Sen. Jose Serrano

Primary S 1403

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires passengers on school buses equipped with seat belts to wear such belts when the bus is in motion

Provides that all passengers of school buses must wear seat belts; exempts school bus attendants and others acting in a supervisory capacity from such requirement; requires that drivers announce "Everybody fasten your seat belts" before a school bus is placed in motion; empowers the commissioner of education to enforce such provisions; assigns a school bus attendant to each special needs student unable to comply with the seat belt requirement.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1430

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to acquire the mineral interests under all land acquired or received by him or her

Requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to acquire the mineral interests under all land acquired or received by the state for the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, unless the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation finds that the land is of great significance and importance to the state.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1492

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Establishes the crime of disruption of an online public meeting

Establishes the crime of disruption of an online public meeting when a person with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, without lawful authority, and acting through a computer service, he or she disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons open to the public conducted through a computer service; makes such crime a class B misdemeanor.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1490

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the provision of financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities

Relates to the provision of financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities, or that provide educational services to students from such communities.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1489

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires the natural heritage trust to invest its funds pursuant to the prudent investor act

Requires the natural heritage trust to invest in funds pursuant to the prudent investor act; requires such trust's annual report to be submitted to the chairperson of the senate cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation committee and the chairperson of the assembly tourism, parks, arts and sports development committee.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1357

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to providing access to services and law enforcement in certain immigration related matters

Relates to providing access to services, law enforcement and counsel in certain immigration related matters.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1402

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires public disclosure of certain state agency materials, and authorizes the office of information technology services to publish a technical standards manual for the publishing of records

Requires public disclosure of certain state agency materials, and authorizes the office for technology to publish a technical standards manual for the publishing of records on the internet by state agencies.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1437

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Creates the "Dignity for Immigrants in New York State Act", prohibiting detention of individuals based only on the violation of federal immigration laws

Creates the "Dignity for Immigrants in New York State Act", prohibiting detention of individuals based only on the violation of federal immigration laws.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1431

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the financing of the design, acquisition, construction, improvement and installation of East River Esplanade

Relates to the financing of the design, acquisition, construction, improvement and installation of East River Esplanade.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 1484

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to methods used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife

Establishes that if lethal methods are used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife, the lethal method used and the reason why a non-lethal method was not used shall be submitted in an annual report; requires that a list of enforcement actions taken against any nuisance wildlife control operator for violations of the law and applicable regulations be annually updated.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track