Provides that the New York city housing authority shall not be required to pay for sanitation services provided to the New York city housing authority by the city of New York. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires notice of cancellation or non-renewal of property/casualty insurance policies to be sent by an insurer to an insured by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: INSURANCE

Requires notice of any ex parte communications or visits before the public service commission by a party to a hearing or investigation be given in writing to any affected party and to give such affected parties an opportunity to respond. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Establishes the counties of residence that eleven additional judges previously authorized to serve on the civil court of the city of New York shall be elected from. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: JUDICIARY

Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program for both comprehensive and catastrophic coverages to no more than five percent of the eligible participant's gross income. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: AGING

Exempts voluntary ambulance service or rescue squads from tolls on any highway, bridge, tunnel or other toll on the NYS thruway while responding to an emergency or furnishing voluntary ambulance services. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Permits licensed physician, visiting nurse, nurse, physical therapist or chiropractor to park where parking is prohibited if vehicle is identified by special placard; permits such parking for a period not to exceed 1 hour while attending to a patient in the immediate vicinity. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Makes reclassification of rent controlled dwelling retroactive to time of decrease in income of members of household of dwelling. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: AGING

Requires court review of domestic violence bail applications. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CODES

Expands definition of place of public accommodation, resort or amusement in relation to unlawful discriminatory practices. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Enacts the victim notification act to provide crime victims with the right of notification of the criminal justice process and other matters affecting their interests as a crime victim; enacts procedures to implement such right and details the specific information to be made available to the crime victim; requires police officers and district attorneys or employees of district attorneys to provide victims to the best of their ability with information about financial and social services assistance available. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CODES

Provides for the mandatory revocation of a driver's license for certain convictions under the penal law, followed by a period of one year of operating with a probationary license; such license would permit operation of a vehicle for employment, education, medical and dental purposes only. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Requires registered professional nurses to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing within ten years of their initial licensure; provides exemptions for those currently licensed or enrolled in nursing programs. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides that the tax abatements for certain rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens commonly known as the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) shall be applicable where the rent constitutes more than one-fourth rather than one-third of the tenant's income. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: AGING

Prohibits evictions for non-payment of rent in summary proceedings where a tenant of a multiple dwelling with 6 or more units has registered a complaint with a local rent office unless the court or local rent office has found that such complaint was without merit or the grounds for the complaint no longer exist or the court finds that rent should have been paid notwithstanding such complaint; provides that court may order eviction if it finds the complaint was made frivolously or with intent to defraud. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires drug manufacturers to collect unused and expired drugs from hospitals and residential health care facilities for environmentally sound disposal thereof. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HEALTH

Relates to creating a forty-eight hour grace period from due date of credit card bill. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Provides that for public works contracts involving an expenditure of $20,000 or more and purchase contracts for $10,000 or more a responsible bidder who is a New York state resident, firm or corporation and who is within two percent of the bid of the lowest responsible bidder may be awarded the contract; provides that where two or more qualify according to such provisions, the contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Restricts access to records kept by the surrogate's court for business or commercial purposes; makes certain exceptions; and requires any person seeking access to books or records of the court to complete a form which shall disclose such person's name, address, telephone number and purpose of such access. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: JUDICIARY

Regulates use of pesticides on public and private school grounds for aesthetic purposes. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION