2003
- 2004 LEGISLATIVE MEMOS
A.90
(John) / S.2617 (Velella) - Oppose, Authorizing nurse practitioners
to provide care and treatment, 5/13/03
A.94
(Lentol) - Oppose, DEC Consent Orders, 5/3/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.159
/ S.780 - Oppose, Requiring certain establishments to post
lists of prices for services, 3/11/03
S.200
(Spano) / A.6254 (John) - Oppose, Requires Employers to Implement
Programs to Prevent Workplace Violence, 3/8/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.309
(Nozzolio) / A.11470 (Abbate) - Oppose, Limiting the Use of
Social Security Numbers
S.397-A
/ A.1042-A - Support, Vicarious Liability
S.406
(Velella) A. 7895 (John) - Oppose, Public Utility Truth in
Reporting and Worker Protection Act, 6/9/03
A.476
(Grannis) - Oppose, Performance bonds, 3/17/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.714 -
Oppose,Criminal Penalties for "Endangering Public Health",
2/20/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.737
(Grannis) - Oppose, Comparable Worth, 1/9/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.772
(Marcellino) / A.8231 (John) - Oppose, Replacement Employees,
2/6/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.850
(Balboni) /A.8148 (John) - Oppose, Additional penalties for
failure to pay prevailing wage, 5/27/03
Contact: Tom
Minnick
S.883
(Marcellino) - Oppose, Limits on engine idling, 2/6/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.896
(Marcellino / A.4387 (Koon) - Oppose, Enacts Toxic Mold Protection
Act, 5/13/03
S.897
(Marcellino) - Oppose, Regulation of electronic equipment recycling,
2/24/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.900
(Marcellino) - Oppose, Enforcement of solid waste statute and
regulations, 1/27/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.912
/ A.4129 - Support, Annuities Guarantee, 3/11/03
A.1061
(Weisenberg) - Oppose, Labeling of sunscreen products with
expiration dates, 1/12/04
S.1227
(Spano) / A.8017 - Oppose, Pharmacy whistleblower, 5/27/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.1373 -
Support, Commercial Insurance Deregulation, 3/11/03
S.1409/A.2190
(Budget) - Oppose, Superfund/Brownfields, 1/30/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.1564
(Seward) / A.8961
A.1652
(Brodsky) - Oppose, Discounted Telephone Service, 3/4/2003
A.1961
(Levy) - Oppose, Electric and Gas Executive Compensation Review
S.2174
(Marcellino) / A.4886 (Englebright) - Support, Professional
Geologists, 4/9/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.2301
(DeFrancisco) - Oppose, An Act to amend the public service
law in relation to gas and electric service, 1/26/04
S.2452
(Onorato) / A.8014 (Nolan) - Oppose, Record keeping of employees
who handle toxic substances, 6/17/03
A.2496
(Brodsky) - Oppose, An Act prohibiting the recovery of costs
in connection with a radiation leak at the Indian Point 2 nuclear
facility on February 15, 2000, 3/31/03
A.2546
(Tonko) - Oppose, An Act to amend the public service law in
relation to gas and electric service, 4/8/02
S.2683
(Mendez) - Oppose, Claim forms to farm laborers, 4/28/03
A.2707 -
Oppose, Pre-retirement seminars, 3/28/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.2847
(Dinowitz) - Oppose, SEQRA Cumulative Impacts, 5/3/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.2935
(Marcellino) - Oppose, Brownfield incentives & superfund
refinancing, 3/18/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.2974-a
(Kuhl) / A.677-A (Gantt) - Support, Special hauling permits
and divisible load permits, 1/21/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.2994
(DeFrancisco) / A.6637 - Oppose, Wrongful death, 4/15/03
S.2995
(Defrancisco) / A.7017-A (Weinstein) - Oppose, "Sunshine
in Litigation Act", 5/27/03
S.3003
(Marcellino) / A.6950-A - Oppose, Light pollution 5/27/03
A.3175-A
(Nolan) / S.3905 (Robach) - Oppose, Workers' Compensations
coverage, 6/9/03
A.3275
(Nolan) - Oppose, Allows disability benefits for non-disabled
persons and other time off, 3/8/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.3292
(Fuschillo) /A. 7136 (Grannis) - Oppose, Expanding restrictions
on smoking, 3/24/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.3321
(LaValle) / A.7177 (Brodsky) - Oppose, Including lyme disease
as an occupational disease
S.3436
(Leibell) - Oppose, Non-compete agreements, 4/22/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.3749-A
(Englebright) - Oppose, "Children's Environmental Health & Safety
Policies", 5/3/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.3752
(J.Wright) / A.8122 (K. Wright) - Oppose, An Act to Amend the
Public Service Law in relation to telephone service, 5/14/04
A.3772 (Stringer) -
Oppose, Orders of protection, 5/24/2004
A.3884
(DiNapoli) - Oppose, Oil transfer requirements, 3/17/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.3890
(Eddington) - Oppose, Work Reduction Notice Act, 5/17/2004
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.3922 -
Oppose, Expanded Bottle Bill, 2/26/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.3998 -
Oppose, Comparable Worth, 1/9/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.4082
(DiNapoli) -Oppose, Greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.4208
(Velella) / A.7211-A (John) - Oppose, Health care provider
notice, 6/2/03
S.4210
(Velella) / A.7209 (John) - Oppose, Administrative resolution
of disputed medical bills, 3/12/03
Contact: Mark
Amodeo
S.4212
(Velella) / A.4193 (Nolan) - Oppose, Unemployment Insurance
waiting, 5/7/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.4428-A
(LaValle) / A.8589 (Abbate - Oppose, Petroleum Producers/Refiners
retail geographic divorcement legislation, 2/23/04
A.4583
(Carrozza) / S.2074 - Oppose, Comparable Worth, 3/17/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.4693
(Velella) - Oppose, Volunteer rescue workers, 6/17/03
S.4813-A -
Oppose, expands whistleblower protections 6/18/03
Staff Contact: Tom Minnick
A.4835
(Lifton) - Oppose, Environmental liens, 4/9/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.4856
(Luster) - Oppose, Environmental impacts on RPT, 5/21/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.5191 (Golden) -
Support, Workplace smoking provisions, 6/4/03
Staff Contact: Tom Minnick
A.5303
(DiNapoli) - Oppose, Increased industry fees to support Superfund,
3/17/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.5446
(Sanders) -Oppose, Extending the complaint filing period, 3/24/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.5673
(Wright) - Support, Siting of major electricity generating
facilities, 6/18/03
S.5708
(Marcellino) / A.7073 (DiNapoli) - Oppose, Religious apparel,
5/7/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.5932
(Brodsky) - Oppose, Mercury-containing products, 3/24/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.5936
(Brodsky) - Oppose, Citizen Suits, 3/8/03
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.5967
(Brodsky) - Oppose, "Record of Compliance", 2/20/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.6040
(Spano) / A.9567 (Brodsky) - Oppose, "Poison Pill for
Job Growth" Act, 2/26/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.6056
(Budget) / A.9556 (Budget) - Part F, Oppose, Wrap-up insurance,
2/25/04
S.6208
(Seward) - Support, Rates for annuities, 3/5/04
A.6237
(Stringer) - Oppose, Requires employers to implement programs
to prevent workplace violence
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.6248-B
(Tonko) - Oppose, Siting of electric generating facilities
A.6251
(Nolan) / A.3897 - Oppose, Restricts overtime for nurses,
5/7/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.6252
(Nolan) - Oppose, Comparable Worth, 1/9/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.6253
(Nolan) - Oppose, Medical Care Trust Fund, 3/12/03
A.6254
(John) / S.200 (Spano) - Oppose, Requires Employers to Implement
Programs to Prevent Workplace Violence, 3/8/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.6255 -
Oppose, Benefit Increase 3/12/03
S.6338
(Velella) - Oppose, Study of "Offshore" IT Jobs,
3/15/2004
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.6615
(Spano) - Oppose, Disclosure of a breach of security by any
business that owns or maintains data
S.6872
(LaValle) - Oppose, Retirement Fund Investments, 4/23/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
S.6040
(Spano) / A.9567 (Brodsky) - Oppose, "Poison Pill for
Job Growth" Act, 2/26/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.6949-A
(Marcellino) - Oppose, Town Real Property Transfer Taxes, 5/21/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.6950-A
(Grannis) - Oppose, Light Pollution, 6/1/04
A.7048-B
(Ramos) / S.3061-A (Flanagan) - Support, Possession of billies
or blackjacks by person employed in fulfilling certain contracts,
5/2/03
S.7161 -
Oppose, Union organizing at residential facilities for the disabled,
5/10/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.7234-A
(Delmonte) - Oppose, PCB Waste Disposal, 5/3/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.7493
(Weinstein) - Oppose, Permitting a plaintiff in a tort case
to recover against a third party defendant when the third party
plaintiff is insolvent, 5/12/03
S.7528
(Rules @ Request of Marcellino) - Oppose, "Bio-Diesel",
6/21/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.7577
(Rules, A.11660 (John) - Oppose, Plastic pipe restrictions,
6/21/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.7682/A.11760 -
Oppose, Minimum wage, Vetoed, 11/17/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.8149
(John) / S.4571 (Velella) - Oppose, Occupational diseases,
6/17/03
A.8168 (John) / S.3605
(Spano) - Oppose, Utility workers on excavations,
6/19/03
Staff Contact: Tom Minnick
A.8231
(John) / S.772 - Oppose, Replacement Employees, 5/27/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.8235
(Aubertine) - Oppose, New York State specific labeling of milk
products, 6/9/03
A.8294
(John) - Oppose, Non-compete agreements 4/28/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.8301 -
Oppose, Requiring insurance coverage of mental-health services 5/29/03
Contact: Mark
Amodeo
A.8461
(Grannis @ request of the Attorney General) - Oppose, Criminal
Penalties, 2/20/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.8589
(Abbate) - S.4428-A (LaValle) - Oppose, Petroleum Producers/Refiners
retail geographic divorcement legislation, 4/26/04
A.8601
(Abbate) - Support, workplace smoking provisions, 5/30/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.8794
(John) - oppose, expands whistleblower protections, 6/6/03
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.8844
(Rules-Silver) - Oppose, Volunteer rescue workers, 6/17/03
A.8852 (Tonko) -
Support, relates to liquefied natural and petroleum gas; establishes
standards for the production, storage, transport and dispensing of
liquefied natural gas, 6/17/03
A.9021
(Rules / Silver) - Oppose, Empire Zones, 4/1/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.9184-A
(Rules / Klein) / S.6517 (Fuschillo) - Oppose, notification
of unauthorized acquisition of personal information
A.9330 (Ortiz) -
Oppose, an act to amend the public servicve law in relation to telephone
rates for not-for-profect corporations
A.9567
(Brodsky) / S.6040 (Spano) - Oppose, "Poison Pill for
Job Growth" Act, 2/26/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.9661
(Gromack) / S.5900 (Morahan) - Support, An act to amend the
transportation law in relation to exempting drivers engaged in
the restoration of telephone service
A.9710
(John) - Oppose, Minimum wage, 2/27/04
Staff contact: Tom Minnick
A.9736
(John) / S.6135 (Velella) - Oppose, Workers' Compensation and
Benefits Improvement Act
Contact: Ken
Pokalsky
A.10049
(DiNapoli) - Oppose, Power plant CO2 Emissions
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.10051
(DiNapoli) - Oppose, Mercury Product Labeling
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.11325 -
Oppose, Limits the use of standardized
tests for purposes of promotion or graduation, 6/10/04
S.7577
(Rules, A.11660 (John) - Oppose, Plastic pipe restrictions,
6/21/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
S.7577
(Rules, A.11660 (John) - Oppose, Plastic pipe restrictions,
6/21/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
A.11682
(Rules / Brodsky) - Oppose, Outsourcing Penalties, 6/21/04
Staff contact: Ken Pokalsky
