Bills by

Richard Gottfried

Assembly Member

926 bills sponsored or co-sponsoredProfile and scorecard →

2015-2016 session

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926 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

A9042Assembly· Vetoed Dec 31, 2016· Tabled
Relates to the definitions of a switchblade knife and a gravity knife
Relates to the definitions of a switchblade knife and a gravity knife; excludes knives which have a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure and that requires…
Dan QuartVetoed
Vetoed
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A10264Assembly· Signed Nov 28, 2016· Signed chap.464
Establishes the New York state ocean acidification task force
Establishes the New York state ocean acidification task force to identify the causes and factors contributing to ocean acidification and to evaluate ways of addressing the problem by applying the…
Steven EnglebrightSigned by Governor

A9870Assembly· Vetoed Nov 28, 2016· Tabled

Relates to the powers and duties of the president of the state civil service commission

Relates to the powers and duties of the president of the state civil service commission.

Nily RozicVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A9834Assembly· Signed Nov 28, 2016· Signed chap.461

Relates to allowing disclosure of confidential HIV related information for research purposes

Allows certain social service or health personnel to disclose confidential HIV related information for research purposes.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9143Assembly· Signed Nov 28, 2016· Signed chap.455

Authorizes the office for the aging to conduct a public education campaign relating to elder abuse

Authorizes the office for the aging to conduct a public education campaign relating to elder abuse.

Steven CymbrowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7714Assembly· Signed Nov 28, 2016· Signed chap.450

Relates to the provision of offsite health care services

Relates to the provision of off-site health care services; directs the commissioner of health to allow diagnostic and treatment centers and outpatient clinics of general hospitals to provide…

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9522Assembly· Signed Nov 25, 2016· Signed chap.459

Authorizes a sentencing court to consider an application for poor person relief on appeal

Authorizes a sentencing court to consider an application for poor person relief on appeal.

Diana RichardsonSigned by Governor

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A9902Assembly· Signed Nov 4, 2016· Approval memo.8

Codifies the early childhood advisory council

Codifies the early childhood advisory council to promote a comprehensive and high quality early childhood system.

Donna LupardoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8650Assembly· Signed Nov 4, 2016· Signed chap.408

Relates to the identification and assessment of human trafficking victims

Requires every general hospital, public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center or outpatient department to provide identification, assessment, and appropriate treatment or referral of…

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7307Assembly· Signed Nov 4, 2016· Signed chap.405

Proscribes indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts

Proscribes indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts.

Donna LupardoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A2558Assembly· Signed Nov 4, 2016· Signed chap.400

Relates to the licensing of acupuncturists and the practice of the profession of acupuncture

Relates to the licensing of acupuncturists and the practice of the profession of acupuncture.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A446Assembly· Signed Nov 4, 2016· Signed chap.397

Relates to midwifery birth centers

Relates to midwifery birth centers; includes term within the definition of a hospital; directs the commissioner of health to make regulations relating to establishment and operation of midwifery…

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9910Assembly· Signed Sep 29, 2016· Signed chap.354

Relates to the administration of digital assets

Provides for the administration of digital assets; defines terms; authorizes a user to use an online tool to direct the custodian to disclose or not to disclose some or all of the user's digital…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9837Assembly· Vetoed Sep 29, 2016· Tabled

Relates to transmission and hard copies of electronic prescriptions

Enacts provisions governing the transmission of electronic prescriptions and the production of hard copies of such prescriptions.

Richard GottfriedVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A9335Assembly· Signed Sep 29, 2016· Signed chap.350

Relates to electronic prescriptions

Relates to electronic prescriptions; permits health care practitioners to make note in a patient's chart (rather than notifying the health department) when they issue a non-electronic prescription…

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8674Assembly· Signed Sep 29, 2016· Signed chap.345

Relates to procedures involving taxpayer interviews

Relates to procedures involving taxpayer interviews.

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7529Assembly· Signed Sep 29, 2016· Signed chap.338

Authorizes holding title of real property of a land bank in the name of a subsidiary

Authorizes holding title of real property of a land bank in the name of a subsidiary; grants additional powers to land banks.

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A6857Assembly· Signed Sep 29, 2016· Signed chap.336

Relates to definition of "for cause" in instances of revocation of licenses

Relates to adding to definition of "for cause" in instances of revocation of licenses.

Marcos CrespoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A4102Assembly· Signed Sep 29, 2016· Signed chap.335

Requires the New York City Housing Authority to provide a written statement articulating the reasons for denial of any request

Requires the New York City Housing Authority to provide a written statement articulating the reasons for denial of any request when the denial precedes a tenant's right to institute a grievance…

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7610Assembly· Signed Sep 26, 2016· Signed chap.329

Restricts fees on gift cards and gift certificates

Restricts fees on gift cards and gift certificates issued by merchants for goods and services; permits a service fee to be assessed after the twenty-fourth month.

Jeffrey DinowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9615Assembly· Signed Sep 9, 2016· Signed chap.305

Makes the text of emergency rules available online

Makes the text of emergency rules available online.

Kenneth ZebrowskiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9612Assembly· Signed Sep 9, 2016· Signed chap.304

Relates to online posting of full text of rules, statements and analyses

Relates to online posting of full text of rules, statements and analyses.

Kenneth ZebrowskiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A4394Assembly· Signed Sep 9, 2016· Signed chap.299

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

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A10740Assembly· Signed Sep 6, 2016· Signed chap.296

Requires school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to conduct testing of school potable water sources and systems to monitor for lead contamination in certain school buildings

Requires school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to conduct periodic testing of school potable water sources and systems to monitor for lead contamination in certain school…

Donna LupardoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9273Assembly· Signed Aug 24, 2016· Signed chap.284

Relates to jury pools for United States District Courts

Relates to jury pools for United States district courts; broadens jury pools for selection.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9918Assembly· Signed Aug 19, 2016· Signed chap.259

Relates to village justices

Relates to village justices; changes the title of acting justice to associate justice.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9878Assembly· Signed Aug 19, 2016· Signed chap.258

Authorizes the Capital District transportation authority to enter into an agreement with certain municipalities relating to the registration and licensing of taxicab vehicles

Authorizes the Capital District transportation authority to enter into an agreement with any city, town or village located within the Capital District transportation district which has adopted an…

John T. McDonald IIISigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9310Assembly· Signed Aug 19, 2016· Signed chap.256

Authorizes the sale, distribution, transportation and processing of industrial hemp

Authorizes the sale, distribution, transportation and processing of industrial hemp.

Donna LupardoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9891Assembly· Signed Aug 18, 2016· Signed chap.244

Removes {123l} ioflupane from being designated as a controlled substance

Removes {123I} ioflupane from being designated as a controlled substance.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9568Assembly· Signed Jul 21, 2016· Signed chap.128

Relates to the tolling of the statute of limitations relating to personal injury caused by contact with superfund site substances

Relates to the tolling of the statute of limitations relating to personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to any substance or combination of substances found within an area designated as a…

John T. McDonald IIISigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7181Assembly· Signed Jul 21, 2016· Signed chap.106

Relates to an informational leaflet relating to safe sleep

Relates to an informational leaflet relating to safe sleep; requires that the informational leaflet for maternity patients include recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics relating to…

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A3461Assembly· Signed Jul 21, 2016· Signed chap.98

Enacts "Peter Falk's law" relating to guardianship duties

Provides for an appointment of a guardian for personal needs or property management; provides that the order of appointment shall identify the persons entitled to receive notice of the incapacitated…

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A2981Assembly· Signed Jul 21, 2016· Signed chap.101

Relates to food service in funeral establishments

Permits food service in funeral establishments subject to certain restrictions and qualifications.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A10706Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Substituted by s8114

Requires state reimbursement to counties the full amount of expenditures for indigent legal services

Requires state reimbursement to counties and cities in which a county is located of the full amount of expenditures for indigent legal services.

Patricia FahyOn the Assembly floor

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A10364Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Substituted by s7860

Authorizes the maintenance and use of opioid antagonists at public libraries for the treatment of opioid overdoses

Authorizes the maintenance and use of opioid antagonists at public libraries for the treatment of opioid overdoses.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

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A9476Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Substituted by s6948a

Relates to establishing a hospital supplemental reimbursement rate adjustment for enhanced safety net hospitals

Establishes a hospital supplemental reimbursement rate adjustment for enhanced safety net hospitals.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

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A9241Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Ordered to third reading rules cal.540

Relates to third party litigation financing

Establishes contract requirements for third party litigation financing which includes requiring contracts to contain a right of rescission, a written acknowledgement by the attorney retained, a…

Michael SimanowitzOn the Assembly floor

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A6054Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Referred to rules

In relation to approval of major capital improvement rent increases and extending the length of time over which major capital improvement expenses may be recovered

Relates to approval of major capital improvement rent increases and extending the length of time over which major capital improvement expenses may be recovered.

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

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A2326Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Ordered to third reading rules cal.516

Relates to the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York

Prohibits the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York.

Walter T. MosleyOn the Assembly floor

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A617Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Ordered to third reading rules cal.513

Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering

Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering; defines terms; imposes penalties for false labels and misbranding;…

Linda RosenthalOn the Assembly floor

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A10724Assembly· Moved Jun 16, 2016· Substituted by s8129

Relates to HIV-related testing and to screening for certain diseases

Relates to HIV-related testing and to screening for certain diseases; authorizes certain health care professionals to prescribe or execute an order for a seven day starter packet of HIV…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

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A10679Assembly· Moved Jun 16, 2016· Substituted by s8093

Relates to coverage for the detection of breast cancer, requiring certified mammography facilities to provide extended hours and excused leave to undertake a breast cancer screening

Relates to coverage for the detection of breast cancer; requires certified mammography facilities to provide extended hours; allows certain public employees excused leave to undertake a breast…

Didi BarrettOn the Assembly floor

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A10426Assembly· Moved Jun 16, 2016· Referred to rules

Directs the public service commission to issue an order governing the equitable sharing of interconnection costs for distributed generation resources

Directs the public service commission to issue an order governing the equitable sharing of interconnection costs for distributed generation resources.

Amy PaulinRules Committee

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A10129Assembly· Moved Jun 16, 2016· Substituted by s7601

Provides for enhanced protection of water supplies from terrorism and cyber terrorism attacks

Provides for enhanced protection of water supplies from and emergency planning for terrorism and cyber terrorism attacks.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

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A9381Assembly· Moved Jun 16, 2016· Substituted by s6692b

Relates to comprehensive emergency management provisions for homecare and hospice in counties and in cities with a population of one million or more

Relates to comprehensive emergency management plans' provisions for homecare and hospice in counties and in cities with a population of one million or more.

Michael CusickOn the Assembly floor

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