Requires that all legislation imposing a fee shall expire within two years after its effective date. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Provides that harbor masters and bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village, have the power to arrest on warrants pursuant to their special duties within their geographical area of employment. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: CODES

Authorizes municipalities in the county of Suffolk to establish programs for providing real property tax exemptions and abatements to landlords of senior citizens for the units occupied by the senior citizens; requires such abatements be passed through to seniors in the form of rent reductions. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: AGING

Provides for appointment of election inspectors by minority parties who shall possess same powers as major party appointments and whose duties shall be determined by the chairman and board of major party appointments. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: ELECTION LAW

Provides that before the filing of a notice of lien, certification from the county of filing authorizing lienor to conduct businesses set forth in notice must be attached. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: JUDICIARY

Excludes from personal income taxation moneys paid by a taxpayer over the age of sixty-five for prescription drugs whose New York adjusted gross income is below or equal to $60,000. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Increases the length of time vehicle registrations, drivers' licenses and non-resident driving privileges for individuals who drive without insurance are revoked; makes driving without insurance on a vehicle a misdemeanor; increases the penalties for driving without a license; increases penalties for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Prohibits idling of heavy duty vehicles and sets forth exceptions; provides for assigning of points to violation as the commissioner deems appropriate. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides for free use of state parks for active volunteer firefighters with at least forty years of service. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Provides a tax exemption on real property owned by members of volunteer fire companies or volunteer ambulance services in a certain county. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

Creates within the office of general services a home ownership and local development program. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sets forth procedure by which commissioner of education can designate official state book for period of one year. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Relates to fees for licenses for disabled persons injured in the course of World Trade Center rescue activities or clean up operations. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Relates to providing aid to school districts which received aid for conversion to full day kindergarten in 2009-2010 and thereafter, until such school district's foundation aid phase-in is implemented. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: EDUCATION

Relates to school district bonds and notification to taxpayers; requires school districts when presenting a budget for the fiscal year, to notify taxpayers and disclose the amount of the outstanding bonds and the amount of such bonds which shall expire in the respective fiscal year; provides for a separate line on every taxpayer's bill for the amount of taxes which were paid in the respective fiscal year. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: EDUCATION

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Includes bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village within the definition of peace officers. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: CODES

Requires the state to indemnify or reimburse a criminal defendant for loss of time, legal fees and other expenses involved in a defense if the defendant's actions are found, upon legal investigation or court action to determine facts, to be justified. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: CODES

Provides for the issuance of orders of protection in family offense cases when defendant is found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect, and the court issues an order of conditions in conjunction with such finding; such order of protection shall run concurrent with the order of conditions and any extensions thereof; also authorizes the issuance of a family offense order of protection in conjunction with an order of observation pursuant to article 730 of the criminal procedure law; such order shall have a term not to exceed three years following the final or temporary order of observation or from the release from the custody of the commissioner of mental health. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: CODES

Increases the criminal penalties for crimes of vehicular assault, vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an incident where death or serious personal injury has resulted. /
Sponsor: Raia Committee: CODES