Provides that the current real property tax exemption for persons over 65 may also be extended to those persons who are totally and permanently disabled; requires that municipalities shall provide by local law that such exemptions shall be granted to either those 65 years of age or older or to those who are totally and permanently disabled, or to both categories of persons. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

Provides for an alternative hardship allowance for landlords in New York city rent controlled apartments which allows a hardship rent increase where a building's annual net income is less than 8.5 percent of the equalized assessed value. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Creates the human cloning prohibition act which makes it unlawful for any person or entity, public or private, to intentionally or knowingly perform or attempt to perform human cloning; defines terms; makes exceptions; imposes penalties for violations. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HEALTH

Authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency to purchase construction mortgages from banks within the state during periods when there is an inadequate supply of credit available for new residential mortgages or available for such loans at carrying charges within the financial means of persons and families of low and moderate income. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides that the periods of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and from November 21, 1979 to October 20, 1981 be "time of war" periods for civil service credit. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Grants real property tax exemption to disabled veterans regardless of whether he or she served during a "period of war". /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Creates a public umbilical cord blood banking program within the department of health to promote public awareness of the potential benefits of public cord banking, to promote research into the uses of cord blood, and to facilitate pre-delivery arrangements for public banking of cord blood donations. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HEALTH

Extends provisions relating to affordable housing development loans to all municipalities of the state of New York; assists private sector in development of residential housing. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Provides for eminent domain reform and creates the "home and property protection act"; creates temporary state commission to examine eminent domain laws. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: JUDICIARY

Authorizes state of New York mortgage agency to purchase labor organization assisted forward commitment mortgages from banks; sets criteria for labor organization participation; requires them to guarantee up to twenty percent of outstanding indebtedness. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Relates to the de-regulation of rent-stabilized housing accommodations; eliminates rent regulation for any regulated housing accommodation that becomes vacant on or after June 16, 2012; makes exceptions. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Removes certain restrictions relating to the "immediate and compelling necessity" of the landlord on a landlord's ability in certain New York city apartments which are rent stabilized or rent controlled to recover possession of a housing accommodation for his own personal use and occupancy or for the use and occupancy of his or her immediate family. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Authorizes localities to convey distressed residential real property that has been foreclosed upon for non-payment of real estate taxes to a third party; establishes that third party may be an individual or for-profit or not-for-profit entity which would rehabilitate and manage such property, providing needed housing while restoring the property to the non-delinquent tax rolls; called "third party transfer program". /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

Authorizes the establishment of the home equity protection insurance program directing the agency to issue a commitment to insure and insure the full value of certain residences which are owner-occupied by persons who meet certain income qualifications. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Includes mixed residential and commercial property within the provisions of the affordable home ownership development program thus authorizing the affordable housing corporation to fund the construction or rehabilitation of housing that also contains a commercial retailing business. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Relates to the purchase of community land mortgages; defines a community land mortgage as a mortgage that is secured by a first lien on a leasehold estate in real property that is improved by a residential structure wherein title to the real property is retained by a not-for-profit housing company or housing development fund company; authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency to purchase community land mortgages from banks within the state; ensures not-for-profit housing remains as affordable housing. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Requires an attending physician to provide notification to peace officers, firefighters, ambulance workers and other paid or volunteer emergency personnel of exposure to HIV infected persons where such individuals came in contact with such HIV infected persons; directs medical care facilities to develop written procedures. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HEALTH

Creates the real property regulatory impacts act; provides that the owner of any real property may bring an action against the state whenever the application of any state statute, rule or regulation to such property causes a diminution in value of fifty percent or more. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: JUDICIARY

Establishes a system of community improvement grants to be administered by and through neighborhood citizens' participation committees; makes definitions; directs commissioner of the New York state division for housing and community renewal to create the community improvement grant program; provides that municipalities receiving such grants establish citizens' participation committees. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: HOUSING

Requires the electronic and print publication of certain school district reports within 7 days after approval; defines "local officer or employee" to include certain school officials. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: EDUCATION