Bills by

John J. Bonacic

Senator

9,426 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →bonacic@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

9,426 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

A4860Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means
Establishes the creation of research and development centers; provides tax credits and benefits for related enterprises
Creates research and development centers to foster physical, engineering and biological research; provides tax credits and benefits for research and development enterprises and qualified research…
Marc ButlerWays And Means Committee
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S3100Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation
Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children
Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children.
John J. BonacicTransportation Committee
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S3095Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to providing a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of the armed forces injured in combat

Provides a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of a public retirement system who are members of the armed forces and are injured in combat; such benefit shall be 75% of…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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A4839Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances

Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances; applies to criminal and family courts; requires a motion to vacate or…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A4844Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Provides income tax incentives in New York city for the creation of jobs

Provides income tax incentives in New York city for the creation of private sector jobs; provides for credits against an employer's local tax liability (banking corporation tax, commercial rent tax,…

Keith L.T. WrightCities Committee

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A4850Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Changes the name of practitioners of podiatry from podiatrists to podiatric physicians

Changes the name of practitioners of podiatry from podiatrists to podiatric physicians in numerous provisions of law.

Keith L.T. WrightHigher Education Committee

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A4842Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Provides that child in foster care freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by an attorney until adoption

Provides that a child in foster care who is freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by an attorney until such child is adopted.

Keith L.T. WrightChildren And Families Committee

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A4846Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires family court judges to order counseling for children as direct or indirect victims in family offense proceeding, where there is a demonstrated need

Requires family court as part of an order of protection in a family offense proceeding to order counseling for children when one member of the family or household has been charged with or found to…

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A4813Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Closes loophole by requiring additional consecutive sentence of five years where a determinate sentence is imposed for criminal use of a firearm in the first degree

Provides that additional consecutive sentence of five years of imprisonment imposed upon conviction of criminal use of a firearm in the first degree shall be added to the minimum sentence of…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A4814Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for certain offenders; prohibits good behavior allowances against certain determinate sentences

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for offenders convicted of rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, course of sexual…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A4815Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in housing

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants and repeals certain provisions relating to de-regulation of rent-stabilized housing

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants, lowers the annual income for certain protections from $175,000 to $125,000 and repeals certain provisions relating to…

Brian KolbHousing Committee

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A4818Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft and for a report on the economic impact thereof

Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft.

Donna LupardoWays And Means Committee

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S3090Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Extends the deadline for applications for tax abatements for industrial and commercial construction work in cities having a population of 1 million or more

Extends, from March 1, 2011 to March 1, 2015, the deadline for applications for tax abatements for industrial and commercial construction work in cities having a population of 1 million or more;…

Andrew J. LanzaCities Committee

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A4809Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to establishing the online consumer protection act

Relates to establishing the online consumer protection act; defines terms; provides that an advertising network shall post clear and conspicuous notice on the home page of its own website about its…

Brian KavanaghConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4802Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Relates to the definition of a business startup and funds reserved for business startups

Relates to the definition of a business startup and funds reserved for business startups.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A4798Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony

Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony.

Dennis H. GabryszakCodes Committee

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A4803Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Amends the economic development law and the tax law to create tax incentives for manufacturing firms that maintain or increase employment

Enacts the "manufacturing preservation and enhancement act"; amends the economic development law by adding a new article to create an incentive program for manufacturers that maintain or increase…

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A4807Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Amends the education law and certain technical provisions therein

Relates to the apportionment of aid for external defibrillators, the powers of the commissioner pertaining to individualized education programs, excluding the issue of the cost of criminal history…

Brian KolbEducation Committee

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A4805Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Relates to authorizing design-build contracts for transportation projects

Relates to authorizing design-build contracts for transportation projects and sets forth a 2-step process for the selection thereof.

Brian KolbTransportation Committee

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A4808Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Enacts the "scaffold reform act"

Enacts the "scaffold reform act"; grants counties a local option to require contractors working on projects within their respective jurisdictions to comply with the regulations and standards set…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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S3067Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Increases the frequency that visitation or inspections of facilities operated or licensed by the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities must be made each year

Increases the frequency that visitation or inspections of facilities operated or licensed by the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities must be made each year.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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A4852Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Alters the statute of limitations for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice

Alters the statute of limitations for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to two years and six months from the time when a person knows or reasonably should have known of the alleged negligent…

Helene WeinsteinCodes Committee

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S3061Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the procedural continuity of legislation during the two-year session

Provides that bills which have reached order of third reading but which shall not have been acted on by the house before the end of the first year of the two-year legislative session shall maintain…

John J. BonacicInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3055Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the description of the bounded area for which the residential parking permit system in the village of Tuckahoe, county of Westchester, may be established

Relates to the description of the bounded area for which the residential parking permit system in the village of Tuckahoe in the county of Westchester may be established.

Jeffrey D. KleinTransportation Committee

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A4787Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Adds to the definition of serious injury and relates to determining the sufficiency of the evidence related to the serious injury

Adds to the definition of serious injury and relates to determining the sufficiency of the evidence related to the serious injury; includes that question of fact will be determined by the trier.

Matthew TitoneInsurance Committee

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A4777Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes the mature work task force within the state office for the aging, and provides for its powers and duties

Establishes the mature work task force within the state office for the aging to coordinate the state's efforts to assist older persons who choose to work and remain self-sufficient throughout their…

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A4782Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Entitles certain members of the retirement system to include up to 30 days of unused accumulated vacation in the calculation of their final average salary

Entitles Tier I members with membership dates on or after 4/1/72, all Tier II members of the NYSLERS or the NYSLPFRS and Tier V members of NYSLPFRS to receive credit for up to thirty days of unused…

John McEnenyGovernmental Employees Committee

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A4783Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the New York state consortium on the development of a hydrogen economy

Creates the New York state consortium on the development of a hydrogen economy.

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4772Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Relates to a program for flood damage to businesses; provides a tax credit for businesses that purchase flood insurance

Relates to a program for flood damage to businesses; provides a tax credit for businesses that purchase flood insurance.

Clifford CrouchLabor Committee

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A4775Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates requirment for MTA to refund monies on all expired pay-per-ride metrocards

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to transfer any remaining money on an expired pay-per-ride MetroCard to a new MetroCard, and enacting certain other technical provisions.

Jeffrey DinowitzCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4761Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing and authorizes intergovernmental agreements

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing and authorizes intergovernmental agreements between public agencies.

Robert CastelliEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4768Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Enacts the constituent casework protection act

Relates to prohibiting the destruction of constituent files by public officials; provides penalties; defines terms.

Phil BoyleGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4754Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Includes unsolicited telemarketing transmissions in the no telemarketing sales calls statewide registry and national "do-not-call" registry

Includes unsolicited telemarketing facsimile transmissions in the no telemarketing sales calls statewide and national "do-not-call" registry.

Aravella SimotasConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4749Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Extends the right to vote to certain resident aliens

Extends the right to vote in local elections to alien residents who have earned permanent legal status in this country and have been residents of this state for at least three years and who have…

N. Nick PerryElection Law Committee

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A4756Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Specifies auction requirements

Specifies requirements for auctions; holds the auctioneer responsible for truth of statements in catalogues, announcements, etc.

Matthew TitoneTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A4744Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to bills containing provisions requiring appointments to be made by the legislative leaders

Requires certain bills which establish a commission, task force, board, council or any similar body shall have not less than one position appointed by each of the legislative leaders.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4746Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board

Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board; provides that minority members of the public authorities control board shall have voting…

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4735AssemblyS3035· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Authorizes the use of an alternative project delivery method for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement of a state building

Authorizes the use of an alternative project delivery method, including design-build and construction management-at-risk as methods for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or…

Ronald CanestrariHigher Education CommitteeEducation

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S3035Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes the use of an alternative project delivery method for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement of a state building

Authorizes the use of an alternative project delivery method, including design-build and construction management-at-risk as methods for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or…

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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A4713Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Sets forth certain mandates for the administration of the N.Y. city STAR program

Sets forth certain mandates for the administration of the New York city STAR program; makes specific provision for the city of New York; provides for an outreach program in the city of New York to…

James F. BrennanReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4707Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations; repealer

Relates to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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S3023Senate· 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.

Shirley L. HuntleyInsurance Committee

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S3018Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Creates mental health incident review panels

Creates mental health incident review panels.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3011Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to establishing the L3C act regarding low-profit limited liability companies

Relates to establishing the L3C act regarding low-profit limited liability companies.

Adriano EspaillatCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3012Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts; requires the submission of a questionnaire to the contracting agency and the comptroller.

Adriano EspaillatFinance Committee

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S3001Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to the living wage adjustment of personal care services workers

Relates to the living wage adjustment of personal care service workers; authorizes the commissioner to adjust personal care services medical assistance rates of payment for personal care service…

Bill PerkinsHealth Committee

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A4664Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to full criminal background checks for volunteer and paid firefighters

Relates to full criminal background checks for volunteer and paid firefighters.

Joel MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4666Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Provides for prohibiting students who are parents and who are receiving public assistance from participating in after school extracurricular activities

Provides for prohibiting students who are parents of children who are receiving public assistance from participating in after school extracurricular activities; requires school authorities to…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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