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

S861Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education
Creates a concussion management advisory board to advise the education department on implementation of the best practices related to concussion management
Creates a concussion management advisory board to advise the education department on implementation of the best practices related to concussion management; including an interscholastic sports head…
Daniel L. SquadronEducation Committee
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S846Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations
Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes
Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes.
Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

S837Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for statewide video arraignments; repealer

Provides that the court may, in its discretion, dispense with the defendant's personal appearance at an arraignment whenever such defendant is being held at a secure location outside the courthouse…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S823Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a 10 year statute of limitations to enforce violations of rules and regulations of Adirondack park agency committed within the Adirondack park

Establishes a ten year statute of limitations to enforce violations of rules and regulations of Adirondack park agency committed within the Adirondack park.

Betty LittleJudiciary Committee

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S810Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Makes provisions with respect to service of real property assessment challenges upon fire districts

Provides that real property assessment challenges shall be served upon a fire district by serving the chair of the board of fire commissioners of the fire district.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S811Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law

Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law; includes any advisory committee to a public body, whether created by such public body or created pursuant to federal,…

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S797Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Directs the superintendent of insurance to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan for recreational land use

Directs the superintendent of insurance to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan to protect private landowners who permit public recreational uses of their land.

Catharine YoungInsurance Committee

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S798Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for an exemption requirement from registration for ATVs operated on lands owned by the owner or to which the owner has certain contractual rights

Provides for an exemption requirement from registration for ATVs operated on lands owned by the owner or to which the owner has certain contractual rights when the ATV is not operated elsewhere in…

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S796SenateA1909· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of duty station

Provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of where such person is stationed.

Catharine YoungEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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S789Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a working farmland property tax credit for owners of agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts

Establishes a working farmland property tax credit for owners of agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S784Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S779Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Exempts from the sales tax meals served to laborers at farm labor camp commissaries

Exempts from the sales tax meals served to laborers at farm labor camp commissaries.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S775Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Directs the office of children and family services to consult with localities and other state agencies prior to closure of any facility

Directs the office of children and family services to consult with localities and other state agencies prior to closure of any facility; requires a report for an adaptive reuse plan for the facility…

Catharine YoungChildren And Families Committee

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S774Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the transportation of bulk milk

Allows the department of transportation, in conjunction with the department of agriculture and markets, to investigate and resolve any barriers to bulk milk transportation; enables the state…

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S764Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Permits two or more contiguous towns to jointly purchase highway equipment

Permits two or more contiguous towns to jointly purchase highway equipment upon request of the highway and superintendents of such towns and by majority vote of each of the town boards.

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S758Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Alters the definition of a qualified historic home for the purposes of the historic homeownership rehabilitation credit

Alters the definition of a qualified historic home for the purposes of the historic homeownership rehabilitation credit.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S753Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the crimes of aggravated rape, aggravated criminal sexual act and aggravated sexual abuse

Increases the penalties for the violent sex offenses of rape, criminal sexual act and aggravated sexual abuse when committed in a forcible manner where an actor or accomplice is armed with or…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S751Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S745Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of reckless endangerment of the public health for recklessly transmitting HIV/AIDS

Creates crimes of reckless endangerment of public health with respect to HIV/AIDS transmission; creates crime of filing false instrument with respect to HIV/AIDS; provides for HIV/AIDS testing for…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S742SenateA258· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to N.Y. city for consumption in the city

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

Catharine YoungCorporations, Authorities And Commissions CommitteeEconomy

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S726Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry.

Joseph E. RobachConsumer Protection Committee

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S713Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes a notification of death hotline in the department of social services for purposes of timely ceasing public assistance payments

Establishes a notification of death hotline in the department of social services for purposes of timely ceasing public assistance payments upon the death of a recipient of such assistance.

Joseph E. RobachHealth Committee

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S708SenateA4596· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires dating violence education and dating violence policies in school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and county vocational education and extension boards

Requires dating violence education and dating violence policies in school districts, board of cooperative educational services and county vocational education and extension boards; "dating violence"…

Diane J. SavinoEducation CommitteeEducation

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S707Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known by such debt collector to be deceased

Prohibits debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known by such debt collector to be deceased.

Diane J. SavinoConsumer Protection Committee

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S701Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Creates the lupus research enhancement program and the lupus research enhancement fund

Creates the lupus research enhancement program; creates the lupus research enhancement fund.

Diane J. SavinoHealth Committee

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S697Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides that only the owner and holder of a mortgage and note, or its agent, shall have standing to commence a mortgage foreclosure action

Provides that only the owner and holder of a mortgage and note, or its agent, shall have standing to commence a mortgage foreclosure action; lack of standing shall be defense that may be raised at…

Jeffrey D. KleinHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S694Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires commercial lines insurers to provide notice to consumers when credit information is used in the rating or underwriting of such insurance

Requires commercial lines insurers to provide notice to consumers when credit information is used in the rating or underwriting of such insurance.

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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S685Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Relates to commencement of a small claims action in New York city civil courts

Requires notice by certified mail with return receipt requested for the commencement of a small claims action in New York city civil courts.

John L. SampsonJudiciary Committee

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A503Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to preventing the unnecessary removal of children from a custodial parent who is the victim of domestic violence

Amends provisions of child protective proceedings to prevent the unnecessary removal of children from a custodial parent who is the victim of domestic violence.

Keith L.T. WrightChildren And Families Committee

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A497Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for providing prosthetic devices

Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for providing prosthetic devices equal to or above Medicare's standard of coverage; includes the repair or replacement of a prosthetic device required…

Aileen GuntherInsurance Committee

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S661Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Expands the products which may be purchased for public use

Expands the products which may be purchased for public use by including renewable energy resources; increases the cost premium percentage for renewable energy generated in New York.

David J. ValeskyLocal Government Committee

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A485Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides for the establishment of police training high schools in certain city school districts and provides for further education and employment

Provides for the establishment of police training high schools in certain city school districts and provides for further education and employment; establishes preferential admissions criteria for…

Keith L.T. WrightEducation Committee

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A492Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to establish and implement a no fare program for children attending public school in the city district of the city

Directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish and implement a no fare rate program for children attending public school in the city district of the city of New York.

Vanessa GibsonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions CommitteeEconomy

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A493Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service

Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process.

Vanessa GibsonHousing Committee

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A489Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Relates to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote

Enacts the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; creates a compact between the states and the District of Columbia; defines terms.

Jeffrey DinowitzElection Law Committee

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S660Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer

Establishes an apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial federal census, which shall be considered by and voted upon…

David J. ValeskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S659Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Enacts "Lori Ann's law" to establish procedures for law enforcement to locate and return missing persons

Enacts "Lori Ann's law" to establish procedures for law enforcement to locate and return missing persons; requires law enforcement agencies to immediately accept any missing person report; requires…

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

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A473Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program

Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

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A470Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that an elementary or secondary student shall not have capacity to consent to sexual conduct with a school employee

Provides that a full time elementary or secondary student shall not have capacity to consent to sexual conduct with a school employee at his or her school, including volunteers, when the employee is…

Aileen GuntherCodes Committee

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A467Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes school district property to be used for not-for-profit dental clinics providing care to families in the district

Authorizes school district property to be used for not-for-profit dental clinics providing care to families in the district upon the approval of the trustees or board of education of a school…

Aileen GuntherEducation Committee

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A455Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians.

Vanessa GibsonHealth Committee

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A453Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes a study on the high incidence of asthma in the borough of the Bronx in the city of New York and to prepare a remedial plan

Authorizes and directs the New York state department of health, to conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma in the borough of the Bronx in the city of New York and to prepare a remedial plan.

Vanessa GibsonHealth Committee

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S655Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Relates to rates charged volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance companies

Relates to rates charged volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance companies.

David J. ValeskyEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S654Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Permits persons eleven years of age to possess a rifle under certain circumstances

Authorizes the possession and use of a single shot .22 caliber rifle by a person eleven years of age on a rifle range while supervised at an indoor or outdoor shooting range.

David J. ValeskyCodes Committee

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S650Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes procedure for the suspension and revocation of license to carry and possess firearm if carrying while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Establishes procedure for the suspension and revocation of license to carry and possess a firearm if a person carries loaded firearm on person in a public place while under the influence of alcohol…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S645Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole

Provides that the sentence for committing murder in the first degree when the victim is a police officer, peace officer or correction officer shall be either death or life imprisonment without parole.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S647Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs

Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs; authorizes the commissioner of health in conjunction with the director of the state office for the aging to establish the respite day…

Martin J. GoldenHealth Committee

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S644Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Elevates severity of patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution, and makes certain provisions of promoting prostitution violent felonies

Makes promoting prostitution in the first degree and certain provisions of promoting prostitution in the second and third degrees violent felony offenses; increases the severity of the penalties for…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S646Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Authorizes Triborough bridge and tunnel peace officers the right to temporarily stop and question persons and conduct frisk for weapons

Authorizes Triborough bridge and tunnel peace officers the right to temporarily stop and question persons and conduct frisk for weapons.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S642Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Provides for employment limits for level three sex offenders to outside a five hundred feet radius of a daycare or school

Provides for employment limits for level three sex offenders to outside a five hundred foot radius of a daycare or school; penalty for offender is E felony; prohibition remains as long as offender…

Martin J. GoldenCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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