Michael Gianaris's Legislation

S556-2013: Requires sex offenders, regardless of their classification, to annually register with the division of criminal justice services for life sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION | Search
Requires sex offenders, regardless of their classification, to annually register with the division of criminal justice service for life; eliminates the ability of level 2 sex offenders to petition for relief from registering in the future after having been registered for 30 years. Read more...

S557-2013: Expands the amount of information available about registered sex offenders on the division of criminal justice services website sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION | Search
Expands the amount of information available to police and the public, by means of the internet, on registered sex offenders; authorizes any person to register with the division of criminal justice services to receive e-mail notification of all sex offenders residing within their zip code. Read more...

S565-2013: Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Establishes an apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial federal census, which shall be considered by and voted upon by the state legislature; eliminates the legislative task force on demographic research and reapportionment. Read more...

S566-2013: Prohibits any gas or electric corporation from absolving itself from liability for service interruption arising from employee negligence sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its supply of service arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents and provides that any such schedules filed are void as against public policy. Read more...

S567-2013: Declares certain contracts to which a debt evading foreign state is a party to be void as against public policy sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Declares certain contracts to which a debt evading foreign state is a party to be void as against public policy. Read more...

S568-2013: Directs the governor to establish a pilot program providing a 4 day work week for certain state employees sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS | Search
Directs the governor to establish a 2 year pilot program providing a 4 day work week for certain state employees; requires the department of civil service to report on the cost saving derived from the implementation of such program. Read more...

S569-2013: Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT | Search
Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards; provides that such standards increase over time. Read more...

S570-2013: Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorneys' fees. Read more...

S571-2013: Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor. Read more...

S572-2013: Prohibits the purchase of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CODES | Search
Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more that 1 firearm during any period of 30 days. Read more...

S573-2013: Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor. Read more...

S574-2013: Regulates firearms and ammunition dealers sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Regulates firearms and ammunition dealers; requires such dealers to hold a permit issued by the division of criminal justice services after an investigation of the applicant by such division; requires such dealers to have insurance and engage in certain security measures at their businesses; violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor. Read more...

S575-2013: Provides for universal background checks for the sale of firearms sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Provides for universal background checks for the sale of firearms; makes the violation of such provisions a class A misdemeanor. Read more...

S576-2013: Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of persons qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of persons qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission. Read more...

S577-2013: Requires charges for telephone calls based on duration, whether over lines or by cellular, to be charged and prorated by the second basis sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Requires charges for telephone calls based on duration, whether over lines or by cellular, to be charged and prorated by the second; applies to all service providers; authorizes the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations. Read more...

S578-2013: Requires hospital incident reports to be simultaneously provided to the affected patients and/or their legal representatives sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Requires general hospital which submits an incident report to the department of health to simultaneously provide a copy of such report to the affected patients and/ or their legal representatives; stays the statute of limitations for medical, dental and podiatric malpractice causes of action until one year after an incident report is submitted. Read more...

S579-2013: Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for purpose of having a photograph taken; repealer sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION | Search
Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear annually, within thirty days of the anniversary of their initial registration date, at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for the purpose of having a photograph taken; failure to so appear shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such agency shall forward a copy of the photograph to the division of criminal justice services, along with the date the photograph was taken; requires disclosure of the date that a photograph of a sex offender was taken. Read more...

S580-2013: Allows division of homeland security and emergency services to decide if the sale, lease or operation of state-owned infrastructure would threaten public security sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT | Search
Increases the powers and duties of the division of homeland security and emergency services by giving it the power to decide if the sale, lease or operation of any critical infrastructure owned by the state or public authority or an electric generating facility would threaten public security; establishes a critical infrastructure advisory council. Read more...

S581-2013: Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: CITIES | Search
Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery. Read more...

S584-2013: Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission sponsored by GIANARIS
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and various legislative leaders. Read more...