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

A681Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance
Provides for the enforcement of prompt settlement and payment of claims for health care services; and makes notice and documentation requirements of insurers
Provides for the enforcement of prompt settlement and payment of claims for health care services; makes notice and documentation requirements of insurers.
William MagnarelliInsurance Committee
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A680Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education
Relates to the Syracuse city school district school aid
Relates to the Syracuse city school district school aid.
William MagnarelliEducation Committee
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A661Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides Medicaid reimbursement for interpretation services provided by hospital inpatient and outpatient departments

Provides Medicaid reimbursement for interpretation services provided by hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings and in diagnostic treatment centers; provides further that…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A647Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Relates to pharmaceutical reimbursement under the EPIC program and Medicaid for certain small pharmacies

Relates to pharmaceutical reimbursement under the EPIC program and Medicaid for pharmacies that it is determined dispense on average under two hundred scripts a day.

Aileen GuntherAging Committee

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A615Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to volunteer recruitment service scholarships

Relates to volunteer recruitment service scholarships; expands benefits of the recruitment scholarship program.

Teresa SaywardHigher Education Committee

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A604Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2011

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2011.

William MagnarelliEducation Committee

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A601Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Establishes the self-sufficiency program within the New York state urban development corporation

Establishes the self-sufficiency program within the New York state urban development corporation to promote economic development; defines terms; authorizes the urban development corporation to…

William MagnarelliEconomic Development Committee

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S887Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the "public corruption prevention and enforcement act of 2011"

Creates the "public corruption prevention and enforcement act"; establishes the crimes scheme to defraud the government in the first and second degrees; requires the provision of faithful public…

Liz KruegerCodes Committee

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S888Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense

Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense.

Liz KruegerChildren And Families Committee

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S884SenateA3849· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes the "Caregiver's Assistance Act" giving income tax credits and deductions and a real property tax exemption to certain persons who help seniors

Establishes the "caregiver's assistance act"; allows a personal income tax credit equal to twenty percent of qualified care expenses in an amount equal to or less than two thousand four hundred…

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations CommitteeLegal

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S883Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Enacts the religious freedom restoration act

Enacts the religious freedom restoration act; provides that government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion by any act or failure to act; requires that religious rights may…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S881Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

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S877Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Creates an executive ethics and compliance commission and a new legislative ethics and compliance commission; repealer

Creates an executive ethics and compliance commission and a new legislative lobbying ethics and compliance commission.

Daniel L. SquadronFinance Committee

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S875Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city; requires owners of trucks to be monetarily liable when an operator…

Daniel L. SquadronTransportation Committee

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S871Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to the provision of evaluations, service coordination services and early intervention program services; repealer

Relates to the provision of evaluations, service coordination services and early intervention program services.

Daniel L. SquadronHealth Committee

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A569Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Relates to the amount of time that a small business must not have offered health insurance prior to application to a group health insurance program

Reduces from a 12 month period to a 6 month period, the amount of time that a small business must not have offered health insurance prior to application to a group health insurance program.

Teresa SaywardInsurance Committee

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A577Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes a general hospital to identify and use immediate measures to move admitted patients from emergency departments within four hours of being admitted

Authorizes a general hospital to identify and use immediate measures to move admitted patients from emergency departments within four hours of being admitted; provides that every general hospital…

Richard GottfriedHealth CommitteeHealth

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A563Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to standards for the sale of annuity contracts to seniors

Provides specific standards for the sale of annuity contracts to seniors; prohibits use of certain designations or title; requires continuing education on appropriate sale of annuities.

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

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S869Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Increases state assistance payments for county approved agricultural and farmland protection plans to 85% of the cost thereof

Increases state assistance payments for county approved agricultural and farmland protection plans, from 75% to 85% of the cost thereof.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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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

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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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