of pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies

Proposes the removal of pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies.

Dan StecJudiciary Committee

Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree

Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree.

Brian F. CurranCodes Committee

Relates to limitations on conduit or intermediary contributions in connection with the nomination or election of any one candidate for state or local office

Relates to limitations on conduit or intermediary contributions in connection with the nomination or election of any one candidate for state or local office.

James TediscoElection Law Committee

Relates to minimum wage order increases

Relates to the procedure regarding minimum wage order increases.

Philip PalmesanoLabor Committee

Relates to limiting the power of the governor to give an executive order or otherwise direct an executive agency to take any action that contradicts state law; repealer

Relates to limiting the power of the governor to give an executive order or otherwise direct an executive agency to take any action that contradicts state law.

Al GrafLabor Committee

Provides schools the option to operate one hundred eighty days of instruction or the equivalent number of hours of pupil instruction

Provides schools the option to operate one hundred eighty days of instruction or the equivalent number of hours of pupil instruction.

Frank SkartadosEducation Committee

Prohibits certain elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional convention

Prohibits the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, any state legislator, any elected county, city, town or village official, or any person who currently holds elective…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

Adds rent, building expenses and the cost of utilities to the items for which the state will provide 50% reimbursement to soil and water conservation districts

Adds rent, building expenses and the cost of utilities to the items for which the state will provide 50% reimbursement to soil and water conservation districts.

Frank SkartadosEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes

Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes.

Frank SkartadosAgriculture 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

Creates requirements of a public employer when a collective bargaining agreement has expired and a new agreement is not in place

Relates to the requirements of a public employer when a collective bargaining agreement has expired and a new agreement is not in place.

Andrew GoodellGovernmental Employees Committee

Enacts the "Volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance Worker Protection and Incentive Act of 2015"

Enacts the "Volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance Worker Protection and Incentive Act of 2015"; increases the volunteer firefighters' and volunteer ambulance workers' credit in the amount of five…

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

Allows soil and water conservation districts, acting in cooperation with local governments, to be eligible applicants for the local waterfront revitalization grant program

Allows soil and water conservation districts, acting in cooperation with local governments, to be eligible applicants for the local waterfront revitalization grant program.

Frank SkartadosEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Includes the production of cellulosic ethanol, densified biofuel and renewable fuel oil within the biofuel production tax credit

Includes the production of cellulosic ethanol, densified biofuel and renewable fuel oil within the biofuel production tax credit; expands the cap for such credit to $10,000,000 a year and expands…

Addie JenneOn the Assembly floor

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

Requires fiscal impact notes on bills affecting political subdivisions including identifying a source of funding for the annual cost of the legislation

Requires fiscal impact notes on bills affecting political subdivisions including identifying a source of funding for the annual cost of the legislation.

Dean MurrayGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for issuance of order of protection in criminal cases when defendant is found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect

Provides for the issuance of orders of protection in family offense cases when defendant is found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect, and the court issues an order of conditions…

Andrew RaiaCodes Committee

Relates to establishing a state operating funds spending cap

Relates to establishing a state operating funds spending cap.

Steven McLaughlinWays And Means Committee

Limits the time a legislator may serve as a legislative leader

Limits the time a legislator may serve as a legislative leader to 4 consecutive two year terms.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts the public officers accountability act; repealer

Enacts the public officers accountability act of 2015.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

Restricts transfers by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $500 and to any party committee or constituted committee to $1000

Restricts transfers of funds by political committees of candidates to committees of other candidates to $500 annually; and to any party committee or constituted committee to $1000 annually; imposes…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

Requires the deposit, into the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, of a portion of the sales tax collected on each gallon of motor fuel sold at retail

Requires the deposit, into the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, of a portion of the sales tax collected on each gallon of motor fuel sold at retail.

Philip PalmesanoWays And Means Committee

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants and repeals certain provisions relating to deregulation of rent-stabilized housing; repealer

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants; lowers the annual income for certain protections to $125,000; repeals certain provisions relating to de-regulation of…

Brian KolbHousing Committee

Suspends the Triborough amendment; requires the mandate relief team to prepare a list of unfunded mandates; expires in two years

Suspends the Triborough amendment; requires the mandate relief team to prepare a list of unfunded mandates; expires in two years.

Claudia TenneyGovernmental Employees Committee

Establishes the Blue Ribbon Commission on 21st Century Testing and Curriculum

Establishes the Blue Ribbon Commission on 21st Century Testing and Curriculum.

Edward RaEducation Committee

Requires propositions authorizing creation of a state debt to contain an estimate of the debt service payable and publish an explanation thereof

Requires that any ballot proposition creating a state debt shall contain an estimate of the amortization period and the total expected debt service payable thereon until the bonds issued pursuant to…

James TediscoWays And Means Committee