Requires that motor vehicle repair shop invoices provide certain information regarding work guarantees stating the terms and time limits of any guarantee for repair work performed; also requires that if no guarantee is provided, the invoice must state such fact. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides that certain actions for injury caused by domestic violence may be commenced within two years. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: JUDICIARY

Provides that for public works contracts involving an expenditure of $20,000 or more and purchase contracts for $10,000 or more a responsible bidder who is a New York state resident, firm or corporation and who is within two percent of the bid of the lowest responsible bidder may be awarded the contract; provides that where two or more qualify according to such provisions, the contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Prohibits the use of funds and property by any member, officer or employee of any public authority or commission to influence votes or the outcome of an election; does not prohibit the renting of authority or commission space for political advertisements where such space is customarily open to the public or qualifies as public forum space, or to make space available at cost or no cost if it is customarily rented or made available at no cost. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in order to continue a research project or to pursue other academic requirements. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to educating children on the harms of electronically sending and posting certain images of themselves. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Prohibits smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas; sets $50 fine; defines terms. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HEALTH

Relates to the crime of persistent criminal contempt. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CODES

Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC transit authority and upon public hearing; sets allotted individual and aggregate speaking time during such hearings. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Requires notice of any ex parte communications or visits before the public service commission by a party to a hearing or investigation be given in writing to any affected party and to give such affected parties an opportunity to respond. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires the city council to approve the mayor's appointments to the rent guidelines board. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Relates to a waiver of earnings limitation for certain retirees of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who are employed by the state university. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Relates to a waiver of earnings limitation for certain retirees of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who are employed by the state university. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Provides that the New York city housing authority shall not be required to pay for police services provided to the New York city housing authority by the city of New York. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Relates to the purchase, sale, or installation of salvaged high-intensity discharge headlamps; requires records to be kept regarding used HID lights including what vehicle they are taken from and the identification of the owner of such vehicle; and provides for penalties. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans and trucks where a minor less than 14 years of age is a passenger in such vehicles; provides for rebuttable presumption; provides that violations of such provisions shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for student loan payments. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Requires the district attorney to notify victims by letter of the final disposition of the case within sixty days of such disposition; such letter shall also notify victims of their right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to personally appear at parole hearing and make such a statement. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CODES

Prohibits evictions for non-payment of rent in summary proceedings where a tenant of a multiple dwelling with 6 or more units has registered a complaint with a local rent office unless the court or local rent office has found that such complaint was without merit or the grounds for the complaint no longer exist or the court finds that rent should have been paid notwithstanding such complaint; provides that court may order eviction if it finds the complaint was made frivolously or with intent to defraud. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides that elderly and long-time residents of public housing shall not be subject to transfers based on family composition. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT