Bills by

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Senator

86 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →scousins@senate.state.ny.us

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

86 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

S2243Senate· Signed Sep 29, 2016· Signed chap.360
Allows certain not-for-profits to make purchases through use of county contracts
Allows certain not-for-profits to make purchases through use of county contracts.
Andrea Stewart-CousinsSigned by Governor
Signed into law
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OutcomeSigned into law
S6884Senate· Signed Sep 9, 2016· Signed chap.318
Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land for alcoholic beverage control purposes
Adds certain parcels of land in the city of Peekskill and in the town of Greenburgh to the list of premises which are exempt from the provisions of law which restrict manufacturers, wholesalers and…
Andrea Stewart-CousinsSigned by Governor
Signed into law

S6872Senate· Moved Jun 17, 2016· Substituted by a209a

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh, specified villages therein, and the village of Sleepy Hollow in the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3% hotel/motel occupancy tax

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh, villages in the town of Greenburgh and the village of Sleepy Hollow in the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

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S7459Senate· Moved Jun 16, 2016· Substituted by a9932a

Establishes the Yonkers city school district joint schools construction and modernization act

Establishes the Yonkers city school district joint schools construction and modernization act.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

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S5749Senate· Moved Jun 16, 2016· Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions

Authorizes Leila El-Chehabi to apply for service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system

Authorizes Leila El-Chehabi to apply for service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system; provides that no such credit shall be allowed where Leila El-Chehabi is receiving a benefit…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S8143Senate· Moved Jun 15, 2016· Substituted by a10551a

Relates to a residential reassessment exemption for the town of Greenburgh in the county of Westchester

Relates to a residential reassessment exemption for the town of Greenburgh in the county of Westchester.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

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S7859Senate· Moved Jun 9, 2016· Referred to aging

Increases the amount of income property owners may earn for the purpose of eligibility for the property tax exemption for persons over sixty-five years of age and persons with disabilities and limited income

Increases the amount of income property owners may earn for the purpose of eligibility for the property tax exemption for persons sixty-five years of age or over and for persons with disabilities…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsAging Committee

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S7942Senate· Moved Jun 6, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to local government

Relates to a residential revaluation exemption

Provides a residential revaluation exemption in a county with a population of not less than 930,000 and not more than 1,200,000; establishes eligibility for such exemption and provides the exemption…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsLocal Government Committee

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S7978Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2016· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to public members of a rent guidelines board

Relates to public members of a rent guidelines board; reduces the number of years of experience required in finance, economics or housing from five to two and restricts anyone employed by an…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S3449Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Requires local social services districts to obtain approval by the governing body of such district prior to applying to amend the consolidated services plan

Requires local social services districts to obtain approval by the governing body of such district prior to applying to amend the consolidated services plan.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsFinance Committee

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S3813Senate· Moved May 18, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to local government

Relates to early voting

Relates to early voting; provides that beginning the eighth day prior to any election and ending on and including the second day prior to the election a person duly registered and eligible to vote…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsLocal Government Committee

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S2352Senate· Moved May 9, 2016· Reported and committed to codes

Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters, and increases penalties for violations of the elective franchise

Makes the suppression of voters a civil violation.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsCodes Committee

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S3444Senate· Moved May 4, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Requires residential health care facilities to provide notices to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed

Requires residential health care facilities to provide notices to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsFinance Committee

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S5447Senate· Moved Mar 15, 2016· Amend and recommit to finance

Establishes the community schools act; appropriation

Establishes the community schools act; authorizes the commissioner to award grants for community schools programming; appropriates funds therefor.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsFinance Committee

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S6938Senate· Moved Mar 8, 2016· Referred to transportation

Directs the discontinuance of the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York state thruway

Directs the New York state thruway authority to discontinue and remove the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York state thruway.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsTransportation Committee

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S6883Senate· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Referred to judiciary

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…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsJudiciary Committee

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S6452Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Relates to primary elections and the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas

Relates to primary elections and amends certain deadlines to facilitate the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas; relates to filling vacancies in elective offices;…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S5916Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to the applicable school years for designation of persistently failing schools

Relates to the applicable school years for designation of persistently failing schools.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsEducation Committee

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S5233Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to limited profit housing companies

Relates to limited profit housing companies.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5055Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local government

Provides that bond anticipation notes issued during calendar years 2012 and 2013 may not extend more than 7 years beyond original date of issuance of such bond notes

Provides that bond anticipation notes issued during calendar years 2012 and 2013 may not extend more than 7 years beyond original date of issuance of such bond notes.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsLocal Government Committee

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S4474Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S3502Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to elections

Enacts the "Fair Elections Act"

Enacts the "fair elections act"; relates to providing for optional partial public financing of certain election campaigns in this state; relates to identification of the source of certain political…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsElections Committee

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S3445Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local government

Provides for an apportionment to the Yonkers city school district based upon universal prekindergarten enrollment

Provides for an apportionment to the Yonkers city school district based upon universal prekindergarten enrollment.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsLocal Government Committee

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S3443Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

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…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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