Prohibits retaliatory personnel action by an employer against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose an activity, policy or practice of the employer or a fellow employee that is in violation of law; removes requirement that such violation of law present a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: LABOR

Raises the penalty for sexual abuse in the 2nd degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CODES

Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms to the police by any person who is taken into custody by the police for the purpose of a mental examination and prior to an examination ordered pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law; requires a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care during which time firearms, which came into police custody during the person's prehospitalization intervention or during hospitalization, may be kept in police custody for thirty days, or after a psychiatric examiner has determined whether the person is a threat to himself or herself or others; provides that a judge of the local jurisdiction may order an early return of the firearms if he or she determines that it would be appropriate to do so. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CODES

Prohibits banking organizations from issuing checks or drafts to any person or other legal entity when the endorsement or deposit of such check or draft by such person or other legal entity would constitute such person's or other legal entity's acceptance of an unsolicited loan from such banking organization. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: BANKS

Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: FINANCE

Provides that every license for a gunsmith or dealer, or to carry or possess a firearm shall expire not more than five years from the date of issuance regardless of the county or city which issued the license. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CODES

Prohibits the operation of a scooter by a person less than eight years of age without the supervision of a parent or guardian and without such person wearing a helmet. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Requires the safe storage of all guns, either in a safe or with a locking device, and provides penalties for simple and complex violations (removal from premises, injury or death results); requires notices to be furnished upon transfer of guns and issuance/renewal of licenses; defines guns as weapons in the form of rifles, shotguns, and firearms; enacts the "safe gun storage act"; does not preempt local laws no less restrictive or stringent. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CODES

Provides for forfeiture of the proceeds derived from criminal street gang enterprise activities, so as to provide 75% thereof to the local school district where such convicted member of such enterprise resides, for programs designed to deter or prevent youths from associating with or becoming members of criminal street gang enterprises. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON

Provides for forfeiture of the proceeds derived from criminal street gang enterprise activities, so as to provide 75% thereof to the local school district where such convicted member of such enterprise resides, for programs designed to deter or prevent youths from associating with or becoming members of criminal street gang enterprises. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CODES

Provides that elementary and secondary school teachers may ride public transportation to and from school at no charge; requires schools to provide identification cards. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: EDUCATION

Provides that any person who shall abandon in a public place, any controlled substance or dangerous drug as defined in article 220 or 221 of the penal law, shall be guilty of creating a hazard. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CODES

Creates the class E felony of aggravated criminal conduct; provides that a person is guilty of aggravated criminal conduct when such person commits a class A misdemeanor and has been convicted of five or more qualifying misdemeanors or felony convictions within the preceding five years. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CODES

Enacts the New York state community health care investment fund act; creates two new funds in the state finance law to be known as the New York state community health care investment fund and the New York state health care entrepreneurial stimulus fund; establishes the New York state community health care investment fund council consisting of 13 members to oversee the New York state health care community investment funds, establish the RFP process, award grants and issue an annual report. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: FINANCE

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: FINANCE

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON

Provides that the division of criminal justice services collect statistics as to witnesses in court proceedings that have been threatened, attacked or killed and requires police chiefs, county sheriffs and the superintendent of the state police to submit such statistics and report to the division of criminal justice services on or before January 15th of each calendar year. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: FINANCE

Prohibits persons required to maintain registration under the sex offender registration act from entering into a children's section of a public library. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Authorizes the state of NY mortgage agency to restructure payment arrangements on mortgages for dislocated workers registered with the job service division of the labor department and U.S. armed forces reservists called to active duty by the president; provides for negotiation of such arrangements and approval by the state of New York mortgage agency. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Enables the dormitory authority to finance and provide facilities for a research laboratory for epidemiology in Brooklyn. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS