New York Senator Leroy Comrie [D]

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NYS04561Engross
50%
Provides "WiFi service" internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Social Services Committee
NYS06081Intro
25%
Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS02398Intro
25%
Creates statewide emergency and crisis response council to work in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and addiction services to jointly approve emergency and crisis services plans submitted by local governments, and provide supports ...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Mental Health Committee
NYS04883Intro
25%
Establishes the Early Learning Child Care Act to impose a payroll tax on certain employers for the purposes of addressing child care affordability, accessibility, and quality for families with children under five years of age; establishes the early l...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Budget and Revenue Committee
NYS03279Intro
25%
Relates to prohibitions on fur products; prohibits the manufacture, sale, display for sale, trade, giving, donating, or otherwise distributing of a fur product by any means in the state beginning twenty-four months after this act becomes a law.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS03192Intro
25%
Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of inco...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00285Intro
25%
Adds arts and music education as a common school branch that should be incorporated into the public school curriculum to provide a more well-rounded education for children.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Education Committee
NYS01893Intro
25%
Provides that assessed values of cooperative units and condominiums shall not increase by more than 3% in the two years following resolution of tax certiorari proceedings.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Cities 1 Committee
NYS00468Intro
25%
Relates to establishing minimum rules for the treatment of incarcerated individuals; provides that the United Nations standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners, also known as the Nelson Mandela rules, are hereby incorporated by reference.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
NYS03051Intro
25%
Divides the one hundred ninth precinct of the New York city police department into two separate subdivisions.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Cities 1 Committee
NYS01479Intro
25%
Requires electric vehicle charging stations to be installed at gasoline stations when new gas dispensing motor fuel pumps are being installed at such gasoline station; prohibits building permits from being issued when there is not at least one electr...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00471Intro
25%
Expands the maximum benefit and eligibility requirements for financial assistance for burial arrangements; provides for expedited assistance during a state disaster emergency.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Social Services Committee
NYS07659Intro
25%
Requires cytomegalovirus screening for every newborn by administration of a urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Health Committee
NYS06466Intro
25%
Permits tuition assistance program awards to be made to part-time students enrolled in certain degree granting institutions chartered or authorized by the New York state board of regents.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Higher Education Committee
NYS00740Intro
25%
Relates to establishing residential treatment facilities as an alternative to incarceration designated by the commissioner for the care and treatment of persons with serious mental illness who are accused of at least one felony level crime.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Mental Health Committee
NYS00472Intro
25%
Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system through which state agencies, local governmental entities, including law enforcement agencies, court systems, school districts, and emergenc...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Social Services Committee
NYS01895Intro
25%
Exempts certain dry cleaning equipment or machinery certified by the department of environmental conservation from sales and use taxes.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Budget and Revenue Committee
NYS01823Intro
25%
Relates to designating January 13th as Korean-American Day.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00470Intro
25%
Relates to requiring state and local law enforcement officers to identify themselves to the public during law enforcement activities.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00741Intro
25%
Relates to the public release of grand jury documents; releases the district attorney's grand jury charges to the public upon request once the grand jury has reached a final decision.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS00474Intro
25%
Relates to appeals of parole determination, including parole release interviews, parole decisions by the board and petitions regarding release decisions.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
NYS03479Intro
25%
Requires the city of New York to repair any sidewalk damaged by a tree under its exclusive care that is adjacent to any class one property, class two condo or coop or any house of religious worship.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Cities 1 Committee
NYS07214Intro
25%
Relates to dental laboratories; defines terms; requires any dental laboratory operating, doing business, or intending to operate or do business in this state to register with the department of education; makes related provisions.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Higher Education Committee
NYS03478Intro
25%
Provides that any qualified homeowner in the city of New York shall be eligible to be exempted from any future increases in water rate fees.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Cities 1 Committee
NYS03602Intro
25%
Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license; creates the crime of vehicular homicide.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS03572Intro
25%
Requires nursing homes to designate dedicated storage spaces for the storage of the bodies of deceased persons; requires nursing homes to develop and submit plans to the department of health for the designation of such dedicated storage spaces; estab...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Health Committee
NYS00490PassRelates to the maintenance of abandoned cemeteries; authorizes a solvent not-for-profit cemetery corporation that merges with an abandoned cemetery in a city to apply for state funds for the maintenance of an abandoned cemetery.
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2023-12-22
APPROVAL MEMO.74
NYS00636VetoRequires certain companies and corporations to report certain data regarding the gender, race and ethnicity of their employees.
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2023-12-22
VETOED MEMO.127
NYS00702VetoRelates to assistance for certain small businesses including dry cleaners and those that practice nail specialty for necessary code related improvements.
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2023-12-22
VETOED MEMO.128
NYS01856PassEnacts the birds and bees protection act; prohibits the sale of certain pesticides or use of seeds coated with such pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesti...
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2023-12-22
APPROVAL MEMO.77
NYS04859VetoEnacts the New York tropical deforestation-free procurement act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical primary forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the sup...
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2023-12-22
VETOED MEMO.135
NYS04862VetoEstablishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans that are engaged in the business of carrying or transporting eight to twenty-four passengers for hire; establishes the commuter van trust fund.
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2023-12-22
VETOED MEMO.136
NYS01196PassRequires health insurance policies and medicaid to cover biomarker testing for diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or ongoing monitoring of a covered person's disease or condition when the test is supported by medical and scientific evidenc...
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2023-12-22
APPROVAL MEMO.76
NYS05591PassEnacts the "fairness for accident victims act"; provides that with respect to a serious personal injury action still permissible under the no-fault insurance system, the award or decision of an arbitrator or master arbitrator rendered in a no-fault a...
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2023-12-22
SIGNED CHAP.766
NYS02193VetoProvides that an accusatory instrument or supporting deposition consisting of factual allegations by a deponent with limited English proficiency is not sufficient unless accompanied by a sworn statement from an interpreter affirming the accuracy of t...
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2023-12-22
VETOED MEMO.131
NYS07548VetoRelates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment for a conviction that was subsequently decriminalized; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by...
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2023-12-22
VETOED MEMO.148
NYS04266PassEstablishes a task force on missing women and girls who are black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) to develop policy changes that will work to address the lack of care and concern for missing and murdered BIPOC women and girls with New York st...
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2023-12-21
APPROVAL MEMO.58
NYS01419VetoRelates to requiring agencies to provide unsuccessful bidders that are certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises with a written statement of the completion of the procurement selection process and that such enterprise was not selected.
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2023-12-08
VETOED MEMO.98
NYS00214PassExpands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforcement reporting requirement, providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed ...
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2023-12-08
APPROVAL MEMO.43
NYS03609PassEnhances the scope of health equity impact assessments to require consideration of reproductive health services and maternal health care.
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2023-12-08
SIGNED CHAP.702
NYS05026PassEnacts the "freelance isn't free act"; provides for the payment of freelance workers as independent contractors, including requiring written contracts; timely payment of compensation and handling controversies relating to payment, complaint procedure...
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2023-11-21
APPROVAL MEMO.35
NYS00521VetoRelates to voting by members of the New York state authorities control board.
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2023-11-17
VETOED MEMO.65
NYS00629VetoRequires the community gardens task force to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each garden's designation as a critical environmental area.
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2023-11-17
VETOED MEMO.66
NYS01381PassRequires a proposed amendment to the constitution or other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote be submitted to the people for their approval in plain language which is deemed to be no higher than an eighth grade reading level...
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2023-11-17
SIGNED CHAP.648
NYS01449VetoDirects the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens.
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2023-11-17
VETOED MEMO.69
NYS01522PassReplaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products and pads, respectively, or a variation thereof.
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2023-11-17
SIGNED CHAP.650
NYS01891VetoEstablishes the New York state cryptocurrency and blockchain study task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the effects of the widespread use of cryptocurrencies and other forms of digital currencies and their ancill...
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2023-11-17
VETOED MEMO.71
NYS03255PassExtends the statute of limitations for claims resulting from unlawful discriminatory practices to three years.
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2023-11-17
SIGNED CHAP.656
NYS07387PassProvides for employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged candidates and economically disadvantaged region candidates and apprenticeship utilization on public transactions; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration the...
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2023-11-17
SIGNED CHAP.669
NYS03608PassRelates to establishing a video on the dangers of drowning for infants and young children to be viewed by a parent and/or parents of newborn children.
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2023-10-25
SIGNED CHAP.588
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