New York Legislation

Click on the hyperlinked bill number to link directly to the official legislative bill citation along with the actual text of the bill. To go to the official New York government websites, click below:

Official New York State webpage
New York State Assembly
New York State Senate

Bills in NY State Assembly cited in June 2005 TIC

A.6213 McENENY Increases rates and benefits for building services employees; does not allow agencies to extend contracts beyond the contract years in effect for the bid; contractors shall provide regular reports to state agencies they contract for; provides penalties for certain violations thereof. Same as S.4479 03/08/2005 referred to Labor 04/08/2005 amend and recommit to Labor 05/17/2005 reported referred to Codes

A.6575 GOTTFRIED Creates the legislative commission on health coverage reform to examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning mechanisms for comprehensive health coverage to all New Yorkers; provides for the repeal of such commission six months after submission of the required report; appropriates $500,000 therefore. 03/16/2005 referred to Health 05/03/2005 referred to Ways and Means

A.851 WRIGHT Eliminate the provisions of law establishing the imposition of the death penalty for a conviction of murder in the first degree; repeals inconsistent provisions. 01/18/2005 referred to Codes

A.870 McENENY Authorizes and directs the department of agriculture and markets to study the use of genetically engineered plants and genetically modified organisms on agriculture, human and animal health, and the environment. 01/18/2005 referred to Agriculture

A.878 TOKASZ Establishes no person shall transmit unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages unless "ADV:" is the first four characters of the message; establishes no person shall transmit certain other unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages unless "ADV:ADLT" is the first eight characters of the message; establishes no person shall from a computer located in this state transmit unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages to another state resident unless the sender establishes and informs the recipient of a toll free telephone number or electronic message address where the recipient may notify the sender that he or she does not want any further commercial electronic mail messages; provides for enforcement by the attorney general. 01/18/2005 referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection

A.921 McENENY Prohibits the sale of milk products from cows injected with recombinant bovine somatotropin(rBST); defines terms; further provides that such product must be clearly labeled before being sold or supplied for human consumption in the state. [See our May 2005 TIC interview with dairy farmer, Doug LaGrange, regarding how rBST is used to prolong a cows milk production] 01/18/2005 referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection

A.971 KOON Requires landlords to check state sex offender registry when leasing to a new tenant, subtenant or adult occupant, and to notify tenants with children under age sixteen of any listing of such tenant, subtenant or adult occupant as a level three sex offender; exempts landlord from any civil or criminal liability for damages for any discretionary decision to release relevant information pursuant to this section or for failing to release such information, unless it is shown the landlord acted with gross negligence or in bad faith. Same as S.2241 01/18/2005 referred to Housing

Bills in NY State Senate cited in June 2005 TIC

S.3923 SPANO Sets forth conditions when a state agency shall enter into a contract for personal services and conditions to achieve actual cost savings. Limits outside contracts where civil service personnel could perform the task. Same as A.1259 04/01/2005 referred to Finance

S.586 LAVALLE Provides that a person may be guilty of the crime disorderly conduct when he makes unreasonable noise which is disturbing to one or more persons. Same as Uni. A 1102 01/18/2005 referred to Codes

S.605 BRESLIN Requires a parent or other person legally responsible for a minor and the law guardian appointed pursuant to law to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer. Same as Uni. A 1206-A 01/19/2005 referred to Social Services, Children and Families 04/22/2005 amend and recommit to referred to Social Services, Children and Families

S.618 BONACIC Requires the prisoner of war and missing in action flag to be displayed at state police barracks on all days on which the flag of the United States of America is displayed. Same as A.6977 01/19/2005 referred to Finance

S.633 MARCELLINO Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to organize, conduct, promote or participate in any contest or competition where the objective of such contest or competition is to take the greatest number of wildlife. Same as A.1822 01/19/2005 referred to Env. Conservation

S.637 PARKER Enacts the “Parental Involvement Leave Act” requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee`s child if the conference or activity cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours; defines "employer" as "a state agency, officer, or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization which employs 50 or more employees in NYS; provides that such leave may not be taken unless the employee has exhausted all accrued leave and any leave that may be granted (except sick leave and disability leave); provides that these provisions do not require that an employee receive compensation for such leave; related provisions. Same as A.2568 01/19/2005 referred to Labor

S.660 MARCELLINO Requires that every home improvement contract contain a provision regarding notice to owners purchasing home improvement contracts that the contractor performing on a contract shall provide written notice of any subcontractors that may be performing work relating to such contract. Same as A.655 01/19/2005 referred to Consumer Protection

S.719 LITTLE Increases severity of hazing in the second degree from a violation to an E felony where injury or death occurs, and of hazing in the first degree from a class A misdemeanor to a D felony where injury or death is caused by deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; creates new class A misdemeanor of hazing in the third degree which mirrors former hazing in the second degree. Same as A.5606 02/14/2005 PASSED SENATE 02/14/2005 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 02/14/2005 referred to Codes