Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 18, 2012 |
signed chap.111 |
Jul 06, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
May 31, 2012 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.964 substituted for s502a |
May 31, 2012 |
substituted by a759a |
May 30, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.964 |
Mar 12, 2012 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 09, 2012 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Mar 05, 2012 |
notice of committee consideration - withdrawn |
Feb 21, 2012 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 05, 2012 |
print number 502a |
Jan 05, 2012 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Mar 31, 2011 |
committee discharged and committed to energy and telecommunications |
Feb 22, 2011 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S502
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A759 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S502 - Details
2011-S502 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S502 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program and making technical changes thereto; and to repeal section 221 of such law relating to the legislative intent underlying the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To make technical amendments to certain sections of the elder law. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 222 of the Elder Law. Makes technical corrections by moving the legislative intent for the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program from section 221, where it was separated from the program, into section 222 where the program is established. Section 2. Repeals section 221 of the Elder law. Section 3. Amends section 203, subdivision 8 of the Elder Law. Renumbers subdivision 8 to subdivision 9. EXISTING LAW: This bill makes technical corrections to current law.
2011-S502 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 502 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program and making technical changes thereto; and to repeal section 221 of such law relating to the legislative intent underlying the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 222 of the elder law is amended to read as follows: S 222. Senior citizen energy packaging pilot program. 1. (A) THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THE STATE'S SENIOR CITIZENS LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. IN MANY CASES, ENERGY COSTS REACH OR EXCEED THIRTY PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THESE FACTORS MAKE ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF LOW INCOME ELDERLY CRUCIAL. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN UNDER-UTILIZED BY SUCH CITIZENS BECAUSE OF SUCH FACTORS AS REDUCED MOBILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ISOLATION, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MAZE OF SERVICES AVAILABLE. (B) THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE DECLARES THAT A PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST SUCH CITIZENS TO CONSERVE ENERGY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE AGING. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER DECLARES THAT SUCH A PROGRAM WILL FURTHER THE ENERGY CONSERVATION OBJEC- TIVES OF THE STATE AND SHOULD BE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY PETROLEUM OVER- CHARGE RESTITUTION FUNDS. 2. Within the amounts appropriated therefor, the office shall estab- lish guidelines for and administer a senior citizen energy packaging pilot program to be carried out by county offices for the aging in the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Broome, Erie, and Tompkins and such other counties as funds may allow. Wherever possible, such program shall be EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03336-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S502A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S502A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S502A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the elder law, in relation to the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program and making technical changes thereto; and to repeal section 221 of such law relating to the legislative intent underlying the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To make technical amendments to certain sections of the elder law SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 222 of the Elder Law. Makes technical corrections by moving the legislative intent for the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program from section 221, where it was separated from the program, into section 222 where the program is established. Section 2. Repeals section 221 of the Elder Law Section 3. Effective Date EXISTING LAW: This bill makes technical corrections to current law.
2011-S502A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 502--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program and making technical changes thereto; and to repeal section 221 of such law relating to the legislative intent underlying the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 222 of the elder law is amended to read as follows: S 222. Senior citizen energy packaging pilot program. 1. (A) THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THE STATE'S SENIOR CITIZENS LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. IN MANY CASES, ENERGY COSTS REACH OR EXCEED THIRTY PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THESE FACTORS MAKE ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF LOW INCOME ELDERLY CRUCIAL. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN UNDER-UTILIZED BY SUCH CITIZENS BECAUSE OF SUCH FACTORS AS REDUCED MOBILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ISOLATION, AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MAZE OF SERVICES AVAILABLE. (B) THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE DECLARES THAT A PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST SUCH CITIZENS TO CONSERVE ENERGY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE AGING. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER DECLARES THAT SUCH A PROGRAM WILL FURTHER THE ENERGY CONSERVATION OBJEC- TIVES OF THE STATE AND SHOULD BE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY PETROLEUM OVER- CHARGE RESTITUTION FUNDS. 2. Within the amounts appropriated therefor, the office shall estab- lish guidelines for and administer a senior citizen energy packaging pilot program to be carried out by county offices for the aging in the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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