Bill Perkins's Legislation
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S1218-2013:
Provides for annual adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption by any increase in the consumer price
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PERKINS
Committee: AGING | Search
Provides for annual adjustment by the commissioner of housing and community renewal of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and for the municipal property tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI). Read more...
Committee: AGING | Search
Provides for annual adjustment by the commissioner of housing and community renewal of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and for the municipal property tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI). Read more...
S1219-2013:
Provides for notification to utility customers of their right to direct access to public service commission complaint procedures without arbitration or court proceedings
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PERKINS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Provides for notification to utility customers of their right to direct access to public service commission complaint procedures without arbitration or court proceedings. Read more...
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Provides for notification to utility customers of their right to direct access to public service commission complaint procedures without arbitration or court proceedings. Read more...
S1220-2013:
Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law
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PERKINS
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law. Read more...
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law. Read more...
S1221-2013:
Requires school buses that contract with the N.Y. city department of education to retrofit certain buses with certain equipment
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PERKINS
Committee: CITIES | Search
Requires school buses that contract with the NYC department of education to retrofit certain buses with certain equipment; requires that all buses used to provide transportation services to students pursuant to a service contract with the NYC department of education use ultra-low sulfur fuel or "clean diesel"; eliminates the cap on air pollution fees. Read more...
Committee: CITIES | Search
Requires school buses that contract with the NYC department of education to retrofit certain buses with certain equipment; requires that all buses used to provide transportation services to students pursuant to a service contract with the NYC department of education use ultra-low sulfur fuel or "clean diesel"; eliminates the cap on air pollution fees. Read more...
S1222-2013:
Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse
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PERKINS
Committee: CODES | Search
Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse. Read more...
Committee: CODES | Search
Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse. Read more...
S1223-2013:
Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products
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PERKINS
Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | Search
Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse. Read more...
Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | Search
Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse. Read more...
S1224-2013:
Establishes the microenterprise development act to assist very small businesses and low-income business people
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PERKINS
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Establishes the microenterprise development act to assist very small businesses and low-income business people; appropriates funds therefor. Read more...
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Establishes the microenterprise development act to assist very small businesses and low-income business people; appropriates funds therefor. Read more...
S1225-2013:
Provides tax credit for employers of workers who were receiving public assistance immediately preceding such employment
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PERKINS
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Provides a tax credit of $1,000 against special additional mortgage tax and article 9-A (franchise tax on business corporations) for each employee employed in excess of one year at minimum wage for thirty hours per week who was a public assistance recipient for at least two years immediately preceding the commencement of such employment. Read more...
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Provides a tax credit of $1,000 against special additional mortgage tax and article 9-A (franchise tax on business corporations) for each employee employed in excess of one year at minimum wage for thirty hours per week who was a public assistance recipient for at least two years immediately preceding the commencement of such employment. Read more...
S1226-2013:
Requires the public service commission to audit utility submetering orders, compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders, prepare report
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PERKINS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Requires the public service commission to audit previously approved utility submetering orders, to compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders were implemented, and to prepare a report concerning its findings. Read more...
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Requires the public service commission to audit previously approved utility submetering orders, to compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders were implemented, and to prepare a report concerning its findings. Read more...
S1227-2013:
Relates to converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered
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PERKINS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Relates to application requirements for private or government entities that wish to provide electric service converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered. Read more...
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Relates to application requirements for private or government entities that wish to provide electric service converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered. Read more...
S1228-2013:
Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service
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PERKINS
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service. Read more...
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service. Read more...
S1229-2013:
Establishes the home ownership assistance program
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PERKINS
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Establishes the home ownership assistance program; allows qualified individuals to receive home ownership assistance payments when they purchase an eligible home; defines who is eligible for such assistance payments and how much those assistance payments will be. Read more...
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Establishes the home ownership assistance program; allows qualified individuals to receive home ownership assistance payments when they purchase an eligible home; defines who is eligible for such assistance payments and how much those assistance payments will be. Read more...
S1230-2013:
Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes
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PERKINS
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes; requires parents, who were in a dispute over the custody of their child or children, to participate in a court sponsored mediation program; provides that the mediator would be responsible for submitting the results of the process to the court, which in turn would enter an appropriate custody and support order. Read more...
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes; requires parents, who were in a dispute over the custody of their child or children, to participate in a court sponsored mediation program; provides that the mediator would be responsible for submitting the results of the process to the court, which in turn would enter an appropriate custody and support order. Read more...
S1231-2013:
Relates to the collection of charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent
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PERKINS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Relates to the collection of charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent. Read more...
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Relates to the collection of charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent. Read more...
S1232-2013:
Makes an appropriation to the Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. for the purchase of land, the operation of such facility and for an architectural study
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PERKINS
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Makes an appropriation of $6,250,000 to the Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. for the purchase of land, the operation of such facility and for an architectural study. Read more...
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Makes an appropriation of $6,250,000 to the Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. for the purchase of land, the operation of such facility and for an architectural study. Read more...
S1233-2013:
Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to provide vision screening and educational information
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PERKINS
Committee: HEALTH | Search
Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to promote vision health and safety for children; targets children with amblyopia for support regarding such children's vision; provides for information to be disseminated by the department of motor vehicles and for voluntary contributions to the fund. Read more...
Committee: HEALTH | Search
Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to promote vision health and safety for children; targets children with amblyopia for support regarding such children's vision; provides for information to be disseminated by the department of motor vehicles and for voluntary contributions to the fund. Read more...
S1234-2013:
Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate
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PERKINS
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate; directs such office be in the control of the department of taxation and finance; outlines functions and duties of such office; creates mandatory reporting to the governor and legislative leaders. Read more...
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate; directs such office be in the control of the department of taxation and finance; outlines functions and duties of such office; creates mandatory reporting to the governor and legislative leaders. Read more...
S1235-2013:
Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways
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PERKINS
Committee: CITIES | Search
Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways. Read more...
Committee: CITIES | Search
Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways. Read more...
S1236-2013:
Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city
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PERKINS
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more. Read more...
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more. Read more...
S1237-2013:
Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers
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PERKINS
Committee: AGING | Search
Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers. Read more...
Committee: AGING | Search
Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers. Read more...


