Requires sex offenders, regardless of their classification, to annually register with the division of criminal justice service for life; eliminates the ability of level 2 sex offenders to petition for relief from registering in the future after having been registered for 30 years. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Expands the amount of information available to police and the public, by means of the internet, on registered sex offenders; authorizes any person to register with the division of criminal justice services to receive e-mail notification of all sex offenders residing within their zip code. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Establishes an apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial federal census, which shall be considered by and voted upon by the state legislature; eliminates the legislative task force on demographic research and reapportionment. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its supply of service arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents and provides that any such schedules filed are void as against public policy. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Declares certain contracts to which a debt evading foreign state is a party to be void as against public policy. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: JUDICIARY

Directs the governor to establish a 2 year pilot program providing a 4 day work week for certain state employees; requires the department of civil service to report on the cost saving derived from the implementation of such program. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards; provides that such standards increase over time. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorneys' fees. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more that 1 firearm during any period of 30 days. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CODES

Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CODES

Regulates firearms and ammunition dealers; requires such dealers to hold a permit issued by the division of criminal justice services after an investigation of the applicant by such division; requires such dealers to have insurance and engage in certain security measures at their businesses; violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Provides for universal background checks for the sale of firearms; makes the violation of such provisions a class A misdemeanor. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of persons qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires charges for telephone calls based on duration, whether over lines or by cellular, to be charged and prorated by the second; applies to all service providers; authorizes the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires general hospital which submits an incident report to the department of health to simultaneously provide a copy of such report to the affected patients and/ or their legal representatives; stays the statute of limitations for medical, dental and podiatric malpractice causes of action until one year after an incident report is submitted. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: JUDICIARY

Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear annually, within thirty days of the anniversary of their initial registration date, at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for the purpose of having a photograph taken; failure to so appear shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such agency shall forward a copy of the photograph to the division of criminal justice services, along with the date the photograph was taken; requires disclosure of the date that a photograph of a sex offender was taken. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Increases the powers and duties of the division of homeland security and emergency services by giving it the power to decide if the sale, lease or operation of any critical infrastructure owned by the state or public authority or an electric generating facility would threaten public security; establishes a critical infrastructure advisory council. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CITIES

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and various legislative leaders. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS