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

A5262Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans' affairs
Creates the New York state armed services memorial award for liberty and honor; honorarium for beneficiaries of deceased members; appropriation
Creates the New York state armed services memorial award for liberty and honor with attendant honorarium for beneficiaries of deceased members and outlines criteria for distribution of honoraria to…
Grace MengVeterans' Affairs Committee
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A5259Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means
Grants home security personal income tax deductions
Permits a state income tax deduction for home security devices, including but not limited to exterior lighting, burglar and fire alarms, installed by the owner occupant of a one, two or three family…
Earlene HooperWays And Means Committee

A5252Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Requires those responsible for submitting budget proposals to report on the consumption of energy and the projected consumption of energy

Requires those responsible for submitting budget proposals to report on the consumption of energy and the projected consumption of energy.

James F. BrennanCities Committee

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A5230Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to the location of cash registers in retail establishments

Relates to the location of cash registers in retail establishments to ensure that customers are able to view the numbers and amounts of such purchases as the cash register attendant inputs such…

Earlene HooperConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A5229Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Excludes compensation received as juror from personal income tax

Excludes compensation and lawful expenses received for services rendered as a juror from being taxed as income.

Earlene HooperWays And Means Committee

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A5231Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires motor vehicle repair shops to give fair and legal estimates

Requires motor vehicle repair shops to give fair and legal estimates; provides a civil penalty of not more than three hundred dollars.

Earlene HooperConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A5234Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for a graduated license for the operation of motor vehicles for youth

Provides for a graduated license for the operation of motor vehicles for youth must have learner's permit for nine months; provides that after obtaining license, he/she may not transport a passenger…

Earlene HooperTransportation Committee

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A5232Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Prohibits discrimination against volunteers

Prohibits any charitable, civic, eleemosynary or other similar organization or association from discriminating against persons who are performing or are seeking to perform volunteer services on the…

Earlene HooperGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5214Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Authorizes the New York state foundation for science, technology and innovation to establish a high-tech employment and training program

Authorizes the New York state office of science, technology and academic research to establish a high-tech employment and training program; the office is to provide assistance to those entities…

Steve KatzGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5226AssemblyS7336· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Restricts limitations on non-affiliated physicians from becoming a network provider of any health care plan or health maintenance organization

Provides that no insurer or health care plan shall by contract, written policy or written procedure require the maintenance of hospital privileges by any non-hospital employee health care provider…

Nelson CastroInsurance CommitteeFinance

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A5208Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Requires reporting of cash transactions in excess of $10,000

Requires any person engaged in a trade or business who, in the course of such trade or business, receives more than $10,000 in cash in a single transaction or in two or more related transactions to…

Earlene HooperWays And Means Committee

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A5201Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Makes provisions regarding medical assistance presumptive eligibility program

Ensures that uninsured persons discharged from mental hospitals have continuous access to medications; expands the medical assistance presumptive eligibility program to include persons without…

James F. BrennanSocial Services Committee

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A5203Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides for the registration and regulation of certain campaign consultants

Provides for the registration and regulation of certain campaign consultants; establishes a code of conduct that campaign consultants must follow.

James F. BrennanElection Law Committee

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A5200Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; appropriation

Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; provides that this act is aimed at reducing insurance fraud and thus lowering the cost of insurance premiums; provides a…

William A. BarclayInsurance Committee

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A5156Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes the diesel emissions retrofit program and fund

Establishes the diesel emissions program and the diesel emissions reduction revolving fund; supplements such fund through federal diesel emission reduction act funds in addition to other state funds.

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5140Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to requiring a civic curriculum in New York state schools

Requires the board of regents to develop a civic curriculum of instruction in federal, state and local government to be taught to students in all schools in the state; permits commissioner of…

Vivian CookEducation Committee

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S3236Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Creates the requirement that at least one member of the workers' compensation board be a chiropractor

Requires at least one member of the workers' compensation board be a chiropractor.

John J. BonacicLabor Committee

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S3224Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Authorizes the release of child abuse reports to social services officials

Authorizes the release of child abuse reports to social services officials where such records and reports are necessary in order to conduct an adult protective service investigation.

Michael H. RanzenhoferChildren And Families Committee

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S3229Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes the board of education of any school district in the state to enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on the exterior sides of school buses

Authorizes the board of education of any school district in the state to enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on the exterior sides of school buses owned or leased by the school…

Mark GrisantiEducation Committee

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S3221Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services co-payments for medicaid recipients

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services, except diagnostic services, co-payments for medicaid recipients.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S3218Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides that any records indicating the proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement be made available to the public

Provides that any records indicating the proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement be made available to the public immediately when such records are sent to members of a public employee…

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3215Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to tuition increases, leasing, contracting, and the overall daily operation at the State University of New York at Buffalo

Relates to tuition increases, leasing, contracting, and the overall daily operation at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S3211Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Restricts the imposition of unfunded mandates on local governments

Restricts the imposition of additional unfunded mandates on local governments by the state until such time as those mandates are fully funded by the state; provides for certain exceptions; provides…

Jack M. MartinsInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A5111Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Authorizes the office of real property services to study feasibility of reducing the number of assessing units and equalization rates

Authorizes the office of real property services to study feasibility of reducing the number of assessing units and equalization rates; such study shall include, but not be limited to, a review and…

Robert OaksReal Property Taxation Committee

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A5117Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only.

Robert OaksCodes Committee

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A5119Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Makes it a ministerial process to amend a license to carry or possess a firearm

Authorizes amendments to a license to carry or possess a firearm to be made by the filing officers or county clerk of each county, unless otherwise specified through resolution of the county's…

Robert OaksCodes CommitteeLegal

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A5115Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides resident individuals a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for health insurance premiums expended during the taxable year

Provides resident individuals a deduction of an amount equal to one hundred percent of the cost of health insurance premiums expended by the taxpayer during the taxable year.

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A5109Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Creates firefighters' data base

Provides that the office of fire prevention and control shall establish and maintain a centralized reporting system and data base of the names and firefighting organizations of all firefighters in…

Robert OaksGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5110Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to registration of charitable organizations

Requires a charitable organization to include a clear description of the purpose of such charitable organization and the use of funds collected by such organization in the information required when…

Robert OaksGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5118Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Makes provisions relating to grand jury proceedings and operations

Provides that a person to whom a child witness has initially disclosed evidence concerning a crime and who provides emotional support, including but not limited to, a professional counselor or…

Robert OaksCodes Committee

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A5105Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Enacts the "New York sub-prime predatory lending prevention act"

Enacts the "New York sub-prime predatory lending prevention act"; establishes guidelines for sub-prime loans; establishes duties of mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers; relates to the…

James F. BrennanBanks Committee

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A5108Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in mental health

Prohibits the dissemination of certain personal information

Prohibits the dissemination of certain personal information, including but not limited to, names, addresses, children and bank accounts, when such information relates to a petition for guardianship.

Robert OaksMental Health Committee

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A5103Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of 50 or fewer; repealer

Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of fifty or fewer employers or members; provides for open enrollment and community rating; provides for a…

William A. BarclayInsurance Committee

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A5102Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Establishes the "natural gas infrastructure act"

Establishes the "Natural Gas Infrastructure Act"; further creates the natural gas infrastructure grant fund for the purpose of subsidizing up to fifty percent of the total cost of projects by the…

Robert OaksEnergy Committee

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A5101Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Grants excused leave to civil service employees who are volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers during state of emergency

Grants excused leave to civil service employees during states of emergency as declared by the federal, state or a municipal government, when such employees are members of a volunteer fire department…

Robert OaksGovernmental Employees Committee

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A5097Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Authorizes participation by a public benefit corporation in intermunicipal agreements

Provides that public benefit corporations can enter into cooperative agreements with municipal corporations, districts and other public benefit corporations for the performance of any of the…

Robert OaksLocal Governments Committee

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A5098Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Allows tax deduction up to $10,000 on personal income for certain child care

Allows tax deduction up to $10,000 on personal income for certain child care; allows deduction to parent of pre-school child or child of another.

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A5100Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Exempts from sales and use taxes motor vehicles and rolling stock used by common carriers

Exempts from sales and use taxes certain motor vehicles, parts and services therefor and railroad rolling stock, parts and services therefor.

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A5085Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Provides retirement benefits for members employed by the department of correctional services who are injured in the performance of their duties

Provides all non-correction officer members of the NYS&LERS who are employed by the state department of correctional services with a performance of duty disability retirement coverage; provides that…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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S3205Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes home invasion robbery offenses

Establishes the crimes of home invasion robbery in the first and second degrees for the unlawful entry of or remaining in a dwelling with intent to commit a robbery, and during the course thereof…

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S3206Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires registration as a sex offender

Requires any defendant convicted for endangering the welfare of a child where there is a sexual element to the crime to register as a sex offender.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S3202Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires a police officer upon the arresting of a youth or upon the issuing of an appearance ticket to notify the parent or person legally responsible for such youth

Relates to the issuance of arrest warrants and appearance tickets upon a youth; provides for the police officer to immediately notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of…

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes Committee

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S3201Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to the taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of equine operations in certain towns

Relates to the taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of equine operations in certain towns.

Kemp HannonLocal Government Committee

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S3199Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to directing the department of health to submit an amendment to the plan for medical assistance

Relates to directing the department of health to submit an amendment to the plan for medical assistance.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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A5078Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to cosmetic surgery; requires physical examination with written clearance for procedure from licensed physician and licensed surgeon, prior to surgery

Relates to cosmetic surgery; requires that prior to cosmetic surgery, a physical examination with written clearance for such procedure from a licensed physician and a licensed surgeon.

Vivian CookHealth Committee

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A5053Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Provides for health insurance coverage for nutritional care provided through licensed nutritionists

Provides for health insurance coverage for nutritional care provided through licensed nutritionists.

Vivian CookInsurance Committee

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A5052Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Establishes a moratorium on the site selection of state facilities in N.Y. city

Establishes a moratorium on the site selection of state facilities (defined) in cities of one million or more until the governor completes a comprehensive review of all existing and proposed state…

Michele TitusSocial Services Committee

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