Enacts the "health insurance preauthorization disclosure act"; requires health insurance companies to provide participating health care providers with a list of health care treatments and services that require preauthorization from the health insurance company. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: INSURANCE

Enacts the "homeowner mortgage refinance relief act"; exempts from a local mortgage tax or recording tax mortgagors who are refinancing real property; provides that the commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish grounds for qualifications, proof and procedure necessary for a mortgagor to obtain such an exemption. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Relates to powers of certain federal law enforcement officers, including law enforcement security officers, criminal investigator and police officers of the Federal Protective Service. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: CODES

Provides that requirements for certain positions do not apply to persons employed by a city with a population of over one million so long as he or she is a resident of New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, Richmond, Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Orange, Rockland or Putnam county. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Requires utility companies to employ only competent workers skilled in excavation or construction projects when working on a public thoroughfare of the state, county or municipality. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

Provides unemployment benefits to workers who are partially unemployed. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report illegal business activities; applicable to employees who in good faith reasonably believes that an illegal business activity has or will occur, based on information that the employee reasonably believes to be true; provides remedies and relief. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

Establishes on-track safety standards for New York city transit authority employees; establishes responsibilities for on-track safety; lays out instructions for train operators; relates to third rail safety and illumination. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

relates to workers on excavations; provides that utility companies or their contractors shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use or open a street is required to be issued. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

Provides unemployment benefits to workers who are partially unemployed. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that payment by the purchaser be made by means of a bank or credit union officer's check or certified check. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: JUDICIARY

Enacts the "fair electricity auction market act"; abolishes the use of a market clearing price relating to the buying of electricity at an auction held by the independent systems operator. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; establishes the corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act which requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: ELECTION LAW

Enacts the "school workplace violence prevention act"; relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

Enacts "Joanne's law"; requires notification of actions of perpetrator of crime in workplace to the workplace. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: LABOR

Enacts the "shareholders remote voting act". /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: ENERGY

Enacts the "debt collection abusive practices remedy act"; creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorneys' fees. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: CODES

Enacts the "public participation in rulemaking act"; authorizes the use of innovative techniques to enhance public participation in the rule making process; provides that use of such techniques shall in no way otherwise diminish public participation in the rule making process; establishes a three year pilot project for seven major regulatory agencies to hold public hearings upon petition of 125 or more New York residents. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Enacts the "cramming prevention act"; prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount of such fee or charge; makes the unauthorized imposition of such a fee void and unenforceable; directs the public service commission to enforce such provisions. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Enacts the "jury service non-retribution act"; provides an employee who is absent from employment to serve as a juror the right to bring a civil action against an employer who discharges or penalizes such employee; remedies include reinstatement and payment of lost compensation; provides for a one year period of limitations for such action. /
Sponsor: Lancman Committee: JUDICIARY