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Keith L.T. Wright
Assembly District 70
Chair, Housing Committee
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A00038Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto
A02603Eliminates the imposition of the death penalty for conviction of murder in the first degree; repealer
A02657Relates to preventing the unnecessary removal of children from a custodial parent who is the victim of domestic violence
A02658Requires certification notice to tenant when rent is paid by human resources administration
A02659Requires commercial bicyclists in New York city to wear helmets, display the identifier at the rear of the bicycle, and register with the local police precinct
A02660Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care
A02661Authorizes an application for permission to appeal to the court of appeals from an order concerning a change of venue
A02662Authorizes a sentence of conditional discharge pending completion of a substance abuse treatment program for first and second time drug possessors
A02663Prohibits the sale of mature and violent video games to minors
A02664Relates to benefits and eligibility under the real property tax circuit breaker credit
A02665Provides for public assistance eligibility requirements for persons with AIDS or HIV-related illnesses and the expiration thereof
A02666Provides that applicants or recipients for food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program
A02667Authorizes county boards of elections to restrict certain write-in balloting in primary elections for party races
A02668Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with a video monitor or screen that plays pre-recorded programming within view of the operator of such vehicle
A02669Clarifies conciliation procedures in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements
A02670Provides for the financing and construction of capital facilities for a certain not-for-profit corporation
A02671Provides a definition for the term corporation for purposes of political contributions
A02717Authorizes a person to petition for expungement of records of arrest, investigation, detention and computer databases in certain instances
A02718Requires stops and stop signs at the exits of parking garages in N.Y. city
A02719Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists
A02731Provides for court-ordered rent abatement where the landlord fails to make repairs
A02761Relates to land use review procedures
A02767Repeals subdivision 3 of section 117 of the social services law relating to public assistance benefits to or for new residents
A02768Extends the requirements for property condition disclosure statements to sales of condominiums and cooperative apartments
A02769Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state
A02770Establishes the home ownership assistance program
A02771Relates to the profession of parent-coordinators in the city of New York
A02772Authorizes N.Y. police commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations directing uniforms of auxiliary police officer differ from those of the regular police force
A02773Relates to the repayment, in certain circumstances, of grant money awarded under the JOBS Now program and grant money issued by an industrial development agency
A02800Permits jury to consider lesser included offenses when it is unable to agree on a greater offense
A02801Requires mortgagee banks to provide notice to mortgagors when personal mortgage insurance is no longer required
A02802Relates to an order of recognizance or bail
A02803Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct
A02804Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material
A02805Expands the powers and duties of the community district education council and restricts the authority of the city board of education of the city of New York to co-locate schools
A02806Requires persons pledging goods to a collateral loan broker or selling goods to a second hand dealer to sign a written statement sworn to be true
A02807Provides that a community board may suspend a license and require the state liquor authority to institute proceedings against a licensee for disruptive behavior
A02808Requires collateral loan brokers, upon the request of the pawnor, to hold the pledged goods for an additional 3 months after the initial 4 months
A02809Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances
A02810Requires milk produced by cows fed, injected with or administered growth hormones to be so labeled
A02811Relates to the disposition of scholarships declined by a student or revoked; provides for the granting of such scholarship to the next most qualified student
A02812Prohibits the use of a minimum standardized test cut-off score for student admission to the state university of New York and city university of New York
A02813Provides that rates charged by a local exchange telephone company serving over 350,000 access lines shall be equal to the rates of certain other rates charged
A02814Requires family court judges to order counseling for children as direct or indirect victims in family offense proceeding, where there is a demonstrated need
A02815Creates the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; repealer
A02816Enacts the Housing New York Program for the twenty-first century
A02817Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major capital improvements in certain multiple dwellings
A02818Refers to delivery by mail service with respect to secretary of treasury of United States and state board of elections and designations
A02819Establishes a hospitality gift fund for the homeless
A02820Relates to protecting constitutional or civil rights of non-degree granting proprietary schools and their owners
A02821Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses
A02822Changes the name of practitioners of podiatry from podiatrists to podiatric physicians
A02823Establishes regional boards of governors throughout New York state to review certain practices and procedures affecting the funeral directing industry
A02824Provides for the allocation of monies for dental health services in the medicaid managed care program, the child health insurance program and the family health plus program
A02825Prohibits hiring discrimination by employers, employment agencies and licensing agencies based upon an individual's unemployment status
A02826Requires public officers and bodies to provide interpreters and assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired at public hearings under certain conditions
A02828Directs the president of the state civil service commission to publish reports annually relating to diversity within state government
A02829Limits the increase in a property's assessed value for assessment rolls in 2005 and thereafter
A02830Requires the department of labor to restore the New York state unemployment insurance telephone claims center to lower Manhattan
A02831Authorizes courts of record to issue bench warrants for the arrest of persons alleged to have violated an order of protection or temporary order of protection
A02832Requires that payments of child support be paid into an escrow account until a determination of filiation has been made
A02833Provides that upon sale of a limited-profit housing company project, reserve and surplus funds must be held in escrow and dedicated to major capital improvements
A02834Provides for the suspension of public assistance to owners of privately owned residential housing in New York city who are in violation of certain housing standards
A02835Permits tenants or residents of limited profit housing to copy financial documents pertaining to their projects, subject to a reasonable charge therefor
A02836Provides for funding for a sound basic education
A02837Requires a local social services district to accept or deny an application for public assistance no later than thirty days after the date of the application;repealer
A02838Increases the availability of emergency rent assistance to include grants for individuals at 200% or less of the poverty line
A02839Creates the people's history project to foster the recognition of heretofore overlooked personages, sites, and events of historical significance
A02840Relates to establishing the children's ounce of prevention fund from revenues received through the stock transfer tax
A02922Changes reporting requirements for public utilities to the names and addresses of those stockholders with 10% or more of voting capital stock
A02923Relates to the ownership status of transit facilities
A02924Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts
A02925Prohibits the use of funds and property of any public authority or commission to influence the outcome of an election, constitutional amendment or proposition
A02926Repeals paragraph d of subdivision six of section 661 of the education law relating to the eligibility of incarcerated students for general or academic performance awards
A02927Provides that in proceedings to review real property assessments in N.Y. city assessing method, capitalization rate, etc. must be disclosed
A02928Provides that certain renovated individual properties which contain four to six dwelling units would continue to be treated as class one properties
A02929Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects for tenant group meetings without the imposition of a fee
A02930Regulates the rate for dental services in medicaid managed care
A02931Regulates the use of human subjects for medical research and experimentation
A02932Prohibits the use of live human subjects as surgical subjects as part of state dental professional licensing examination
A02933Establishes ethical standards for prosecutors
A02934Provides for the dissemination of rule making information through electronic media
A02935Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest and establishes educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizures
A02936Codifies as an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence statements made under the belief of impending death
A02937Requires court clerk to mail disposition of criminal felony trial to any crime victim not present at time defendant sentenced or acquitted after completion of trial
A02938Prohibits the use of a video mobile telephone within the premises of a health club and the dissemination of images so derived
A02939Relates to identity theft; clarifies personal identifying information and what acts constitute the offense of identity theft
A02940Creates crime of tampering with a taximeter
A02941Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling
A02942Enacts the community notification and empowerment act which provides criteria for siting state facilities in N.Y. city
A02943Provides that appearance enhancement businesses in the city of New York shall be maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of the city health code
A02944Establishes rental vouchers for working families
A02945Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of permanent orders of protection issued annually
A02946Provides for the establishment of police training high schools in certain city school districts and provides for further education and employment
A02947Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of crimes involving automated teller machines
A02948Authorizes the local enactment of a residency requirement upon certain employees in New York city
A02949Provides for preference for certain N.Y. state domiciliaries in the awarding of contracts for public work
A02950Provides tax credit for employers of workers who were receiving public assistance immediately preceding such employment
A02951Restricts the availability and use of the entirety of a person's social security number
A02952Authorizes distinctive license plates to be issued to Hispanic and African-American veterans
A02953Clarifies the division of probation and correctional alternatives authority to promulgate rules and regulations
A02954Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials
A02955Prohibits the investment of public employee retirement funds in companies doing business with the Republic of Sudan or its instrumentalities
A02956Authorizes court to make an order of child support in child protection proceedings
A02957Establishes that the beneficiaries or distributees under a will shall have a right to bring a cause of action against an attorney for the negligent administration of the estate
A02958Relates to requirements for seizure of private property for public use under a plan or urban redevelopment or urban renewal
A02959Imposes fines on landlords who make false monetary claims in non-payment proceedings and requires dismissal of the proceeding
A02960Provides factors and requirements to be considered and followed when health care practitioner's diagnosis differs from treating health care practitioner as to disability
A02961Authorizes the city to reconvey certain properties to Debora Unger and Anthony Marcus
A02962Prohibits foreign banking corporations from issuing payday loans
A02963Clarifies that making a referral of alleged improper conduct of a police officer to district attorney within 48 hours of conduct is not an improper employer practice
A02964Creates a state urban pesticide board to study and report on the application of pesticides in urban areas; requires alternative pesticide training
A02965Makes 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
A02966Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate
A02967Provides a tax credit to people who rent their residences within N.Y. city
A02968Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds
A02969Provides civil penalties for violations of article 5 of the labor law concerning meal period and day of rest provisions
A02970Prohibits a person who is an elected party official from being an election inspector
A03120Provides that a child regardless of age who has lived with a tenant parent for two years or more in a rent-regulated apartment shall be deemed a tenant
A03121Relates to identity theft; petitions for determination of factual innocence, issuance of identity theft passports and identity theft credit reports
A03122Establishes a statewide minimum payscale for certain election inspectors and coordinators and provides that counties assume payment of such workers
A03123Clarifies the applicability of the election law where inconsistent provisions exist in other state statutes
A03124Establishes the "save our sight fund" to be funded with $1 voluntary contributions made upon registration of a motor vehicle and to be used for vision care education
A03125Permits New York city department of social services to participate in proceedings in housing part of civil court
A03126Relates to the reorganization of the NYC school district
A03354Relates to the the exemption from taxation of alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings to eliminate fire and health hazards; repealer
A03368Defines as aggravated harassment in the third degree photographing persons entering or leaving reproductive health care services facilities
A03374Requires the office of children and family services to post on their website a description of the statutory or regulatory violations committed by a day care center
A03404Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing
A03407Prohibits landlords from charging potential tenants application fees greater than the actual cost of a credit check or other related services paid by the landlord
A03410Provides for reduction in private passenger automobile insurance premiums for participation in an official police department or other anti-theft program
A03445Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status
A03450Provides for tuberculosis screenings outreach and services in epidemic areas and makes an appropriation therefor
A03472Limits confidentiality of information given certified collective bargaining representative by public employer of work experience program to participant identity
A03473Allows for baccalaureate and advanced degree programs and certain educational and training activity to count towards the work participation rate
A03475Establishes tenants' right to offset rental payments by the cost of certain emergency repairs
A03546Increases the earned income disregard and repeals the one hundred eighty-five percent standard of need for public assistance applicants; repealer
A03547Provides for the confidentiality of electronic toll information
A03548Requires the commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent before allowing experimental drug testing on certain children
A03550Requires tenants in housing court to be given certain information in bold print at the end of any petition for eviction
A03730Relates to bias related criminal activity
A04056Establishes mandatory reporting of alleged incidents of abuse, mistreatment or neglect of residents in assisted living and adult care facilities
A04057Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to provide vision screening and educational information
A04058Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor
A04059Provides that the sale of real property owned by the N.Y. city housing authority to a private entity must be approved by the state legislature
A04060Provides that child in foster care freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by an attorney until adoption
A04104Establishes a child care tax credit
A04874Relates to the New York city housing authority
A04954Enacts the broadcast employees' freedom to work act; repealer
A05177Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord
A05178Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation
A05233Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators
A05234Enacts the "roadway excavation quality assurance act"
A05235Requires workers comp hearings and pre-hearing conferences to be stenographically recorded by a stenographer in the employ of the workers' compensation board
A05236Creates a private right of action against non-compliant employers
A05237Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee"
A05238Requires the commissioner of labor to promulgate rules and regulations directing employers to provide notice to employees eligible for the earned income tax credit
A05239Directs the commissioner of labor to establish the form and content for contracts for the employment of domestic workers
A05240Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol
A05262Establishes procedure and standards for determining an employee was unjustly dismissed; provides remedy for unjust dismissal
A05263Relates to the definition of employment as it concerns professional models; repealer
A05275Establishes a one year moratorium on actions to foreclose a mortgage
A05473Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease
A05782Makes permanent certain provisions of labor law relating to discrimination against certain employees
A05826Relates to rent adjustments for major capital improvements
A05827Relates to waivers of rent adjustments attributable to major capital improvements
A05828Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract
A05853Authorizes the commissioner of education to require the education department to report on the number and percentage of N.Y. city high school students discharged to GED programs
A05854Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority
A05855Relates to financial contributions by recipients of temporary housing assistance
A05856Authorizes the formation of the Heights heritage area; repealer
A05900Makes a technical correction to the additional real property tax exemption for certain redevelopment company projects
A05927Increases unemployment insurance benefits
A05949Establishes protections for those who enter certain personal service contracts
A05950Relates to application of guidelines for medical treatment for injured workers
A06096Relates to the programs and shows which qualify for the empire state film production credit
A06358Relates to covered employment as a domestic worker for temporary disability benefits

Prime-Sponsored Legislation, Introduced by Rules on Behalf of the Member:
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Co-Sponsored Legislation:
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Co-Sponsored Legislation, Introduced by Rules on Behalf of the Member:
There are no bills of this type.

 
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