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S53-2013:
Requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check
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PERALTA
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires employees of dealers in firearms to submit to state and national criminal background checks. Read more...
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires employees of dealers in firearms to submit to state and national criminal background checks. Read more...
S54-2013:
Relates to voting rights in cooperative apartments
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PERALTA
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides that the sponsor of a cooperative apartment building or condominium units may not continue to sit on the board or to vote after the transfer to the cooperative corporation or condominium ownership. Read more...
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides that the sponsor of a cooperative apartment building or condominium units may not continue to sit on the board or to vote after the transfer to the cooperative corporation or condominium ownership. Read more...
S55-2013:
Relates to the payment of winning lottery tickets
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PERALTA
Committee: RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING | Search
Relates to the payment of winning lottery tickets. Read more...
Committee: RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING | Search
Relates to the payment of winning lottery tickets. Read more...
S56-2013:
Relates to consumer protection from deceptive acts and practices
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PERALTA
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Relates to consumer protection from deceptive acts and practices; increases damages and directs consumers on bringing an action for such deceptive acts and practices. Read more...
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Relates to consumer protection from deceptive acts and practices; increases damages and directs consumers on bringing an action for such deceptive acts and practices. Read more...
S57-2013:
Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state
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PERALTA
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state. Read more...
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state. Read more...
S58-2013:
Authorizes credit unions to participate in the excelsior linked deposit program and raises the limit on the amount permitted to be on deposit at any given time
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PERALTA
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Authorizes credit unions to participate in the excelsior linked deposit program and raises the limit on the amount permitted to be on deposit at any given time. Read more...
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Authorizes credit unions to participate in the excelsior linked deposit program and raises the limit on the amount permitted to be on deposit at any given time. Read more...
S59-2013:
Increases civil penalties for violations of building maintenance standards within the city of New York
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PERALTA
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Increases civil penalties for violations of state and local laws which pertain to building maintenance and operation within the city of New York. Read more...
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Increases civil penalties for violations of state and local laws which pertain to building maintenance and operation within the city of New York. Read more...
S60-2013:
Increases to $10,000 the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each child during a taxable year
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PERALTA
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Increases the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each beneficiary thereof during a taxable year. Read more...
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Increases the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each beneficiary thereof during a taxable year. Read more...
S61-2013:
Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period
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PERALTA
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period. Read more...
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period. Read more...
S62-2013:
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools
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PERALTA
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; provides for a report to the governor and the legislature on the program; enacts the "gun violence prevention act". Read more...
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade; provides for a report to the governor and the legislature on the program; enacts the "gun violence prevention act". Read more...
S64-2013:
Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest
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PERALTA
Committee: LABOR | Search
Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest like other employees in New York State. Read more...
Committee: LABOR | Search
Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest like other employees in New York State. Read more...
S65-2013:
Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees
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PERALTA
Committee: LABOR | Search
Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees. Read more...
Committee: LABOR | Search
Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees. Read more...
S67-2013:
Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"
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PERALTA
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a purchaser, borrower or debtor; establishes a notice of lawsuit which must be mailed to the defendant in such a cause of action; establishes certain requirements for the complaint in such an action; provides for arbitration of such actions; requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their initial debt collection correspondence; such notice would contain information such as who and when a principal creditor may contact a debtor about the debt owed as well as the fact that a principal creditor cannot disclose information affecting a consumer debtor's reputation for creditworthiness if the principal creditor knows or has reason to know such information is false; applies to consumer rather than commercial debts. Read more...
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a purchaser, borrower or debtor; establishes a notice of lawsuit which must be mailed to the defendant in such a cause of action; establishes certain requirements for the complaint in such an action; provides for arbitration of such actions; requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their initial debt collection correspondence; such notice would contain information such as who and when a principal creditor may contact a debtor about the debt owed as well as the fact that a principal creditor cannot disclose information affecting a consumer debtor's reputation for creditworthiness if the principal creditor knows or has reason to know such information is false; applies to consumer rather than commercial debts. Read more...
S68-2013:
Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition
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PERALTA
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition; establishes fines for violations of this requirement and provides for an affirmative defense if the dealer had a certification from the manufacturer. Read more...
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition; establishes fines for violations of this requirement and provides for an affirmative defense if the dealer had a certification from the manufacturer. Read more...
S70-2013:
Creates council on affordable housing within executive department and requires comprehensive planning and construction of low and moderate income housing
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PERALTA
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Creates a fair sharing housing act and a council on affordable housing within the executive department; provides for planning and construction of low and moderate income housing in accordance with regional considerations; provides that no municipality may enact any zoning regulation that would inhibit or make economically infeasible the development of affordable housing. Read more...
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Creates a fair sharing housing act and a council on affordable housing within the executive department; provides for planning and construction of low and moderate income housing in accordance with regional considerations; provides that no municipality may enact any zoning regulation that would inhibit or make economically infeasible the development of affordable housing. Read more...
S71-2013:
Enables senior citizens to cash social security checks without maintaining an account at the bank honoring such check
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PERALTA
Committee: BANKS | Search
Directs every banking organization or foreign banking corporation transacting business in this state to cash properly endorsed social security checks presented by the payee, upon sufficient identification, notwithstanding the fact that such payee does not maintain an account with such organization or corporation, upon proof that such payee is sixty-two years of age or older; defines "sufficient identification". Read more...
Committee: BANKS | Search
Directs every banking organization or foreign banking corporation transacting business in this state to cash properly endorsed social security checks presented by the payee, upon sufficient identification, notwithstanding the fact that such payee does not maintain an account with such organization or corporation, upon proof that such payee is sixty-two years of age or older; defines "sufficient identification". Read more...
S72-2013:
Requires police officers and peace officers to report any discharge of their weapon to the agency which employs them
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PERALTA
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires every police officer and peace officer to report every discharge of his or her weapon, regardless of whether he or she is on duty, to the law enforcement agency which employs such officer; such provisions shall not apply to target shooting or hunting; failure to report is a class A misdemeanor. Read more...
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires every police officer and peace officer to report every discharge of his or her weapon, regardless of whether he or she is on duty, to the law enforcement agency which employs such officer; such provisions shall not apply to target shooting or hunting; failure to report is a class A misdemeanor. Read more...
S73-2013:
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
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PERALTA
Committee: BANKS | Search
Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage. Read more...
Committee: BANKS | Search
Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage. Read more...
S74-2013:
Requires the payment of prevailing wages on certain state university of New York construction projects
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PERALTA
Committee: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT | Search
Requires the payment of prevailing wages on construction projects involving the state university of New York, the dormitory authority or the state university construction fund and any third party. Read more...
Committee: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT | Search
Requires the payment of prevailing wages on construction projects involving the state university of New York, the dormitory authority or the state university construction fund and any third party. Read more...
S75-2013:
Relates to unemployment insurance benefits for professional employment by certain educational institutions
sponsored by
PERALTA
Committee: LABOR | Search
Provides that an offer of employment or assignment made to a part-time faculty employee by a higher education institution which is contingent on enrollment, funding, or programmatic changes shall not constitute reasonable assurance of continued employment. Read more...
Committee: LABOR | Search
Provides that an offer of employment or assignment made to a part-time faculty employee by a higher education institution which is contingent on enrollment, funding, or programmatic changes shall not constitute reasonable assurance of continued employment. Read more...
