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

J2307Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Adopted
Congratulating Jenna Cavuto on receiving a Girl Scout Gold Award
Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Adopted
Adopted
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J2303Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Adopted
Congratulating Theresa Schneider on receiving a Girl Scout Gold Award
Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Adopted
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S5554Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7650a

Relates to permitting a hospice to employ and enter into contracts with licensed healthcare providers

Relates to permitting a hospice to employ and enter into contracts with licensed healthcare providers; defines "terminally ill".

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S5555Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7810

Allows limited liability companies to operate renal disease diagnostic or treatment centers

Allows limited liability companies to operate renal disease diagnostic or treatment centers.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S5556Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a3304a

Relates to health-related legal services programs

Establishes a health-related legal services program for the purpose of providing on-site legal services without charge to assist, on a voluntary basis, income eligible patients and their families to…

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S5552Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8098

Extends from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2013, the expiration of the authorization of operating demonstrations to operate managed long term care plans

Extends from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2013, the expiration of the authorization of operating demonstrations to operate managed long term care plans.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S5553Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8085

Authorizes the commissioner of health to extend use of audit findings to subsequent un-audited periods for payments to patient service providers

Authorizes the commissioner of health to extend the use of audit findings to subsequent un-audited periods with regard to payments to patient service providers and assessments on covered lives.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S5551Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a4471

Extends the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid recipients

Extends the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid recipients; requires relevant data and report on such program to be submitted by the department of health to the…

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S5531Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8102

Extends the effectiveness of open end loans

Extends the effectiveness of open end loans.

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

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S5519Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7729

Modifies certain formulas construed to refer to the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax on estates of decedents dying during 2010

Modifies certain formulas construed to refer to the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax on estates of decedents dying during 2010.

John J. BonacicOn the Senate floor

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S5485Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8012

Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to retirement systems

Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to retirement systems.

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

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S5483Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7919

Relates to blue lights on ambulances, emergency ambulance service vehicles and county emergency medical services vehicles

Relates to blue lights on ambulances, emergency ambulance service vehicles and county emergency medical services vehicles.

Jack M. MartinsOn the Senate floor

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S5470Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7633

Relates to permitting social services officials in an adult protective service investigation access to certain confidential records

Relates to permitting social services officials in an adult protective service investigation access to certain confidential records under the child abuse and maltreatment registry when such official…

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

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S5471Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a5458a

Relates to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults

Relates to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults; requires official to document factors considered to determine whether or not to apply for an…

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

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S5449Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8007

Provides that any grant or gift of money to the unified court system shall be disposed of by the chief administrator of the courts in the manner provided by law

Provides that any grant or gift of money to the unified court system shall be disposed of by the chief administrator of the courts in the manner provided by the state finance law.

John A. DeFranciscoOn the Senate floor

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S5443Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7765a

Relates to net energy metering standards for non-residential customers

Relates to definitions pertaining to net energy metering standards for non-residential customers.

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

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S5325Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a2877

Designates as peace officers, the uniformed court officers of the town court of the town of New Windsor

Designates as peace officers, the uniformed court officers of the town court of the town of New Windsor.

William J. Larkin Jr.On the Senate floor

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S5259Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7343a

Relates to extending the provisions of the Family Health Care Decisions act

Extends provisions of the Family Health Care Decisions Act to decisions regarding hospice care.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S5082Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7637

Relates to allowing for the use of rifles for hunting in the county of Madison

Relates to hunting in the county of Madison.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

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S4945Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a4937

Relates to interim multiple dwellings in a city with a population of one million or more persons

Relates to interim multiple dwellings in a city with a population of one million or more persons.

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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S4901Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7303

Updates various laws to ensure volunteer firefighters are duly elected or approved members of their respective companies

Updates various laws to ensure volunteer firefighters are duly elected or approved members of their respective companies.

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

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S4813Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a966b

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies, which vehicles are accessible to persons with disabilities

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies that provide transportation to people with disabilities.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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S4612Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8156

Relates to the exercise of federally permitted powers by a state chartered banking institution

Relates to the exercise of federally permitted powers by a state chartered banking institution; requires a banking institution to make an application with one or more state chartered banking…

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

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S4583Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a1428b

Relates to abolition of positions occupied by public employees absent on military duty

Relates to abolition of positions occupied by public employees absent on military duty; mandates compliance with the Federal Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994; prohibits abolition of…

Greg BallOn the Senate floor

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S4503Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a3672

Relates to the residency requirement for the village clerk of the village of Aurora, Cayuga county

Relates to the residency requirement for the village clerk of the village of Aurora, Cayuga county.

Michael F. NozzolioOn the Senate floor

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S4498Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a6331

Provides for the extension of current exemptions of income and resources to qualify for public assistance programs

Provides for the extension of current exemptions of income and resources to qualify for public assistance programs.

Patrick M. GallivanOn the Senate floor

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S4165Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8303

Defines "community housing project" for purposes of the Adirondack Park

Defines "community housing" for purposes of the Adirondack Park to mean four dwelling units not exceeding 1500 square feet of floor space each, located on one contiguous parcel within a moderate…

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

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A6468Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by s4053a

Includes public library systems within the definition of entities that are eligible to apply for local government efficiency grants

Includes public library systems within the definition of entities that are eligible to apply for local government efficiency grants.

Robert ReillyOn the Assembly floor

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S4084Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8091

Relates to awards for victims of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation

Relates to awards for victims of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation.

Michael F. NozzolioOn the Senate floor

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S3807Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a8030

Extends the provisions of chapter 563 of the laws of 2008 relating to pharmacists

Extends certain provisions relating to immunizing agents to be administered to adults by pharmacists.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.On the Senate floor

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S3762Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a624

Provides that certain defenses relating to proper service on a third-party plaintiff by a plaintiff may not be asserted in the answer of a third-party defendant

Prohibits a third-party defendant from asserting an objection or defense that the summons and complaint, summons with notice or notice of petition and petition were not properly served, or that…

John A. DeFranciscoOn the Senate floor

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S3451Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a7869a

Defines offenses of trespasses on and damage to railroad property

Relates to criminal trespass on railroad property and rights of way.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.On the Senate floor

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S3418Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a5600a

Continues the authority of the commissioner of education to exempt discretionary grants from the procedures for award of state contracts

Continues the authority of the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the office of the state comptroller, to exempt discretionary grants to school districts, public schools, boards of…

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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A5389Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by s3403

Provides procedures for resolution of disputes between a public employer and Suffolk county probation officers

Provides procedures for resolution of disputes between a public employer and Suffolk county probation officers.

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

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S3335Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a3320

Requires state agencies who contract to disseminate advertising material to exclude material which relates to the agency's mission

Requires state agencies who contract to disseminate advertising material to exclude material which relates to the agency's mission; defines the term "state agency".

Andrew J. LanzaOn the Senate floor

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S3322Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a4769c

Establishes additional substances as Schedule I stimulant controlled substances

Establishes certain additional substances as Schedule I stimulant controlled substances.

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

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A4884Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by s3252b

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with specified events

Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with specified events sanctioned by New York Road Runners.

Jonathan BingOn the Assembly floor

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S2595Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a424

Sets forth procedures to be followed in the event a sex offender fails to mail a signed verification within twenty calendar days of mailing by DCJS

Sets forth procedures to be followed in the event a sex offender fails to mail a signed verification within twenty calendar days of mailing by the division of criminal justice services.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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A3098Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Amend and recommit to codes

Establishes home invasion robbery offenses

Establishes the crimes of home invasion robbery in the first and second degrees for the unlawful entry of or remaining in a dwelling with intent to commit a robbery, and during the course thereof…

Mike SpanoCodes Committee

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S541Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a478a

Relates to powers of certain federal law enforcement officers

Relates to powers of certain federal law enforcement officers, including law enforcement security officers, criminal investigator and police officers of the Federal Protective Service.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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A177Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by s2769b

Provides standards of care to safely approach an emergency or hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway

Provides standards of care to safely approach an emergency or hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway.

Kevin CahillOn the Assembly floor

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