Owen H. Johnson's Legislation

S767-2009: Provides that social poker may be played in certain establishments which have licenses to sell beer, wine or liquor sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Authorizes licensed authorized organizations to conduct certain poker tournaments as licensed games of chance fund-raisers. Read more...

S767A-2009: Authorizes licensed authorized organizations to conduct certain poker tournaments as licensed games of chance fundraisers sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Authorizes licensed authorized organizations to conduct certain poker tournaments as licensed games of chance fund-raisers. Read more...

S767B-2009: Authorizes licensed authorized organizations to conduct certain poker tournaments as licensed games of chance fundraisers sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Authorizes licensed authorized organizations to conduct certain poker tournaments as licensed games of chance fund-raisers. Read more...

S949-2009: Relates to notice and filing of application for a real property tax exemption for senior citizens sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: REAL PROPERTY TAXATION | Search
Provides additional notice of the real property tax exemption for senior citizens under section 467 of the real property tax law and requires municipal corporations to permit late filings within 60 days of the statutory deadline from persons previously granted such exemption. Read more...

S950-2009: Enacts the "New York safe neighborhood and investment act of 2009"; gang activity, community service, funds for Advantage after-school, tax credits; appropriation sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: CODES | Search
Enacts the "New York safe neighborhood and investment act" relating to crimes and penalties for gang activity, to graduation requirements for high school community service, to tax credits to lending institutions making investments in or contributions to certain programs promoting community service and safe neighborhoods; makes an appropriation to the office of children and family services to the credit of the local assistance account fund for the Advantage after-school program which promotes community service and anti-gang education programs in elementary and secondary schools in districts at high risk for gang related activity and violence. Read more...

S951-2009: sponsored by JOHNSON C
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Requires fingerprinting of prospective employees of special education schools and special act school districts for purposes of a criminal background check; defines "special education school"; defines "special act school district"; and allows school to establish procedures for conditional appointment or emergency conditional appointment of prospective employees of the school. Read more...

S951A-2009: Requires fingerprinting of prospective employees of special education schools and special act school districts for purposes of a criminal background check sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Requires fingerprinting of prospective employees of special education schools and special act school districts for purposes of a criminal background check; defines "special education school"; defines "special act school district"; and allows school to establish procedures for conditional appointment or emergency conditional appointment of prospective employees of the school. Read more...

S951B-2009: Requires fingerprinting of prospective employees of special education schools and special act school districts for purposes of a criminal background check sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Requires fingerprinting of prospective employees of special education schools and special act school districts for purposes of a criminal background check; defines "special education school"; defines "special act school district"; and allows school to establish procedures for conditional appointment or emergency conditional appointment of prospective employees of the school. Read more...

S952-2009: Creates the Long Island workforce housing incentive program sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Search
Creates the Long Island workforce housing incentive program; requires a local government that approves a subdivision plat or site plan for five or more residential units to require the set aside of at least ten percent of such units for affordable workforce housing, the payment of a fee to be used to provide affordable workforce housing or the provision of other lands for such purpose. Read more...

S953-2009: Requires resolutions be passed prior to the metropolitan transportation authority's approval for improvements to the mainline railroad track for the purposes of building a third track sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Requires resolutions be passed prior to the metropolitan transportation authority's approval for improvements to the mainline railroad track for the purposes of building a third track. Read more...

S954-2009: Allows modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income for the purposes of tax on personal income by exempting any amount considered debt forgiveness sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Allows modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income for the purposes of tax on personal income for amounts considered by the United States internal revenue service to be debt forgiveness regarding the sale by foreclosure proceeding of any taxpayer's primary residence. Read more...

S955-2009: Enacts the New York state fair pay act sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: LABOR | Search
Enacts the "New York State fair pay act"; provides that it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, race and/or national origin by paying different wages. Read more...

S956-2009: Creates a crime for making a false bomb threat in or upon a school sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: CODES | Search
Creates a crime for making a false bomb threat in or upon a school; makes such crime a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and class E felony for multiple offenses. Read more...

S957-2009: Relates to identifying the incidence and needs of those affected by autism spectrum disorder in this state and requiring training of education personnel sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Relates to identifying the incidence and needs of those affected by autism spectrum disorder in this state and requiring training of education personnel. Read more...

S958A-2009: sponsored by JOHNSON C
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Prohibits an employer or licensing agency, because of the actual or perceived status of an individual as a victim of domestic violence or stalking, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment an individual or to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment. Read more...

S958-2009: sponsored by JOHNSON C
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Prohibits an employer or licensing agency, because of the actual or perceived status of an individual as a victim of domestic violence or stalking, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment an individual or to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment. Read more...

S958B-2009: Provides that a person may not be discriminated against for being a domestic violence victim sponsored by JOHNSON C
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Prohibits an employer or licensing agency, because of the actual or perceived status of an individual as a victim of domestic violence or stalking, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment an individual or to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment. Read more...

S959-2009: Requires sentences for two or more crimes, when one crime is assault or homicide, to run consecutively sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires the sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively, when one of such crimes is an assault or a homicide; eliminates restrictions on the aggregate length of consecutive sentences for class A felonies and violent felony offenses. Read more...

S960B-2009: Relates to providing health insurance coverage to domestic partners of insured persons sponsored by JOHNSON C
Committee: INSURANCE | Search
Requires insurers providing family health insurance coverage to offer coverage for the domestic partner of an insured person according to qualification standards to be adopted by the superintendent. Read more...

S960-2009: sponsored by JOHNSON C
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Requires insurers providing family health insurance coverage to offer coverage for the domestic partner of an insured person according to qualification standards to be adopted by the superintendent. Read more...