Bills by

John J. Bonacic

Senator

9,494 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →bonacic@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

9,494 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

S3441Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government
Authorizes the town of Southampton to accept from the Southampton union free school district applications for exemptions for real property taxes
Authorizes the town of Southampton to accept from the Southampton union free school district applications for exemptions for real property taxes for the 2009 - 2010 and 2010 - 2011 assessment rolls…
Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee
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S3439Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families
Relates to educating children on the harms of electronically sending and posting certain images of themselves
Relates to educating children on the harms of electronically sending and posting certain images of themselves.
Toby Ann StaviskyChildren And Families Committee

S3435Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Provides members and the powers thereof of intergovernmental relations councils

Provides members and the powers thereof of intergovernmental relations councils.

Kevin S. ParkerLocal Government Committee

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S3424Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to reimbursement by Medicaid for services required by state law

Relates to reimbursement for Medicaid for services required by state law; provides department of health must pay 100% of the non-federal share for services required by state law, not federal.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S3422Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer county, to make the retirement incentive offered pursuant to chapter 105 of 2010 available to Richard C. Bender

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer county, to make the retirement incentive offered pursuant to chapter 105 of 2010 available to Richard C.

Roy J. McDonaldCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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A5443Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires a court advisement of possible immigration consequences to a noncitizen of pleading guilty to a state law offense; allows guilty plea withdrawal

Requires a court advisement of possible immigration consequences, including but not limited to, deportation, immigration detention, exclusion from admission to the United States or denial of…

Vito LopezCodes Committee

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S3417Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to the training of police officers and firefighters with respect to persons with disabilities and hearing-impaired people

Relates to the training of police officers and firefighters with respect to persons with disabilities and hearing-impaired people.

Roy J. McDonaldLocal Government Committee

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S3411Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Allows John R. Panichi to join the special retirement plan for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs

Allows John R. Panichi to join the special retirement plan for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs.

Roy J. McDonaldCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3410Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the tax on certain tobacco products

Relates to implementing a sales tax cap of one dollar on cigars.

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3404Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Directs commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to require pediatric care providers to screen for autism; repealer

Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to screen…

Kevin S. ParkerHealth Committee

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S3393Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Establishes additional procedures to be followed by industrial development agencies prior to making development loans

Establishes additional procedures to be followed by industrial development agencies prior to making loans; includes goals to be achieved by project such as job creation, continuance of business or…

Kevin S. ParkerLocal Government Committee

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S3391Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to authorizing the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star and their spouses.

Hugh T. FarleyTransportation Committee

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S3388Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions

Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions; delineates the statistical information that each approved school must…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S3386Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Authorizes the chemical treatment of sex offenders

Authorizes the chemical treatment of violent felony sex offenders with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) treatment according to a schedule of administration monitored by the department of…

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes Committee

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S3385Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes issuance of distinctive plates bearing the words "Cure Childhood Cancer"

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates bearing the words "Cure Childhood Cancer"; provides for the annual service charge to be deposited into the department of motor vehicles…

Kenneth P. LaValleTransportation Committee

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S3381Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Enacts the "New York state family tuition investment program act" to provide for the advance purchase of tuition to colleges in the state

Enacts the "New York state family tuition investment program act" to provide for the advance purchase of tuition to colleges in the state.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S3368Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Enacts the "New York YouthBuild demonstration program"; appropriation

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; creates YouthBuild Inter-agency board, sets program requirements; authorizes the nine member board to make grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S3367Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders by precluding the plea to a lesser offense where the offender has been convicted of a…

Owen H. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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A5388Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Enacts the Redistricting Reform Act of 2011; repealer

Enacts the Redistricting Reform Act of 2011; establishes an independent redistricting commission to create redistricting plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial…

Sheldon SilverGovernmental Operations Committee

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S3348Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires prior disclosure of income, assets, financial obligations of decedent to enforce surviving spouse's waiver of right of election; waives dead man's statute

Requires fair and reasonable disclosure of income, assets and financial obligations of decedent for surviving spouse's waiver of right of election to be enforceable and renders inapplicable the…

John J. BonacicJudiciary Committee

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S3332Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding to provide to any business entities in which such members hold official or legal positions

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding through state grants or member items and subsequently providing such funding to any business entities or not-for-profit entities in which…

John J. BonacicFinance Committee

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A5370Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A5371Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Eliminates the corporate franchise tax and personal income tax on business corporations which are manufacturers

Eliminates the corporate franchise tax and personal income tax on business corporations that are manufacturers; defines terms "manufacturer" and "principally engaged".

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A5374Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools

Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools; exempts buildings that have replaced…

Linda RosenthalEducation CommitteeEducation

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A5365Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires that accident and health insurance policies shall provide coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

Requires that individual accident and health insurance policies shall provide coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A5354Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes the use of school facilities by not-for-profit or charitable organizations for the operation of after-school programs

Authorizes the use of school facilities by not-for-profit or charitable organizations for the operation of after-school programs; requires programs to present some form of educational instruction or…

Jeffrion AubryEducation Committee

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S3320Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to payments made to the Oswego board of cooperative educational services for costs of a certain capital project

Relates to payments made to the Oswego board of cooperative educational services for costs of a certain capital project.

Patty RitchieLocal Government Committee

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S3317Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Establishes a toll-free statewide number for use in the investigation and prevention of animal fighting

Establishes a toll-free statewide number for use in the investigation and prevention of animal fighting; provides reports be transmitted to the state or local police department and/or to the SPCA.

John A. DeFranciscoAgriculture Committee

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S3315Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to requiring a local referendum prior to legislative action taken to alienate parkland

Relates to requiring a local referendum prior to legislative action taken to alienate parkland.

Jack M. MartinsLocal Government Committee

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S3313Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to reacquisition of a lot, plot, or part thereof owned by a burial society or by a cemetery corporation

Relates to reacquisition of a lot, plot, or part thereof owned by a burial society or by a cemetery corporation; defines burial society.

Jeffrey D. KleinCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3306SenateA8355· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Requires investigating officials to investigate the homes of adults about whom reports have been filed

Enacts "Laura Cummings Law"; requires investigating officials of the department of social services or the office of children and family services to investigate the homes of adults about whom reports…

George D. MaziarzChildren And Families CommitteeHealth

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A5326Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Eliminates the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; repealer

Eliminates the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Ann RabbittWays And Means CommitteeFinance

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S3305Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Requires employers to authorize absence from or lateness to work if such absence or lateness was due to responding to an emergency as a volunteer

Requires employers to authorize absence from or lateness to work if such absence or lateness was due to responding to an emergency as a volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker.

Mark GrisantiLabor Committee

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A5289Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Allows for suspension of drivers' licenses by persons who fail to dispose of violations of the navigation law as prescribed by law

Allows for suspension of drivers' licenses by persons for failure to answer summons and complaints of the navigation law.

Robert OaksTransportation Committee

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A5291Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in judiciary

Exempts certain youths program volunteers from civil liability

Exempts volunteers in recreational activities, including but not limited to, little league coaches, managers, assistants and members of the board of directors from civil liability while providing…

Robert OaksJudiciary Committee

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A5294Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Enacts the "volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker protection and incentive act of 2011"

Enacts the "volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker protection and incentive act of 2011"; increases the volunteer firefighters' and volunteer ambulance workers' credit in the amount of five…

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A5296Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Authorizes tax increment bonds payable from real property taxes levied by a school district within a blighted project area

Authorizes tax increment bonds payable from real property taxes levied by a school district within a blighted project area.

Robin SchimmingerLocal Governments Committee

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A5287Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires every tractor trailer driven on public highway to display at least two lighted head lamps on each side of the front of such tractor

Requires every tractor trailer driven on a public highway to display lighted head lamps 24 hours a day.

Robert OaksTransportation Committee

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S3290Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Establishes an account to promote the standardbred breeding industry

Establishes an account to promote the standardbred breeding industry.

Eric AdamsRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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A5293Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that the owner of 3 or more trucks used exclusively for business purposes shall be permitted to stagger the registration renewal dates

Provides that the owner of 3 or more trucks used exclusively for business purposes shall be permitted to stagger registration renewal dates by filing a written request with the department of…

Robert OaksTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A5267AssemblyS4688· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Authorizes the New York city water board to grant a 10 percent discount on New York city water bills to senior citizens

Authorizes the New York city water board to grant a 10 percent discount on NYC water bills to senior citizens.

Matthew TitoneCities CommitteeLocal Government

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A5272Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes the John J. Marchi government studies scholarship program for CUNY students enrolled in government or government related studies

Establishes the John J. Marchi government studies scholarship program for CUNY students enrolled in government or government related studies.

Matthew TitoneHigher Education Committee

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S3264Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Requires the office for technology to develop a geographic information system to help municipalities calculate future development potential

Requires the office for technology to develop a geographic information system to help municipalities calculate future development potential under existing zoning, planning and other land use laws.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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