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

A39Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging
Enacts the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership act and establishes a state senior housing opportunities partnership authority
Enacts the New York State Senior Housing Opportunities Partnership Act and establishes the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership authority; such authority will finance or…
Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee
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A57Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection
Requires item pricing with limited exception
Establishes a permanent state item pricing law; provides that such item pricing shall apply to food, certain paper products, certain cleaning products, and certain health and beauty aids; provides…
Kevin CahillConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

A54Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires new school buses with eight or more passenger capacity to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems

Requires school buses having a seating capacity in excess of fifteen passengers, purchased after September 1, 2013, to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems; requires state education…

Amy PaulinTransportation Committee

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A64Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides that sellers of certain products give written notice to consumers of the availability of devices to prevent tipping and injury to young children

Requires that manufacturers and sellers of certain consumer products place a tipping warning on such products.

Michael CusickConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A22Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Enacts the "New York YouthBuild demonstration program"; appropriation

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; creates YouthBuild Inter-agency board, sets program requirements; authorizes the nine member board to make grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and…

Kevin CahillEducation Committee

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A21Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the employment of school nurses for the inspection of pupils attending certain public schools

Relates to the employment of school nurses for the inspection of pupils attending certain public schools; relates to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

Kevin CahillEducation Committee

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A33Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes

Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes.

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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A71Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Ordered to third reading cal.6

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities including exclusion from participation or denial of benefits, services,…

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

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S334Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the disciplinary hearings and procedures for teachers in the city district of the city of New York

Relates to the disciplinary hearings and procedures for teachers in the city district of the city of New York; requires hearings to be referred to the New York city office of administrative trials…

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S322Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Defeated in crime victims, crime and correction

Directs social services districts to contract with non-residential programs for victims of domestic violence to provide outreach and education in high schools

Directs social services districts to contract with non-residential programs for victims of domestic violence to provide outreach and education to students in public and private high schools;…

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S320Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Allows retired military service members to qualify for distinctive license plates

Allows retired military service members to qualify for distinctive license plates.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S328Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the duties of the commissioner

Relates to the duties of the commissioner of education with regard to early childhood education from birth through age five.

Velmanette MontgomeryEducation Committee

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S319Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Enacts the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership act and establishes a state senior housing opportunities partnership authority

Enacts the New York State Senior Housing Opportunities Partnership Act and establishes the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership authority; such authority will finance or…

Ruben DiazHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S311Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Defeated in crime victims, crime and correction

Provides that correctional institution officials shall provide instruction to and assist certain prisoners, at least 90 days prior to their release, to apply to rece

Provides that correctional institution officials shall provide instruction to and assist certain prisoners, at least ninety days prior to their release, to apply to receive Medicaid after their…

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S302Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for members of the clergy

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for members of the clergy by the department of motor vehicles which shall be issued upon registration of such motor vehicle.

Ruben DiazTransportation Committee

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S293Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Requires that all persons working on contracts valued at $250,000 or more receive at least ten hours of OSHA training prior to their performance of work

Requires that all persons working on contracts valued at $250,000 or more receive at least ten hours of OSHA training prior to their performance of work.

Ruben DiazLabor Committee

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S295Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Requires telegraph and telephone corporations to charge religious organizations residential rates

Requires telegraph and telephone corporations to charge religious organizations residential rates.

Ruben DiazEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S298Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Requires telephone companies to provide essential equipment, including voice dialing equipment, to persons with disabilities

Requires telephone companies to provide essential equipment, including voice dialing equipment, to persons with disabilities.

Ruben DiazConsumer Protection Committee

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S283Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Enacts the "Guy Kyler Act" making provisions relating to suspension of vessel operation privileges and motor vehicle licenses for operating under the influence

Enacts the "Guy Kyler Act"; provides for the suspension of vessel operation privileges, suspension of a vessel registration and motor vehicle licenses and registrations upon the conviction for the…

George D. MaziarzTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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S281Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Authorizes a person to use physical force, including deadly physical force in defense of a person, in defense of a premises or in defense of a dwelling, residence or vehicle; repealer

Authorizes a person to use physical force, including deadly physical force in defense of a person, in defense of a premises or in defense of a dwelling, residence or vehicle under specific…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S282Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Provides free use of state parks for veterans and the surviving spouses or domestic partners of those killed in combat

Provides free use of state parks for veterans and the surviving spouses or domestic partners of those killed in combat.

George D. MaziarzCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S278Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens aged sixty two and older.

George D. MaziarzCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S279Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires the packaging on prescribed drugs to include a label which lists the country of origin of the prescribed drug

Requires the packaging on prescribed drugs to include a label which lists the country of origin of the prescribed drug.

George D. MaziarzHealth CommitteeHealth

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S280Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Exempts bicycles from sales and compensating use tax

Exempts bicycles from sales and compensating use tax.

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S270Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers

Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under either formally or informally to provide…

Ruben DiazAging Committee

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S274Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Increases the penalties for certain handicapped parking violations

Increases the fines for certain handicapped parking violations and imposes two points on the violator's record for a second offense within two years in the same municipality.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S286Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides for all school buses to be equipped with on-board video cameras; for policies and procedures relating to their use; and for financing their installation

Provides for all school buses to be equipped with one or more on-board video monitoring systems, for policies and procedures relating to their use, and for financing their purchase and installation…

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S267Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle on a public road, street or highway which is equipped with a display device within the view of the operator

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle on a public road, street or highway which is equipped with a display device within the view of the operator; and defines the term display device as…

Ruben DiazTransportation Committee

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S269Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes

Requires a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes focusing on historical events and the significance of certain symbols and objects.

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S288Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance to develop a plan for the financing and provisions for universal long term care insurance for all New Yorkers; provides that the task force…

Ruben DiazInsurance Committee

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S257Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Imposes certain limits, requirements and prohibitions regarding the seeking of refunds by certain insurers, organizations or corporations from health care providers

Imposes certain limits, requirements and prohibitions regarding the seeking of refunds by certain insurers, organizations or corporations (i.e., those licensed or certified pursuant to article 43 of…

George D. MaziarzInsurance Committee

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S255Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires parking spaces reserved for handicapped persons to be marked as tow-away zones

Requires parking spaces clearly identified for the use by handicapped persons to be marked as tow-away zones.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S244Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Mandates ignition interlock devices for school buses

Mandates ignition interlock devices for school buses manufactured after July 1, 2013; authorizes school boards to determine the specifics of retrofitting school buses manufactured prior to such…

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S246Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Requires a report on the economic impact of ATV related tourism

Requires a report on the impact of all-terrain vehicles and motorized recreation vehicles.

George D. MaziarzCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S243Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes no public entity, nor any officer or employee thereof, shall require a person's social security number to appear on certain public records

Establishes no public entity, nor any officer or employee thereof, shall require a person's social security number to appear on certain public records.

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S242Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Establishes additional penalties for prohibited sales of alcoholic beverages

Provides that a person who illegally sells, gives away or delivers an alcoholic beverage to a minor shall have his or her license to drive a motor vehicle suspended for a period of thirty days for a…

George D. MaziarzAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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S240Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Requires a manufactured home park owner or operator to give every manufactured home resident a copy of their resident's bill of rights

Requires a manufactured home park owner or operator to give every manufactured home resident a copy of their resident's bill of rights; requires the conspicuous posting of such bill of rights;…

George D. MaziarzHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S234Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Establishes the local historian for any municipality in the county of Niagara shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of such municipality

Establishes the county historian for the county of Niagara and the local historian for any city, town or village located within the county of Niagara shall be appointed by the chief executive…

George D. MaziarzCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S232Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Relates to the administration of property tax assessments for certain orchards and vineyards

Relates to the administration of property tax assessments for certain orchards and vineyards; establishes the portion of the value of orchard or vineyard land eligible for real property tax…

George D. MaziarzConsumer Protection Committee

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S229Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the crimes of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and grand larceny in the third degree

Establishes the possession of stolen items from a museum, historical society, historical site or cemetery as criminal possession of stolen property in the 3rd degree and the theft of item or items…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S225Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to plea bargains in felony sex offense cases; provides that certain pleas shall result in certain minimum punishments

Provides that where a defendant is charged with a felony sex offense, then any plea of guilty must be or must include at least a plea of guilty to a sex felony.

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S226Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes a civilian medal of valor for conspicuous and unselfish acts of valor, heroism or courage in assisting any other person

Establishes a civilian medal of valor for conspicuous and unselfish acts of valor, heroism or courage in assisting any other person; creates within the executive department, a civilian medal of…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

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S223Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Prohibits rescinding certain real property tax exemptions on real property owned by siblings

Provides for a real property tax exemption on real property owned by siblings, one of whom is over 65, once granted, shall not be rescinded solely because of the death of the older sibling as long…

George D. MaziarzLocal Government Committee

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S218Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserve armed forces of the United States

Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserved armed forces of the United States; eligibility for such tuition benefit shall be determined by the education services offices of the division…

George D. MaziarzHigher Education Committee

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S213Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Directs telecommunication corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state

Directs telecommunications corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state and such corporations' service area; includes a list of what services must be…

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S209Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Establishes no adverse action shall be taken against an insured who has made inquiries related to his or her insurance policy or had filed certain claims

Establishes no adverse action shall be taken against an insured based, in whole or in part, on the fact that the insured has made inquiries related to his or her insurance policy or had filed a…

George D. MaziarzInsurance Committee

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S207Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for members of the United States armed forces and the state militia in active service

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for members of the United States armed forces and the state militia in active service.

George D. MaziarzEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S210Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Relates to improvements and upgrades at the Niagara project

Provides that fifty per centum of all additional power made available from improvements and upgrades at the Niagara project shall be deemed "additional expansion power" and shall be allocated to…

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S196Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Makes provisions regarding safety of certain employees of the office of mental health, including certain staffing ratios and filling of staff vacancies

Makes provisions regarding safety of certain employees of the office of mental health: provides that the commissioner of the office of mental health shall direct that in outpatient programs no…

George D. MaziarzMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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