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

A3772Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education
Mandates university and building level educational institution safety plans for possible acts of violence occurring at educational institutions within the state
Mandates university and building level educational institution safety plans for possible acts of violence occurring at educational institutions within the state.
Dennis H. GabryszakHigher Education Committee
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A3787Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance
Enacts the automobile fraud prevention act of 2011
Enacts the automobile fraud prevention act of 2011.
Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee
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A3795Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

Requires certain food establishments to provide nutritional information to its customers

Requires certain food establishments to provide nutritional information to their customers.

Joseph MorelleConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3785Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to licensing and authorizing new lines of insurance; repealer

Relates to licensing and authorizing new lines of insurance; requires independent adjusters to complete pre-licensing and continuing education courses.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A3799Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles, vessels and aircraft used in counterfeit goods

Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles, vessels and aircraft used in counterfeit goods.

David WeprinCodes Committee

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A3765Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires non-toxic pest management and fertilization of state and municipal park lands

Requires non-toxic pest management and fertilization of municipal park lands and lands within the custody and control of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; creates a state…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3763Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires hospitals to provide notice to employees and patients of environmental health and safety hazards

Requires hospitals to provide notice to employees and patients of environmental health and safety hazards; requires the appointment of an environmental health and safety information access contact…

Steven EnglebrightHealth Committee

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A3746Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes a real property tax abatement for residential real property owned by a person 65 or older who participates in volunteer programs

Establishes a county real property tax abatement for residential real property owned by a person 65 years of age or older who is accepted to participate in volunteer programs.

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A3757Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires siting, erection, purchase, repair, enlargement and remodeling of healthy and high performance school buildings

Requires the plans and specifications for the siting, erection, purchase, repair, enlargement or remodeling of school buildings in every school district to be subject to the approval of the…

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

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A3735Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Requires a revenue distribution agreement for equitable allocation within the county of Suffolk for public safety purposes of sales and compensating use taxes

Requires a revenue distribution agreement for equitable allocation within the county of Suffolk for public safety purposes of sales and compensating use taxes.

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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A3807Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes a prescription monitoring program

Establishes a prescription monitoring program; requires the department of health to create an electronic prescription monitoring program and requires pharmacists to submit certain information to…

Michael CusickHealth Committee

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S2638Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires a revenue distribution agreement for equitable allocation within the county of Suffolk for public safety purposes of sales and compensating use taxes

Requires a revenue distribution agreement for equitable allocation within the county of Suffolk for public safety purposes of sales and compensating use taxes.

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2612Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes rules for receipts from services provided by asset management corporations

Establishes rules pertaining to computation of tax for receipts for services provided by asset management corporations.

Liz KruegerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2600Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures; repealer

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures.

Mark GrisantiLabor Committee

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S2598Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to custodial interference; repealer

Expands provisions relating to custodial interference; provides for affirmative defense and special provisions relating to sentencing; establishes certain duties of law enforcement officers relating…

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

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A3726Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program

Establishes the disaster preparedness first responder recognition program; names the initial first responders to receive recognition.

David WeprinGovernmental Operations Committee

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A3703Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3707Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state; authorizes the operation of multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers in this state, subject to the rules…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3696Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Makes goods sold in a shop or store operated by a not-for-profit organization exempt from sales and use taxes

Makes goods sold in a shop or store operated by a not-for-profit organization exempt from sales and use taxes.

Joel MillerWays And Means Committee

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A3704Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3706Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board with regard to the New York city off-track betting corporation.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3694Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in libraries and education technology

Relates to propositions for increased funding of libraries

Relates to propositions for increased funding of libraries; provides oversight on funding provided through a municipality to public and free association libraries.

Joel MillerLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A3695Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Establishes requirements for male and female rest rooms in certain buildings

Provides that building code shall require seventy percent of sanitary facilities in new buildings for public occupancy shall be facilities for women; provides that mens rooms may be designated as…

Joel MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A3645Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Excludes from definition of "employee" such services rendered by various independent contractors who service the harness racing industry

Excludes from the definition of employee such services rendered by a harness race driver, a groom or caretaker of a temporary designated trainer of a harness race horse, a shipper or transporter of…

J. Gary PretlowLabor Committee

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A3668Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Establishes clean energy funds for the improvement of energy efficiency and development of clean energy technologies; repealer

Relates to establishing the clean energy fund to improve energy efficiency and provide for the development of clean energy technologies; relates to promoting the distribution of clean energy…

Steven EnglebrightEnergy Committee

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A3646Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to regulations implementing video lottery gaming in this state

Relates to regulations implementing video lottery gaming in this state.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means CommitteeFinance

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A3649Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to resources of agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund designated to educate, promote, advertise and protect the standardbred breeding industry

Relates to resources of agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund designated to educate, promote, advertise and protect the standardbred breeding industry.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering CommitteeEconomy

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A3650Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board with regard to the New York city off-track betting corporation.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3644Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Requires all teachers to sign a form indicating they have received and reviewed a copy of a child's individualized education program

Requires all teachers to sign a form indicating they have received and reviewed a copy of a child's individualized education program.

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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A3658Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to correction

Establishes a certificate of restoration; repealer

Establishes a certificate of restoration to replace the terms "certificate of good conduct" and "certificate of relief from disabilities" and the repeal of certain provisions relating to…

Jeffrion AubryCorrection Committee

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A3676Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to child witnesses.

Dennis H. GabryszakCodes Committee

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A3625Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Provides a real property tax exemption to agricultural lands that are used for certain purposes

Provides a real property tax exemption to agricultural lands that are used for certain purposes.

Clifford CrouchReal Property Taxation Committee

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A3643Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in health

Relates to exempting commuter colleges from the requirement of maintaining meningococcal meningitis records

Exempts commuter colleges from the requirement of maintaining measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and meningococcal meningitis records.

Joel MillerHealth Committee

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A3641Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Enacts the no parent left outside act

Enacts the "No Parent Left Outside" act requiring employers to grant employees up to 20 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or activities related to the employee's child…

Joel MillerLabor Committee

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A3630Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use ATVs on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.

Clifford CrouchTransportation Committee

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A3640Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Directs commissioner of education to establish areas where there is a shortage of experienced teachers

Directs the commissioner of education to establish areas where there is a need for experienced teachers; authorizes school boards to elect to pay a bonus to an active or retired teacher who would…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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A3642Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to the fingerprinting of school district volunteers who come in direct contact with students

Directs the commissioner of education to develop rules and regulations regarding the fingerprinting of school district volunteers, just as there are regulations pertaining to such matters in…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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A3637Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to medical home multipayor programs

Provides for the establishment of medical home multipayor programs to improve health care outcomes and efficiency through improved access, patient care continuity, and coordination of health services.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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S2594Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires buyers and lessees of residential real property to be given notice of public access to sex offender information

Requires that contracts for the sale or lease of residential real property include a notice that information on high risk sex offenders is available to the public and that the division of criminal…

John J. FlanaganJudiciary Committee

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S2590Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Prohibits a pharmacist from substituting any anti-epileptic drug for a prescribed anti-epileptic drug without the informed consent of the prescriber and patient

Prohibits a pharmacist from substituting any anti-epileptic drug for the prescribed anti-epileptic drug without notification of and the informed consent of the prescriber and patient or such…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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S2591Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Prohibits the sale of information listed on prescriptions that identifies specific patients or persons legally authorized to issue a prescription

Requires prescription information to be kept confidential.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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A3611Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Enacts the New York state money transmission disclosure act

Enacts the New York state money transmission disclosure act; requires each licensee providing a transmission transaction which involves currency of one country into the currency of another country…

Michele TitusBanks Committee

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A3612Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to limiting co-payments for child care subsidies

Limits co-payments for child care subsidies based upon the family's ability to pay; co-payments shall not exceed ten percent of any given family's household income.

Michele TitusChildren And Families Committee

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A3587Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Lifts mandatory hiring and retirement ages for state and municipal police

Lifts mandatory hiring and retirement ages for state and municipal police.

Dennis H. GabryszakGovernmental Employees Committee

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A3604Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Requires a New York state legend to be located on all bell jar tickets sold in this state

Requires a New York state legend to be located on all bell jar tickets sold in this state; excludes bell jar tickets that are banded single-sided single-tabbed, double-sided single-tabbed or folded…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3590Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an e-mail address in the voter registration application and record for notices to be sent thus and by U.S.P.S.

Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an email address in the voter registration application and record, whereupon notices and other communication required to be sent to the voter by…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A3603Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Authorizes the racing and wagering board to impose fines upon entities participating in thoroughbred race meetings or off-track wagering; non-patrons

Authorizes the racing and wagering board to impose monetary fines upon any corporation, association or person participating in a thoroughbred race meeting or off-track betting, whether licensed by…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3601Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Relates to voting and registration for voting by convicted felons

Relates to voting and registration for voting by convicted felons; may vote if pardoned, such persons maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired, or such person is serving a term of parole,…

Daniel O'DonnellElection Law Committee

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A3584Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Establishes the anaerobic digesters revolving fund program

Establishes the anaerobic digesters revolving fund program to provide incentives for the installation of anaerobic manure digesters on agricultural operations to convert trapped methane from manure…

Clifford CrouchAgriculture Committee

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S2580Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the demonstration program in Nassau county

Relates to mandatory surcharges for traffic offenses and infractions in Nassau county and the demonstration program authorized within Nassau county.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Transportation Committee

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