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Keith L.T. Wright
Assembly District 70
Chair, Labor Committee
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A00430Restricts the availability and use of the entirety of a person's social security number
A00485Provides for the establishment of police training high schools in certain city school districts and provides for further education and employment
A00486Establishes regional boards of governors throughout New York state to review certain practices and procedures affecting the funeral directing industry
A00487Provides for public assistance eligibility requirements for persons with AIDS or HIV-related illnesses and the expiration thereof
A00488Directs the president of the state civil service commission to publish reports annually relating to diversity within state government
A00502Requires 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
A00503Relates to preventing the unnecessary removal of children from a custodial parent who is the victim of domestic violence
A00504Prohibits the sale of mature and violent video games to minors
A00505Provides that a community board may suspend a license and require the state liquor authority to institute proceedings against a licensee for disruptive behavior
A00506Requires tenants in housing court to be given certain information in bold print at the end of any petition for eviction
A00507Establishes tenants' right to offset rental payments by the cost of certain emergency repairs
A00570Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects for tenant group meetings without the imposition of a fee
A00573Provides 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
A00579Relates to benefits and eligibility under the real property tax circuit breaker credit
A00581Provides a tax credit to people who rent their residences within N.Y. city
A00585Provides for reduction in private passenger automobile insurance premiums for participation in an official police department or other anti-theft program
A00586Authorizes the city to reconvey certain properties to Debora Unger and Anthony Marcus
A00619Requires certification notice to tenant when rent is paid by human resources administration
A00620Authorizes the local enactment of a residency requirement upon certain employees in New York city
A00621Provides 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
A00622Increases the availability of emergency rent assistance to include grants for individuals at 200% or less of the poverty line
A00623Eliminates the imposition of the death penalty for conviction of murder in the first degree; repealer
A00637Provides tax credit for employers of workers who were receiving public assistance immediately preceding such employment
A00638Imposes fines on landlords who make false monetary claims in non-payment proceedings and requires dismissal of the proceeding
A00639Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority
A00640Creates a state urban pesticide board to study and report on the application of pesticides in urban areas; requires alternative pesticide training
A00641Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts
A00783Establishes a child care tax credit
A01784Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major capital improvements in certain multiple dwellings
A01786Prohibits the use of live human subjects as surgical subjects as part of state dental professional licensing examination
A01834Provides 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
A01847Permits tenants or residents of limited profit housing to copy financial documents pertaining to their projects, subject to a reasonable charge therefor
A01848Clarifies 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
A01849Refers to delivery by mail service with respect to secretary of treasury of United States and state board of elections and designations
A01850Provides that certain renovated individual properties which contain four to six dwelling units would continue to be treated as class one properties
A01851Establishes rental vouchers for working families
A01852Relates to the definition of employment as it concerns professional models; repealer
A01853Provides 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
A01854Repeals subdivision 3 of section 117 of the social services law relating to public assistance benefits to or for new residents
A01855Prohibits 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
A01856Requires 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
A01857Regulates the rate for dental services in medicaid managed care
A01897Requires milk produced by cows fed, injected with or administered growth hormones to be so labeled
A01898Provides 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
A01931Creates the people's history project to foster the recognition of heretofore overlooked personages, sites, and events of historical significance
A01932Requires public officers and bodies to provide interpreters and assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired at public hearings under certain conditions
A01933Repeals paragraph d of subdivision six of section 661 of the education law
A01934Requires the department of labor to restore the New York state unemployment insurance telephone claims center to lower Manhattan
A01935Authorizes N.Y. police commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations directing uniforms of auxiliary police officer differ from those of the regular police force
A01936Limits confidentiality of information given certified collective bargaining representative by public employer of work experience program to participant identity
A02187Creates crime of tampering with a taximeter
A02188Relates to establishing the children's ounce of prevention fund from revenues received through the stock transfer tax
A02190Establishes ethical standards for prosecutors
A02191Relates to the disposition of scholarships declined by a student or revoked; provides for the granting of such scholarship to the next most qualified student
A02192Permits jury to consider lesser included offenses when it is unable to agree on a greater offense
A02193Relates to requirements for seizure of private property for public use under a plan or urban redevelopment or urban renewal
A02194Requires that payments of child support be paid into an escrow account until a determination of filiation has been made
A02195Extends the requirements for property condition disclosure statements to sales of condominiums and cooperative apartments
A02196Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest and establishes educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizures
A02197Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses
A02198Prohibits landlords from charging potential tenants application fees greater than the actual cost of a credit check or other related services paid by the landlord
A02199Provides for tuberculosis screenings outreach and services in epidemic areas and makes an appropriation therefor
A02200Requires collateral loan brokers, upon the request of the pawnor, to hold the pledged goods for an additional 3 months after the initial 4 months
A02201Provides civil penalties for violations of article 5 of the labor law concerning meal period and day of rest provisions
A02202Creates the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; repealer
A02249Authorizes the formation of the Heights heritage area; repealer
A02250Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials
A02287Relates to the repayment, in certain circumstances, of grant money awarded under the JOBS Now program and grant money issued by an industrial development agency
A02288Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling
A02471Allows for baccalaureate and advanced degree programs and certain educational and training activity to count towards the work participation rate
A02607Enacts the community notification and empowerment act which provides criteria for siting state facilities in N.Y. city
A02608Prohibits the use of a video mobile telephone within the premises of a health club and the dissemination of images so derived
A02629Relates to land use review procedures
A02813Establishes a program in the department of health to arrange for the provision of services to the disabled in the most integrated setting
A02925Makes 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
A02926Enacts the Housing New York Program for the twenty-first century
A02927Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate
A02957Provides factors and requirements to be considered and followed when health care practitioner's diagnosis differs from treating health care practitioner as to disability
A02958Relates to the profession of parent-coordinators in the city of New York
A02959Authorizes distinctive license plates to be issued to Hispanic and African-American veterans
A02960Relates to the ownership status of transit facilities
A02961Establishes the home ownership assistance program
A02962Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds
A02963Prohibits the use of funds and property of any public authority or commission to influence the outcome of an election, constitutional amendment or proposition
A02964Relates to identity theft; clarifies personal identifying information and what acts constitute the offense of identity theft
A02965Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing
A02966Provides 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
A02967Permits New York city department of social services to participate in proceedings in housing part of civil court
A02968Requires stops and stop signs at the exits of parking garages in N.Y. city
A02969Authorizes 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
A02970Defines as aggravated harassment in the third degree photographing persons entering or leaving reproductive health care services facilities
A02972Codifies as an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence statements made under the belief of impending death
A02974Changes reporting requirements for public utilities to the names and addresses of those stockholders with 10% or more of voting capital stock
A02975Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state
A02976Relates to an order of recognizance or bail
A02977Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of crimes involving automated teller machines
A03021Provides 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
A03073Provides for court-ordered rent abatement where the landlord fails to make repairs
A03102Provides for funding for a sound basic education
A03221Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of permanent orders of protection issued annually
A03222Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care
A03284Establishes protections for those who enter certain personal service contracts
A03285Provides for preference for certain N.Y. state domiciliaries in the awarding of contracts for public work
A03286Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status
A03288Prohibits foreign banking corporations from issuing payday loans
A03422Requires 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
A03423Clarifies conciliation procedures in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements
A03424Requires the commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent before allowing experimental drug testing on certain children
A03425Increases the earned income disregard and repeals the one hundred eighty-five percent standard of need for public assistance applicants; repealer
A03427Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to provide vision screening and educational information
A03488Provides for the financing and construction of capital facilities for a certain not-for-profit corporation
A04294Relates to bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation and donation registration, and creates the anatomical gift, bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell
A04295Establishes a statewide minimum payscale for certain election inspectors and coordinators and provides that counties assume payment of such workers
A04382Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct
A04512Provides that in proceedings to review real property assessments in N.Y. city assessing method, capitalization rate, etc. must be disclosed
A04513Provides a definition for the term corporation for purposes of political contributions
A04514Prohibits 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
A04515Authorizes 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
A04575Prohibits a person who is an elected party official from being an election inspector
A04576Establishes 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
A04577Prohibits the investment of public employee retirement funds in companies doing business with the Republic of Sudan or its instrumentalities
A04838Relates to the location and management of charter schools and the enrollment of students at charter schools
A04839Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances
A04840Requires 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
A04841Authorizes a sentence of conditional discharge pending completion of a substance abuse treatment program for first and second time drug possessors
A04842Provides that child in foster care freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by an attorney until adoption
A04843Authorizes the city of New York to release its interest in certain real property to the person or persons who would have inherited said property from Enola Walker
A04844Provides income tax incentives in New York city for the creation of jobs
A04845Directs the commissioner of labor to establish the form and content for contracts for the employment of domestic workers
A04846Requires family court judges to order counseling for children as direct or indirect victims in family offense proceeding, where there is a demonstrated need
A04847Clarifies the division of probation and correctional alternatives authority to promulgate rules and regulations
A04848Authorizes county boards of elections to restrict certain write-in balloting in primary elections for party races
A04849Relates to protecting constitutional or civil rights of non-degree granting proprietary schools and their owners
A04850Changes the name of practitioners of podiatry from podiatrists to podiatric physicians
A04911Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor
A04912Clarifies the applicability of the election law where inconsistent provisions exist in other state statutes
A04913Limits the increase in a property's assessed value for assessment rolls in 2005 and thereafter
A04914Relates to financial contributions by recipients of temporary housing assistance
A04915Establishes mandatory reporting of alleged incidents of abuse, mistreatment or neglect of residents in assisted living and adult care facilities
A05002Requires the commissioner of labor to promulgate rules and regulations directing employers to provide notice to employees eligible for the earned income tax credit
A05003Requires 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
A05004Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol
A05005Authorizes a person to petition for expungement of records of arrest, investigation, detention and computer databases in certain instances
A05017Authorizes court to make an order of child support in child protection proceedings
A05018Authorizes an application for permission to appeal to the court of appeals from an order concerning a change of venue
A05019Establishes 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
A05046Relates to bias related criminal activity
A05055Establishes procedure and standards for determining an employee was unjustly dismissed; provides remedy for unjust dismissal
A05065Regulates the use of human subjects for medical research and experimentation
A05299Relates to identity theft; petitions for determination of factual innocence, issuance of identity theft passports and identity theft credit reports
A05300Provides for the dissemination of rule making information through electronic media
A05301Provides for the confidentiality of electronic toll information
A05302Requires mortgagee banks to provide notice to mortgagors when personal mortgage insurance is no longer required
A05303Relates to finger imaging of certain persons receiving food stamps
A06130Enacts the New York state fair pay act
A06136Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state
A06137Relates to increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance
A06138Expands eligibility for unemployment benefits; repealer
A06139Provides unemployment benefits to workers who are partially unemployed; repealer
A06143Relates to the inclusion of certain off-site custom fabrication as public work for the purposes of payment of prevailing wage
A06241Directs the office of minority health to establish a program of data collection for the assessment of health and health care of minorities in N.Y. state
A06294Relates to application of guidelines for medical treatment for injured workers
A06673Enacts the "Higher Education Employment Protection Act"
A06894Clarifies methods for the payment of wages and authorizes the payment of wages by use of payroll cards
A06970Enacts the "roadway excavation quality assurance act"
A06971Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report illegal business activities
A06972Enacts the "school workplace violence prevention act"
A07179Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists
A07375Relates to agreements to which the state or a public benefit corporation or a municipal corporation or a commission appointed pursuant to law is a party
A07508Requires workers comp hearings and pre-hearing conferences to be stenographically recorded by a stenographer in the employ of the workers' compensation board
A07758Relates to public notification of a reduction in force of any fire district, municipal, town or other local fire department
A07830Prohibits hiring discrimination by employers, employment agencies and licensing agencies based upon an individual's unemployment status
A08008Relates to the powers of the public employment relations board to investigate unfair labor practices
A08086Enacts the "regional labor protection act of 2012"
A08197Creates a private right of action against non-compliant employers
A08236Enacts the broadcast employees' freedom to work act; repealer
A08359Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators
A08494Establishes a hospitality gift fund for the homeless
A08509Extends authorization of certain groups to self-insure for workers' compensation liability
A08997Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee"
A09148Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto
A09195Increases unemployment insurance benefits
A09551Expands 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
A09657Extends the provisions of chapter 517 of the laws of 2011 relating to the rates of payment for the treatment and care of injured employees by two years
A09723Relates to the reorganization of the NYC school district
A09749Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material
A09832Extends provisions of chapter 678 of the laws of 2007 relating to contracts for public work and building service work
A09995Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees
A10160Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to workers' compensation rate service organizations
A10238Extends the provisions of chapter 831 of the laws of 1981, amending the labor law relating to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings
A10253Relates to subpoenas in proceedings before the public employment relations board; repealer
A10316Requires quarterly financial statements on a calendar year basis for the state insurance fund (SIF); repealer

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