[{"type":"bill","id":"A40-2011","title":"Restricts transfers by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $500 and to any party committee or constituted committee to $1000","summary":"Restricts transfers of funds by political committees of candidates to committees of other candidates to $500 annually; and to any party committee or constituted committee to $1000 annually; imposes a fine of at least $1000 but not more than $5000 for violations thereof.","billno":"A40-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"ELECTION LAW"},{"type":"bill","id":"A195-2011","title":"Requires entities advertising for political purposes to disclose in such advertisements the source thereof","summary":"Requires entities advertising for or against political candidates, ballot proposals, amendments, or such proceedings to disclose in such advertisements the source thereof; trade associations must disclose top 3 contributors; defines trade association.","billno":"A195-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"ELECTION LAW"},{"type":"bill","id":"A196-2011","title":"Prohibits certain elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional convention","summary":"Prohibits the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, any state legislator, any elected county, city, town or village official, or any person who currently holds elective office from serving as a delegate to the constitutional convention.","billno":"A196-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"ELECTION LAW"},{"type":"bill","id":"A310-2011","title":"Amends provisions relating to the financing of charter schools to provide for financing by the state","summary":"Amends provisions relating to the financing of charter schools to provide for financing by the state rather than local school districts.","billno":"A310-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"A432-2011","title":"Requires sanitation workers to receive certain training","summary":"Requires sanitation workers to receive certain training; requires the department of labor to establish certain regulations related thereto.","billno":"A432-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"WAYS AND MEANS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A433-2011","title":"Requires the state board of elections to maintain on its official website electronic voter registration forms which contain the county board of elections' address","summary":"Requires the state board of elections to maintain on its official website electronic voter registration forms which contain the county board of elections' address.","billno":"A433-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"ELECTION LAW"},{"type":"bill","id":"A440-2011","title":"Provides that trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility be given peace officer status","summary":"Provides that trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility be given peace officer status but shall not carry or possess a firearm.","billno":"A440-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A442A-2011","title":"Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors","summary":"Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors.","billno":"A442A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A442-2011","title":"Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors","summary":"Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors.","billno":"A442-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A443-2011","title":"Regulates and requires issuance of raincheck by retailer where advertised merchandise is not available for sale","summary":"Mandates that any article of merchandise advertised, and not available throughout advertised period, must be supplied at advertised price by seller within sixty days from the date the purchaser of such article is notified of its availability; specifies terms of raincheck and limited exceptions.","billno":"A443-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A719-2011","title":"Provides that parent or guardian shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school","summary":"Provides that parent or person in parental relation shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school; such notice shall be sent prior to April first in the year that the child is to attend the charter school in September, or within thirty days of establishing residence in the school district; provides exemption to such provisions in a city school district in a city of one million or more inhabitants.","billno":"A719-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"A719A-2011","title":"Provides that parent or person in parental relation shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school","summary":"Provides that parent or person in parental relation shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school; such notice shall be sent prior to April first in the year that the child is to attend the charter school in September, or within thirty days of establishing residence in the school district; provides exemption to such provisions in a city school district in a city of one million or more inhabitants.","billno":"A719A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"A854-2011","title":"Expands the products which may be purchased for public use","summary":"Expands the products which may be purchased for public use by including renewable energy resources; further increases the cost premium percentage of a product deemed reasonably competitive.","billno":"A854-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A855-2011","title":"Clarifies the qualification of member items, authorizes the review of violations of the qualification of member items, and requiring that member items be fully itemized","summary":"Clarifies the appropriation and qualification of member items, authorizes the legislative ethics commission to review violations of the qualification of member items, and requires that all member items be fully itemized.","billno":"A855-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A876-2011","title":"Requires disclosure of campaign contributions to judges by parties in an action and their counsel","summary":"Requires disclosure of campaign contributions to judges by parties in an action and their counsel; authorizes the chief administrative judge of the state of New York to promulgate rules and regulations that require immediately upon the assignment of a matter to a judge, parties and their counsel disclose any campaign contributions made to such judge; further requires the attorney or counselor to disclose any campaign contribution made to such judge.","billno":"A876-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"JUDICIARY"},{"type":"bill","id":"A877-2011","title":"Establishes a personal income tax credit for portion of residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the household gross income","summary":"Establishes a personal income tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the taxpayer's household gross income; provides that the taxpayer shall have resided in such residential real property for not less than 5 years; provides that such credit shall not apply to taxpayers who have claimed the real property tax circuit breaker credit during the taxable year.","billno":"A877-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"WAYS AND MEANS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A1535-2011","title":"Establishes the \"Address Confidentiality Act\" which allows state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of certain victims of abuse","summary":"Establishes the \"Address Confidentiality Act\" which allows state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of certain victims of abuse.","billno":"A1535-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A1536-2011","title":"Requires paper ballots have a box, oval or other marking area that the voter may intentionally fill in to alert the voting system that any and all undervotes on the ballot have been done so intentionally","summary":"Requires paper ballots have a box, oval or other marking area that the voter may intentionally fill in to alert the voting system that any and all undervotes on the ballot have been done so intentionally; allows the system to cast the ballot without returning an \"undervote error message\" to the voter.","billno":"A1536-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"ELECTION LAW"},{"type":"bill","id":"A1592-2011","title":"Restricts the imposition of unfunded mandates on local governments","summary":"Restricts the imposition of additional unfunded mandates on local governments by the state until such time as those mandates are fully funded by the state; provides for certain exceptions; provides that a three-fifths majority in each house shall override this restriction.","billno":"A1592-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A1904-2011","title":"Allows for electronic court appearance in any county of the state, except an appearance at a hearing or trial","summary":"Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after consultation with counsel, consent on the record; provides that the chief administrator of the courts must first approve the use of such electronic appearance.","billno":"A1904-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Galef","committee":"CODES"}]