Sen. Jeremy Cooney
Sponsored bills
Establishes the New York state first home savings program to authorize first time home buyers to establish savings accounts to buy their first home.
Establishes portable polling locations for early voting; provides that a county board of elections may establish one or more portable polling locations.
Establishes the Monroe county housing advocate program to provide to residents of Monroe county, information and resources to current or prospective tenants on housing issues such as securing housing, eviction matters, issue resolution with landlords, and any other topics such advocate deems important; and referrals to legal assistance or social service providers when applicable; makes related provisions.
Relates to board of elections poll workers; provides that the board of elections shall, upon appointing an election inspector or poll clerk, assign such person as a representative of one of the two major political parties of the state; provides that the board of elections shall assign an election inspector or poll clerk who is a duly enrolled member of either major political party as a representative of the party in which they are enrolled and if a person is a duly enrolled member of any other political party of the state, or who is not enrolled in any party, the board of elections shall permit such person to elect which of the two major parties they shall represent; makes related provisions.
Relates to acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the City of New York and the State of New York; establishes the New York state community commission on reparations remedies to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, the impact of these forces on living African-Americans and to make recommendations on appropriate remedies; provides for the repeal of such provisions.
Relates to attendance policies for employees of the metropolitan transportation authority or contractors of Nassau and Suffolk counties providing public transportation regarding time off for medical services and court appearances.
Designates January 6th as Democracy Day.
Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment due to a change in law; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by plea; relates to the requirements of discovery.