Monserrate Sets Thursday Deadline for Real Legislative to Reach the Senate Floor

Posted by Hiram Monserrate on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Following the Governor’s failure to prepare for the Extraordinary Session he called this afternoon, Senator Hiram Monserrate and his colleagues are giving the Governor by Thursday, June 25, 2009 to call a new extraordinary session with 11 pieces of priority legislation on the calendar.

“The Governor was right when he called everyone back to work, but he was wrong when he left the People of New York out of the process. Now is the time to come back and consider vacancy decontrol, tax breaks for local governments and reproductive rights,” Senator Monserrate said.

Senator Eric Adams agreed the Governor must move quickly to pass the crucial legislation named by Senator Monserrate. He said, “Senate Democrats are working for a constructive resolution to the divided chamber situation. It’s time for the Governor to join us in that effort. No more press conferences; we need progressive legislation to pass.”

The list of priority legislation released by Senator Monserrate includes such crucial items as:

1. S 2237-A STEWART-COUSINS  Same as A 2005 Rosenthal
TITLE…..Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer

2. S 3326 STEWART-COUSINS   Same as A 4359-A Pretlow   TITLE…..Relates to limited profit housing companies

3. S 2592 ADAMS     Same as A 1477 Wright
TITLE…..Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol

4. S 1241 THOMPSON     Same as A 3659 Hoyt    TITLE…..Relates to the function of industrial development agencies

5. S 5791 SAVINO     Same as A 8742 Silver
TITLE…..Provides benefits for injury or sickness, pregnancy or family leave

6. S 1327 SERRANO     Same as A 1899 Peralta
TITLE…..Establishes a process for the regulation of collecting, recording, and disclosing confidential information by state employees

7. S 2247 ONORATO     Same as A 1867 Nolan
TITLE…..Enacts the farm workers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers’ compensation and unemployment benefits to farm workers

8. S 5660 MONSERRATE    Same as A 7892-A Towns    TITLE…..Relates to testing for HIV.

9. S 2367-B   MONSERRATE      Same as A 257-B Peralta
TITLE....Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumer with mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be signed by the consumer prior to mortgage application

10. S 5888 AUBERTINE     Same as A 8901–Silver
TITLE…Establishes the green jobs-green New York act of 2009 and establishes the Green Jobs-Green New York Fund.

11. S 5808 STEWART-COUSINS   A  4520–Espaillat
TITLE…Establishes the reproductive health act which codifies Roe V. Wade in New York law and ensures the right of a woman to seek an abortion if her life or health is in danger.

 

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