Representative • Democrat
Vivian Cook
New York • District HD-032
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
29
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 27
Other: 400
Yea: 12092
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Sponsored Bills
NY A05158•Introduced
Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.
Co-Sponsor
NY A03223•Introduced
Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
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NY A02468•Introduced
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.
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NY A00249•Introduced
Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.
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NY A00931•Introduced
Prevents certain elected officials from being a member of an agency or industrial development authority.
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NY A00101•Introduced
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling such person's conduct and such condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor's situation.
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NY A00086•Introduced
Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.
Co-Sponsor
NY A08672•Introduced
Eliminates court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); prohibits mandatory minimum fines for penal law and vehicle and traffic offenses (Part B); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part C); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part D); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part E); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part F); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part G).
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NY A07125•Introduced
Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small businesses, including minority-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises, to participate in state contracts.
Co-Sponsor
NY A06783•Introduced
Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation and the office of mental health to conduct a study pertaining to a proposed expansion of the Long Island Motor Parkway trail.
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NY A02620•Engrossed
Amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles and sixteen and seventeen year olds into custody.
Primary Sponsor
NY A01328•Introduced
Establishes supermarket wine licenses to sell from the licensed premises wine in sealed containers for consumption off such premises.
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NY A01006•Introduced
Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.
Co-Sponsor
NY A08562•Introduced
Requires municipalities to submit a multi-year financial plan to the comptroller which shall identify actions necessary to achieve and maintain long-term fiscal stability.
Primary Sponsor
NY A04603•Introduced
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
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NY A01430•Introduced
Prohibits the sale of medical adhesives and bandages containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; provides penalties for violations.
Co-Sponsor
NY A00098•Introduced
Provides that a dental hygienist shall not administer local block anesthesia without a certificate and except under the personal supervision of a dentist and in conjunction with the performance of dental hygiene procedures authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
Primary Sponsor
NY A01306•Introduced
Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.
Co-Sponsor
NY A08426•Introduced
Extends the authorization for the city of New York to sell to abutting property owners real property owned by such city, consisting of tax lots that cannot be independently developed due to the size, shape, configuration and topography of such lots and the zoning regulations applicable thereto.
Primary Sponsor
NY A01906•Engrossed
Requires a system for notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses, within 24 hours of discovering such infestation.
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NY A01461•Introduced
Relates to the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.
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NY A00771•Introduced
Requires insurance coverage for early egg and peanut allergen introduction dietary supplements for infants at no cost.
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NY A01994•Engrossed
Allows certain defenses to parking violations despite entering of a default judgment.
Primary Sponsor
NY A00236•Introduced
Relates to the license requirements for the practice of respiratory therapy; requires additional education.
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NY A00804•Introduced
Enacts the consumer litigation funding act to promote consumer protections related to consumer litigation funding transactions; provides for contract requirements, including that the contract contain a no penalty provision for the prepayment of the funded amount prior to the settlement of their case; makes related provisions.
Co-Sponsor
NY A01316•Introduced
Prohibits the use of consumer credit history in hiring, employment and licensing determinations.
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NY A08286•Introduced
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.
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NY A02618•Introduced
Directs the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the superintendent of state police and the commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services, to establish standards for the security and safety of school grounds.
Co-Sponsor
NY A02456•Introduced
Prohibits employers from requiring low-wage employees to enter into covenants not to compete; requires employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into a covenant not to compete.
Primary Sponsor
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