Rep. Jose Rivera

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District HD-078
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 6

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to certain applications for or recipients of public assistance and care [AB-3287]
This bill will allow for more effective and efficient administration of public assistance in the City of New York by eliminating the need for mandatory and expensive administrative hearings based on one or more missed appointments.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Enacting Clause Stricken on 05/04/2009

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring persons offering weight loss services to provide notice of certain risks [AB-3302]
To provide consumers with guidance and protection when choosing weight loss services and products.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ellen Jaffee Passed Assembly on 02/23/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Requires radiator covers for dwelling units, when requested; imposes civil penalties for failure to abide with the provisions of the section. [AB-3381]
This bill would explicitly require landlords to provide covers for radiators in habitable rooms.

Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Rosenthal Advanced To Third Reading Cal.944 on 05/27/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to geriatric education centers [AB-3396]
Provides for the yearly transfer of funds in an amount of up to one million dollars for use by the director of the office for the aging for services and expenses of the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, the Consortium of New York Geriatric Care Centers, and the Long Island Geriatric Education Center.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Aileen Gunther Referred To Aging on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exempting, from the definition of "dealer", economically sustainable transportation providers [AB-3401]
Excludes from the definition of "dealer" an economically sustainable transportation provider

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Englebright Referred To Transportation on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to public notification of tracking return policy [AB-3404]
While current law mandates only the posting of refund policies, to safeguard consumers' rights, this bill requires stores to publicly post both their refund and return policies, including whether the frequency or volume of a buyer's returns are electronically tracked. It further secures an individual consumer's rights by requiring the entity responsible for tracking returns to forward to the buyer a statement of rejection which the buyer may use to contest such rejection.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrion Aubry Referred To Consumer Affairs And Protection on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to qualifications to become a member of the police force of the city of New York [AB-3406]
This bill will provide a temporary waiver of the 60-credit requirement for a period of five years for New York City auxiliary police officers who apply to the New York City Police Department and have served continuously as an auxiliary police officer for four or more years; fulfilled all other entrance requirements, including passing the entrance exam; and are enrolled in a two-year or four-year college or university in an associate or bachelor degree program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Cook Held For Consideration In Cities on 06/03/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the personal property law and the banking law, in relation to excluding finance, service or interest charges and other authorized fees from the amount used to determine whether the specified credit limit has been exceeded for the purpose of imposing an overlimit charge in retail instalment credit agreements and other installment obligations [AB-3409]
Requires that creditors and financial institutions exclude all finance, interest and service charges and/or other authorized fees, such as late and annual fees, from the amount used to determine a balance with the explicit purpose of imposing "over the limit" charges.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Tabled on 09/17/2009

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the length of time that a person on a visa can hold a driver's license, learner's permit or non-driver identification card [AB-3418]
The purpose of this bill is to prevent the use of driver's license, learner's permits, and non-driver identification cards issued to aliens by the Department of Motor Vehicles beyond the aliens visas' expiration date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Referred To Transportation on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing within the department of health a health care proxy registry [AB-3450]
To establish a central location for maintaining and providing to attending physicians and health care providers voluntarily submitted health care proxies within the Department of Health

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Englebright Referred To Health on 01/06/2010

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