All bills

Prohibits certain practices by businesses making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumers in the state

Prohibits certain practices by businesses making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumers in the state; provides exemptions.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter

Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille and large print, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter no less than 30 days prior to each election day.

David WeprinElections Committee

Relates to the offenses of rape in the first, second and third degrees; repealer

Relates to the offenses of rape in the first, second and third degrees.

Aravella SimotasCodes Committee

Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index

Relates to the processing of evidence related to sexual offenses and the inclusion of such results in the state DNA identification index.

Barbara ClarkStricken

Establishes a small business tax credit for the employment of persons sixty-five years of age and older

Establishes a small business tax credit for the employment of persons sixty-five years of age and older.

Edward BraunsteinWays And Means Committee

Directs the public service commission to prepare and complete a comprehensive examination and study of the telecommunications industry in this state

Directs the public service commission to prepare and complete a comprehensive examination and study of the telecommunications industry in this state.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Authorizes banks to refuse payment of moneys when there is reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being financially exploited

Authorizes banks to refuse payment of moneys when there is reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being financially exploited.

Steven CymbrowitzAging Committee

Relates to observance of certain holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York

Relates to observance of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York.

David WeprinHigher Education Committee

Relates to the safe storage of rifles, shotguns, or firearms; and repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating thereto

Enacts "Nicholas's law"; requires the safe storage of rifles, shotguns, or firearms; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating thereto.

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

Relates to publicly accessible collection bins

Relates to requirements and violations regarding publicly accessible collection bins.

Edward BraunsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides inmates the opportunity to take the test assessing secondary completion

Provides inmates the opportunity to take the test assessing secondary completion.

Jeffrion AubrySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Increases certain special accidental death benefits

Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children.

Margaret MarkeySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for the licensing of licensed orientation and mobility specialists and vision rehabilitation therapists

Provides for the licensing of licensed orientation and mobility specialists and vision rehabilitation therapists.

Donna LupardoOn the Assembly floor

Relates to providing alcoholic beverages on credit to any business or corporation

Relates to providing alcoholic beverages on credit to any business or corporation.

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

Establishes the sickle cell treatment act of 2015; appropriation

Establishes the sickle cell treatment act of 2015; makes an appropriation of one million dollars.

William ScarboroughStricken

Authorizes gas corporations and electric corporations to purchase and sell generators for residential use

Authorizes gas corporations and electric corporations to purchase and sell generators for residential use and requires the public service commission to establish uniform methods of purchasing and…

William ScarboroughStricken

Requires investigating officials to investigate the homes of adults about whom reports have been filed

Enacts "Laura Cummings Law"; requires investigating officials of the department of social services or the office of children and family services to investigate the homes of adults about whom reports…

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to information in child fatality reports

Relates to information in child fatality reports.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to providing a tax credit for certain donations to assist small businesses in severe weather recovery

Creates the severe weather business recovery fund and provides a tax credit for certain donations to assist small businesses in severe weather recovery.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another

Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another; permits transfer without prior notice in certain circumstances.

William ScarboroughStricken

Creates a directory of assistance for small businesses and minority and women owned business enterprises

Creates a computerized directory of technical and financial programs for small businesses and minority and women-owned business enterprises.

William ScarboroughStricken

Establishes the peer advocacy and mentoring program

Establishes the peer advocacy and mentoring program; provides peer support, advocacy and mentoring for youth in residential care.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers; repealer

Establishes entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers; requires the department of…

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to the administration of the regional revolving loan fund program

Authorizes the empire state development corporation to administer several revolving loan fund (RLF) programs in a manner consistent with how the small business revolving loan fund is administered.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to guidelines and standards for child protective services caseworker workloads

Relates to guidelines and standards for child protective services caseworker workloads.

William ScarboroughStricken

Allows businesses to use funds received from the minority and women-owned business development and lending program for the purpose of refinancing existing debt

Allows businesses to use funds received from minority and women-owned business development and lending program for the purpose of refinancing existing debt.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to sexually exploited children

Relates to sexually exploited children.

William ScarboroughStricken

Directs the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens

Directs the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens.

William ScarboroughStricken

Establishes offense for the electronic stalking of minors

Establishes offense for the electronic stalking of minors within the class A misdemeanor of stalking in the third degree; establishes offenses of criminal impersonation by electronic means; includes…

William ScarboroughStricken

Requires the office of children and family services to submit a report on recommendations for manageable workloads for adult protective services workers

Requires the office of children and family services to submit a report on recommendations for manageable workloads for adult protective services workers by December 1, 2016.

William ScarboroughStricken

Establishes a returning heroes tax credit for businesses that hire veterans returning from war

Establishes a returning heroes tax credit for businesses that hire veterans and wounded veterans returning from war.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to small business revolving loan funds

Provides that small business revolving loan funds may be used to provide short-term financing to minority- and women-owned business enterprises and small businesses performing contracts to provide…

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to voting by the legislature during certain hours

Prohibits voting by the legislature between the hours of 9:00 pm and 9:00 am.

William ScarboroughStricken

Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders

Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders residing in a facility overseen by the office…

William ScarboroughStricken

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by Remote Area Medical

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by Remote Area Medical.

William ScarboroughStricken

Provides for alternative to detention programs for court-involved children

Provides for reimbursement for alternatives to detention and residential placement programs for youth by the office of children and family services.

William ScarboroughStricken

Establishes the youth in progress advisory board for adolescents in foster care

Establishes the youth in progress advisory board and regional teams for adolescents in foster care to provide mentorship of youths in foster care; requires reporting.

William ScarboroughStricken

Requires police agencies to take reports of missing adults whenever the adult is reported to be missing

Requires police agencies to take reports of missing adults whenever the adult is reported to be missing.

William ScarboroughStricken

Requires southeast Queens to mitigate property damage caused by environmental issues which are caused by acts or omissions of such municipality

Requires southeast Queens to mitigate property damage caused by environmental issues which are caused by acts or omissions of such municipality.

William ScarboroughStricken

Enacts the HIRE NY act to provide loans through the urban development corporation for hiring by micro-businesses; appropriation

Enacts the HIRE NY act to provide zero interest loans through the urban development corporation for hiring by micro-businesses; appropriates $20,000,000 therefor.

William ScarboroughStricken

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses and jobs.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to program loans to small businesses

Relates to program loans to small businesses; authorizes such loans to be used for short term financing for the purpose of performing contracts to provide for construction or professional services…

William ScarboroughStricken

Increases penalties for all offenses involving the possession, use, sale or purchase of firearms

Increases penalties for all offenses involving the possession, use, sale or purchase of firearms.

William ScarboroughStricken

Requires deferred installment payment plan be offered to small businesses for telephone service installation, initiation and nonrecurring maintenance charges

Requires deferred payment plan in installments over a period of up to one year be offered to small businesses for telephone installation, service initiation and nonrecurring maintenance charges;…

William ScarboroughStricken

Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship program

Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship program; grants awards for the purpose of enhancing opportunities for higher education for children and young adults receiving foster care…

William ScarboroughStricken

Requires the recording of all calls made to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment

Requires the recording of all calls made to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment; also requires such recordings to be maintained for 5 years.

William ScarboroughStricken

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge; repealer

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge and amends the distributions of monies collected pursuant to such surcharge and provides for the repeal of certain provisions relating thereto.

William ScarboroughStricken

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program and micro business outreach center

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program within the department of economic development, and provides for its functions, powers and duties; further creates the micro business…

William ScarboroughStricken