Representative • Republican
Michael Montesano
New York • District HD-015

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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
41
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 1404
Other: 51
Yea: 4300
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Sponsored Bills
NY A08932•Vetoed
Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state with an emphasis on small businesses and the need to shop in downtown local areas; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York.
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NY A05390•Passed
Relates to setting a conservation goal for the state and including an effort to combat the biodiversity and climate crises in the state's land acquisition policy.
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NY A02375•Passed
Requires that court ordered forensic evaluations involving child custody and visitation be a licensed psychologist, social worker or psychiatrist who has completed a training program developed by the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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NY A01980•Passed
Relates to requiring additional notice for real property tax exemptions for senior citizens.
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NY A03318•Passed
Requires electric corporations to prioritize restoring services to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when such services are interrupted; prohibits such corporations from charging rate payers a higher rate for extra costs incurred due to prioritizing such services; requires that police departments, fire departments, or ambulance services be registered with the division of homeland security and emergency services for emergency provisions to apply.
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NY A03217•Passed
Defines medical needs for essential electricity as including but not limited to, apnea monitors for infants, cuirass respirators, hemodialysis machines, IV feeding machines, IV medical infusion machines, oxygen concentrators, positive pressure respirators, respirator/ventilators, rocking bed respirators, suction machines, tank type respirators, as well as any medical equipment or equipment necessary for an individual whose diagnosis is likely to be significantly triggered or significantly exacerbated by a continued loss of power that will adversely impact that individual's health.
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NY A09493•Passed
Provides that a veteran seeking a housing loan under chapter 37 of title 38 of the United States Code be offered loan counseling services prior to the processing of such application by a banking institution or mortgage lender.
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NY A04601•Vetoed
Requires principals to notify co-trustees and co-beneficiaries of the signing of a power of attorney including the identity of the agent where the agent is not a co-trustee or co-beneficiary.
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NY A00815•Vetoed
Requires utility companies to include on their bills notice of any and all public hearings concerning rate hikes.
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NY A00911•Passed
Relates to operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel.
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NY A01451•Passed
Authorizes the delivery of liquefied petroleum gas in times of emergency.
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NY A06710•Vetoed
Establishes the commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing; requires the commission of the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing to transmit complaints in matters affecting the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities to the vulnerable persons' central register; repeals provisions relating to the New York state interagency coordinating council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing.
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NY A06551•Passed
Relates to requiring specific reserved bed days at New York State Veterans' Homes.
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NY A01115•Introduced
Relates to construction of voting machines and systems.
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NY A01127•Introduced
Exempts breast pump replacement parts and certain supplies from sales and compensating use taxes.
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NY A03964•Passed
Increases fines for leaving scene of an accident without reporting.
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NY A00472•Passed
Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on the Holocaust within the state; provides a report shall be delivered which includes detailed results of the survey, the extent the survey data submitted was compliant with section eight hundred one of the education law, and if needed, recommendations to strengthen provisions of law if not compliant.
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NY A08599•Passed
Requires employment opportunities to be posted on the department of civil service website.
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NY A03258•Passed
Requires the emergency response plan of an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority to include plans for how the communication and coordination of efforts shall occur between the various parties involved in implementing such emergency response plan.
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NY A09067•Passed
Designates portions of the state highway system as "The Disabled American Veterans - New York Medal of Honor Highway" and the "New York Medal of Honor Highway"; renames the "Sergeant Jonathan Gollnitz Memorial Highway" as the "Sergeant Jonathan Gollnitz - New York Medal of Honor Highway".
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NY A09382•Passed
Designates a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Plainview, Nassau county as the "Police Officer Daniel J. Greer Memorial Bridge".
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NY A09776•Introduced
Authorizes Gurudwara Shaheedan, Inc. to file with the Nassau county assessor an application for certain real property tax exemptions.
Primary Sponsor
NY A08528•Introduced
Establishes the "diaper initiative affordability for parents and elderly remedy (DIAPER) act".
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NY A07326•Engrossed
Restricts vaccine registry information from discovery and other process; requires the commissioner of health and the New York City commissioner of health and mental hygiene to develop regulations to protect patient vaccine information from disclosure.
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NY A05115•Introduced
Relates to enacting the "New York collegiate athletic participation compensation act"; allows student-athletes to receive compensation including for the use of a student's name, image, or likeness; allows student-athletes to seek professional representation.
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NY A07925•Introduced
Relates to restoring the oversight of certain contracts by the state comptroller; makes technical corrections therefor; makes related provisions.
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NY A09215•Introduced
Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.
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NY A08862•Introduced
Accelerates the phase-in of certain middle class tax cuts.
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NY A08336•Introduced
Creates a tax credit for small businesses that sell a certain percentage of products produced in New York state; provides such small businesses include independently or privately-owned cafes, restaurants, eateries, bars, pubs, breweries, distilleries, orchards, food trucks, retail stores, farm stands, hotels, or motels.
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NY A07876•Introduced
Requires every residential lease to provide notice of information concerning flood insurance.
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NY A06780•Introduced
Relates to establishing the lump sum allocation advisory committee (Part A); relates to requiring transparency, identification and disclosure of certain appropriations (Part B); relates to withholding the salaries of the governor, agency commissioners and deputy commissioners for failing to meet certain reporting deadlines (Part C); relates to creating a tax rate reduction board to look at personal income tax and corporate franchise tax rates (Part D); relates to conducting an audit of all state economic development programs (Part E); relates to prohibiting certain political contributions by individuals appointed to entities that oversee lump sum appropriations (Part F); relates to prohibiting certain third party contracts (Part G).
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NY A06739•Introduced
Prohibits the New York state department of taxation and finance from charging a fee for applications for a certificate of registration pursuant to a re-registration program.
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NY A06724•Introduced
Enacts the "unmarked burial site protection act"; requires the cessation of all ground disturbing activities upon the discovery of a burial ground, human remains or funerary objects, and requires the reporting of such discovery to the local coroner; provides that if such remains are more than 50 years old, the state archaeologist shall be notified; requires state archaeologist to determine whether the remains are of Native American origin; provides that the lineal descendants or culturally affiliated group of such remains shall be notified and be given possession thereof; establishes the Native American burial site review committee to provide for notice and disposition of Native American remains; establishes criminal penalties for the violation of such provisions relating to the disturbance or failure to report the discovery of any such site, remains or objects; grants the attorney general and aggrieved parties a civil right of action for the violations of such provisions; requires inquiry by state agency preservation officers to determine whether any proposed project undertaken, funded or approved by a state agency will disturb burial grounds.
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NY A06288•Introduced
Provides a tax credit in the amount of certain fees charged in connection with loans under the federal home loan guarantee program to national guard and reserve veterans.
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NY A06217•Introduced
Prohibits certain borrowing arrangements; relates to the authorization for the contracting of debt; relates to the manner by which payments are appropriated and paid.
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NY A05881•Introduced
Enacts Retain-NY by implementing tuition tax credits and increasing the amount of an allowable deduction.
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NY A05851•Introduced
Relates to a ten-year state takeover of the local share of Medicaid outside of New York city; provides a twenty-year state takeover of fifty percent of the local share of Medicaid in New York city; creates a commission to reform public assistance benefits; expands the state earned income tax credit from thirty percent to forty-five percent of the federal credit amount; offers the option for individuals to receive the state earned income tax credit in monthly installments; expands the child and dependent care tax credit; provides for state assumption of the growth in property taxes for school districts and local governments that remain under the real property tax cap; creates a real property tax redesign team required to produce recurring savings; subjects New York city to the property tax cap.
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NY A05790•Introduced
Establishes the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund reform act; ensures that money deposited into the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund is spent on construction purposes and not DOT and DMV operational activities.
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NY A05793•Introduced
Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers; increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more years of service; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; authorizes the provision of municipal health insurance coverage to such volunteers; establishes a volunteer recruitment service loan forgiveness program.
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NY A05550•Introduced
Establishes a spending cap; increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.
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NY A05539•Introduced
Relates to excise tax on telecommunication services (Part A); relates to temporary municipal assistance sales and compensating use taxes for cities of one million or more on telecommunication services (Part B).
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