Sen. Andrew Lanza

Primary S 4931

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a yellow dot program under which vehicle occupants' medical information is available in the glove compartment

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a yellow dot program under which the medical and emergency contact information of the occupants, aged 55 or older, of a motor vehicle is available to emergency personnel in the glove compartment.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 4902

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Limits the provision of charitable bail to misdemeanor defendants who are first time offenders

Limits the provision of charitable bail to misdemeanor defendants who are first time offenders.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 4576

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires portable electronic devices distributed after January 1, 2024 to automatically disable their texting and computer functions when the holder is operating a motor vehicle over 10 miles an hour

Requires portable electronic devices distributed after January 1, 2024 to automatically disable their texting and computer functions when the holder is operating a motor vehicle over 10 miles an hour; eliminates the exemption from provisions, relating to the use of portable electronic devices in motor vehicles, granted to commercial motor vehicles, police, firefighters and emergency vehicle operators.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 6181

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Provides that the borough of Staten Island shall also be known and designated as the "borough of parks"

Provides that the borough of Staten Island shall also be known and designated as the "borough of parks".

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5243

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Creates the crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime

Creates the crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5573

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Establishes the "education affordability act" and tax credit

Establishes the "education affordability act" and tax credit; provides credits against income and corporate franchise tax for various qualified education investments including scholarships, education funds and home-based instructional materials.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 4490

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Enacts the "construction insurance transparency act of 2021"

Enacts the "construction insurance transparency act" to require insurers providing coverage for liability under the scaffold law to report, on an annual basis, to the superintendent of financial services relating to its finances and claims paid thereunder.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5567

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Provides certain requirements for health care proxies and death certificates

Provides certain requirements for health care proxies and death certificates.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 4297

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the registered weight of tow trucks

Increases, from 8,600 pounds to 10,000 pounds, the gross vehicle weight rating of vehicles engaged in commercial towing that must be registered as tow trucks.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5159

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Modifies the membership of the metropolitan transportation authority

Increases the membership of the metropolitan transportation authority from sixteen to seventeen members; provides for the appointment for one member from each of New York City's boroughs on the written recommendation of the mayor of New York City.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track