Sen. Leroy Comrie

Co-sponsor S 5126

died · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to attachments to utility poles for broadband service

Relates to attachments to utility poles for broadband service; provides that for a broadband internet provider that does not provide regulated telephone service, a pole owner shall not require such broadband internet provider to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a condition to making attachments to utility poles solely owned or jointly-owned by the pole owner.

died Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5147

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts the "Equal Access to Health and Human Services for Limited English Speaking Individuals Act"

Enacts the "Equal Access to Health and Human Services for Limited English Speaking Individuals Act"; directs certain state agencies to provide language assistance services for persons seeking family assistance, health or labor services; requires record keeping; requires free translation for 22 languages.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5365

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Repeals the excise tax on medical cannabis and the medical cannabis trust fund

Repeals the excise tax on medical cannabis and the medical cannabis trust fund.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5231

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to providing enhanced cancer disability benefits to volunteer firefighters

Provides that the tax levy limit shall not include a tax levy necessary for expenditures resulting from a local government meeting its obligation to provide enhanced cancer disability benefits to volunteer firefighters as required under section two hundred five-cc of the general municipal law.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5451

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts the "education funding census update act"

Enacts the "education funding census update act"; updates the census numbers used to calculate certain education funding.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5385

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes a moratorium on the use of forensic child custody evaluators in family court proceedings

Establishes a moratorium on the use of forensic child custody evaluators in family court proceedings by the office of court administration.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5459

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts the safeguarding employees and accountability for termination act

Establishes certain rights and remedies for employees who are wrongfully discharged; establishes remedies for wrongful discharge; allows an employee or employer to make a written offer to arbitrate a dispute covered under this act; defines terms.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 5538

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to deductibles for physical damage insurance

Relates to deductibles for physical damage insurance.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 5359

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree and creating a private right of action for fertility fraud; relates to the statute of limitations for such claim

Creates a private right of action for fertility fraud; adds a health care practitioner using human reproductive material from the practitioner or from a donor knowing or who reasonably should have known that such patient had not expressly consented to such use, to the crime of aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree; relates to the time in which to commence actions relating to fertility fraud; includes fertility fraud in the definition of professional misconduct for physicians, physician's assistants and specialist assistants.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 5543

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to excluding from state income tax unemployment benefits received during the COVID-19 pandemic

Relates to excluding from state income tax unemployment benefits received during the COVID-19 pandemic; issues a refund for any such taxes paid by a taxpayer.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track