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

S4953Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a7268
Extends the self-employment assistance program
Extends the self-employment assistance program.
James S. AlesiOn the Senate floor
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S4940Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a2129b
Enacts the juvenile justice worker protection act relating to the definition of public employers
Enacts the juvenile justice worker protection act relating to the definition of public employers.
Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor
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S4895Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a2349a

Directs municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for police officers, relating to investigation of and intervention into sex offenses

Directs the municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for police officers, relating to the investigation of and intervention into sex offenses; provides for…

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

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S4894Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a7439a

Relates to content of pre-admission reports for persons entering assisted living residences

Relates to pre-admission reports for persons entering assisted living residences; permits reports to be made by a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S4456Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a2294

Renames the New York City Transit Authority Track Safety Force to the "Daniel Boggs - Marvin Franklin New York City Transit Track Safety Force"

Renames the New York City Transit Authority Track Safety Task Force to the "Daniel Boggs-Marvin Franklin New York City Transit Track Safety Task Force" and the New York City Transit Authority…

Malcolm A. SmithOn the Senate floor

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A6840Assembly· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.37

Relating to state mental health and developmental disabilities programs, offices and issues; repealer

Relates to state mental health and developmental disabilities programs, offices and issues.

Robert J. RodriguezSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S4415Senate· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.44

Relates to the residency requirements of stenographers for the county of Jefferson

Relates to the residency requirements of stenographers for the county of Jefferson.

Patty RitchieSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S4146Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a2565

Relates to the information required by the sex offender registry

Relates to the information required by the sex offender registry; requires the type of assigned supervision and the length of time of such supervision.

John A. DeFranciscoOn the Senate floor

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A6461Assembly· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.36

Relates to the base proportions of approved assessing units in the county of Nassau

Relates to the base proportions of approved assessing units in the county of Nassau.

Harvey WeisenbergSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4080Senate· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.43

Requires food retailers to provide scales for customer use

Requires food retailers to provide scales for customer use in an accessible location and with a conspicuous sign reading "for customer use".

Patty RitchieSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4054Senate· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.42

Relates to the sale of frozen desserts made with wine

Regulates frozen desserts made with wine bearing or containing more than one-half of one percent, but not more than five percent of alcohol by volume.

Patty RitchieSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A6270Assembly· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.35

Relates to remote net metering by farm and non-residential customer-generators

Relates to remote net metering by farm and non-residential customer-generators.

Marcos CrespoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S3916Senate· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.41

Extends certain provisions relating to installment loans and obligations evidencing installment loans

Extends certain provisions relating to installment loans and obligations evidencing installment loans.

Mark GrisantiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A6152Assembly· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.34

Extends the judicial hearing officer pilot program in the family courts of the seventh and eighth judicial districts for 3 more years

Extends for three more years, the judicial hearing officer pilot program in the family courts of the seventh and eighth judicial districts for ordering a reference to determine an application for an…

Harry B. BronsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A5971Assembly· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.33

Makes conforming amendments to provisions of law relating to the Connecticut-New York bi-state Long Island sound committee

Makes conforming amendments to provisions of law relating to the Connecticut-New York bi-state Long Island sound committee.

Robert SweeneySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A5719Assembly· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.32

Extends for two years provisions of law relating to bus maintenance contracts for the Madison-Oneida board of educational services

Extends for two years provisions of law relating to bus maintenance contracts for the Madison-Oneida board of educational services.

William MageeSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S3255Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a72b

Requires certain records discussed at open meetings be made available to the public prior to such meeting

Requires records, including a proposed resolution, law, rule, regulation, policy or amendment thereto, scheduled to be presented and discussed by a public body at an open meeting be made available…

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

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S3102Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a372

Restricts retail sale of ipecac syrup to behind the pharmacy counter or under manager control

Directs the commissioner of health to require that access to retail sale of ipecac syrup shall not be unrestricted; requires placement behind the pharmacy or only accessible through the manager of a…

Patrick M. GallivanOn the Senate floor

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S2778Senate· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.40

Validates and legalizes certain bond anticipation notes issued by the village of Norwood

Validates and legalizes certain bond anticipation notes issued by the village of Norwood; authorizes the issuance of obligations of such bond anticipation notes.

Joseph A. GriffoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S2756Senate· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.39

Authorizes the village of Port Jefferson to discontinue the use of certain city lands as parkland and to alienate and convey such lands

Authorizes the village of Port Jefferson, town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk to discontinue the use of certain city lands as parkland and to alienate and convey such lands.

Kenneth P. LaValleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A3798Assembly· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.31

Requires health clubs to provide automated external defibrillators during business hours when they are staffed

Requires health clubs to provide automated external defibrillators during business hours when they are staffed.

Mike SpanoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S2635Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a4163a

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey an abandoned state armory to the Bay Shore union free school district

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey an abandoned state armory to the Bay Shore union free school district.

Owen H. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

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S1846Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a340a

Authorizes the lease of lands located at the state university of New York at Purchase for a senior learning community

Authorizes the lease of lands located at the state university of New York at Purchase for a senior learning community.

Suzi OppenheimerOn the Senate floor

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S559Senate· Signed Jun 1, 2011· Signed chap.38

Authorizes the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parklands to Conservation Partners, LLC

Authorizes the the county of Nassau to transfer ownership of certain parklands to Conservation Partners, LLC.

Carl L. MarcellinoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A8039Assembly· Moved May 27, 2011· Referred to transportation

Relates to updating the fire safety components of school buses

Relates to updating the fire safety components of school buses; requires the commissioner of transportation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing standards for testing to promote the fire…

Mike SpanoTransportation Committee

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A7430Assembly· Moved May 26, 2011· Substituted by s4426

Extends certain provisions of law relating to the New York property insurance underwriting association

Extends certain provisions of law relating to the New York property insurance underwriting association and certain powers of such association.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

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S5375Senate· Moved May 25, 2011· Substituted by a3882a

Includes assisted living residences within the definition of long term care facilities for certain purposes

Includes assisted living residences within the definition of long term care facilities for certain purposes; requires assisted living residences to permit access to such facilities by the long term…

Ruben DiazOn the Senate floor

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S4864Senate· Moved May 25, 2011· Substituted by a7495

Requires the state to pay the costs of prosecution of an inmate-patient of a state psychiatric facility

Requires the state to pay the costs of prosecution of an inmate-patient of a state psychiatric facility where the inmate-patient commits an offense while in the custody of the department.

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

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S4846Senate· Moved May 25, 2011· Substituted by a6815

Renames the advisory council on underage alcohol consumption

Renames the advisory council on underage alcohol consumption and authorizes the council to address issues of substance abuse among youth.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S3461Senate· Moved May 25, 2011· Substituted by a5516c

Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries

Prohibits smoking in outdoor areas of ticketing, boarding, or platform areas of railroad stations operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or its subsidiaries.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.On the Senate floor

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A3535Assembly· Moved May 25, 2011· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to providing a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of the armed forces injured in combat

Provides a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of a public retirement system who are members of the armed forces and are injured in combat; such benefit shall be 75% of…

Robert CastelliStricken

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