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 general business law, in relation to senior citizens and disabled persons [AB-5684]
This bill would provide additional protection to disabled and senior citizen non-purchasing residents of buildings that undergo cooperative or condominium conversions under an eviction plan even where such residents are not tenants of record in the building.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Kavanagh Referred To Housing on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the state technology law, in relation to establishing community access networks [AB-5712]
To promote the development of free internet access for New York state residents.

  

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

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Establishes the summer employment program for youths between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one to be administered by the labor department; local community-based organizations and government entities shall be eligible to receive funds under this program job positions to be from the public and non-profit sectors. [AB-5764]
This bill establishes the summer employment program for the purpose of engaging local providers in the. development of summer employment for youth.

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Amend And Recommit To Labor on 05/21/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the public service law and the public authorities law, in relation to net energy metering for solar, wind, fuel cell and farm waste electric generating systems; and to repeal section 66-l of the public service law relating to net energy metering for residential and/or farm service wind electric generating systems [AB-5785]
This legislation would expand New York's net metering law by adding fuel cells to the list of currently eligible renewable technologies, which includes wind, solar, and farm waste electric generating equipment; raising the size of eligible technology systems to 2 megawatts; allowing all customer classes to engage in net metering, and removing the cap on the amount of on-site generation eligible for net metering within each utility territory.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Kavanagh Referred To Energy on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting the sale of hybrid vehicles and certain high-efficiency vehicles from state sales and compensating use taxes, and to authorize cities and counties to grant such exemption [AB-5815]
Makes the retail sale of new and used hybrid and high-efficiency vehicles exempt from state sales and compensating use taxes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Titone Referred To Ways And Means on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to notification to occupants of multiple family dwellings of pending commercial application of pesticide [AB-5823]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that occupants of a multiple family dwelling shall be properly notified prior to the commercial lawn application of a pesticide. Currently, the law requires notification for abutting properties but is silent on required notification for occupants of the property itself.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Rosenthal Signed Chap.324 on 08/13/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to enhancing the collective bargaining obligations of public employers and adjusting penalties for striking of public employees [AB-5858]
To enhance the collective bargaining obligations of public employers and adjusting penalties for striking of public employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Zebrowski Held For Consideration In Codes on 06/16/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the elder law, in relation to establishing a long term care worker training pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof [AB-5864]
To provide a long term care worker training pilot program which shall be established in the office for the aging.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ellen Jaffee Passed Assembly on 03/03/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to grounds for proceedings by certain tenants of multiple dwellings to direct deposit of rents and use thereof to remedy dangerous conditions [AB-5885]
Adds as a ground permitting tenants of multiple dwelling to initiate a proceeding directing deposit of rents into escrow, illegal drug related activity for which a landlord has not taken reasonable action to curtail.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earlene Hooper Referred To Housing on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to establishing the academic research information access act, and making an appropriation therefor [AB-5908]
This bill establishes the Academic Research Information Access Act (ARIA) to foster innovations and economic growth by broadening the availability of high-end information resources.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Englebright Enacting Clause Stricken on 01/19/2010

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