Relates to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Regulates the use of informants by the prosecuting attorney and law enforcement personnel; requires law enforcement personnel to submit an annual report to the department of state with statistical information relating to their use of informants. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CODES

Permits court to order rent abatement in proceedings or actions to recover rent where the court finds conditions exist to constructively evict the tenant; rent may be abated for each day such condition exists; if court finds a condition which reduces habitability it may reduce rent owed by an amount between 10 and 50 percent of any amount owed. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires tenants in housing court proceedings be given information pertaining to their rights including that only a judge may issue a warrant to evict them; requires that they should assert any defense or counterclaim in their answer and that they have a right to have the premises inspected to confirm any claim of dangerous or unhealthy conditions and that they may have a right to withhold rent for failure to make repairs and that OCA sells information to residential tenant screening companies. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: JUDICIARY

Provides that a two-thirds majority of all outstanding shares is necessary to dissolve a mutual limited profit housing company; disallows proxy voting except for illness or disability. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides that housing judges of the New York city civil court shall be elected for terms of ten years and provides for increased compensation. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: JUDICIARY

Requires the city of New York or county within the district to make maintenance of escalators, elevators and other facilities in passenger stations a priority; requires daily inspections, reports to MTA inspector general and the management advisory board, emergency repair order after two consecutive daily reports of inoperable facilities, and annual reports by the management advisory board. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells and prohibits drilling within ten miles of the New York city water supply infrastructure. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Requires cash lanes be made available at certain toll barriers. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Prevents landlords from receiving a financial windfall from major capital improvements funded by the New York State energy and research development authority. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires a certain class (J-2) of residential buildings in New York city to have emergency lighting in like manner as a certain other class (J-1) of residential buildings. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires credit card solicitations and statements to display a "Credit Card Facts" display box. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Provides that a child (regardless of age) who has lived with a tenant parent for two years or more in rent-regulated housing accommodations shall be deemed a tenant of such housing accommodations for the purposes of the rent-regulating laws. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide a brochure with and post a job seekers bill of rights. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Repeals chapter 5 of the laws 1999 and authorizes a city having a population of one million or more to impose the city earnings tax on nonresidents. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CITIES

Requires the commissioner of financial services to conduct a study to identify problems and concerns regarding the bail bond business and to present his or her findings to the legislature. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: INSURANCE

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management; provides that such commission shall consist of thirteen members; requires the commission to make a report of its findings. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: FINANCE

Authorizes the state division of housing and community renewal to study housing programs for low and middle income families, and provides for a moratorium on the voluntary dissolution of limited profit, limited dividend and redevelopment housing companies. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Establishes Haley's Act which prohibits direct contact between a big cat and a member of the public. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Provides for a cap on fares for paratransit transportation. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: TRANSPORTATION