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K00784 - Honoring Thomas Joy upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Lincoln-King Visionary Award for his commitment and service to his community
Vivian E. Cook
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
K00739 - Commemorating the observance of the 39th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 15, 2024
Carl E. Heastie, William A. Barclay, Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes
Last updated 8 months ago
148 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
K00783 - Honoring Waspagne Preval upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of a Lincoln-King Visionary Award for her commitment and service to her community
Vivian E. Cook
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
A01940 - Extends the statute of limitations of actions related to certain sex trafficking offenses, reviving such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations; grants trial preference to such actions; exempts such actions from certain provisions requiring notice of claims.
Jeffrey Dinowitz, Linda B. Rosenthal, Andrew D. Hevesi
Last updated over 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
K00822 - Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2024, as Black History Month in the State of New York
Carl E. Heastie, William A. Barclay, Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes
Last updated 8 months ago
149 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
A07954 - Creates a wholesale prescription drug importation program which complies with federal standards and regulations for the purpose of generating substantial savings for consumers.
Jo Anne Simon, Vivian E. Cook, Jeffrey Dinowitz
Last updated about 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
A00456 - Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
Nily D. Rozic, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, William Colton
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
A01784 - Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.
Demond L. Meeks, Jennifer A. Lunsford, Harry B. Bronson
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
A01029 - Provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permits access by certain persons.
Catalina Cruz, James Gary Pretlow, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Last updated 10 months ago
69 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
A03499 - Requires automobile brokers to maintain a place of business; requires certain notices and recordkeeping; makes related provisions.
Robert C. Carroll, Albert A. Stirpe, Karines Reyes
Last updated 5 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from New York district HD-032
COMMITTEES
New York House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Vivian E. Cook was born on October 1, 1941 in New York, New York. She earned her B.A. from Hunter College in 1963. She was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1990 and served Albany County's 108th district. In 2012 she was elected to the New York State Senate to represent district 32. She serves on several legislative committees including Consumer Protection and Health. Her professional experience includes working as Director of Special Services for the North Colonie School District. She has also worked in local government and volunteered with nonprofit groups.read less
OFFICES HELD
New York House from New York
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