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

J3305Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Adopted
Honoring Police Officer Anthony V. Digiovanna upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition
Gustavo RiveraAdopted
Adopted
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OutcomeAdopted
J3288Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Adopted
Commending Mary Greenfield as she is honored by the Merrick Jewish Centre at its Torah Fund Breakfast on March 18, 2012
Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Adopted
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A9128Assembly· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to agriculture

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers markets

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the department of agriculture and markets and the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets.

Edward BraunsteinAgriculture Committee

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S6129SenateA8956· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to codes

Excludes any time during which a person was incarcerated from the ten year period relevant to the definition of the crime of persistent sexual abuse

Excludes any time during which a person was incarcerated from the ten year period relevant to the definition of the crime of persistent sexual abuse.

Michael GianarisCodes CommitteeLegal

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S4673Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to all terrain vehicles and agricultural use

Relates to registration of all terrain vehicles operated on public highways connecting portions of a farm or farms, municipal sanitary landfills and licensed motor vehicle repair shops.

Michael F. NozzolioTransportation Committee

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S4270Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Requires reviews of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrollees in the New York state health insurance plan

Requires the department of civil service to conduct ongoing reviews of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrollees in the New York state health insurance plan.

Martin J. GoldenGovernmental Employees Committee

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S3889Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to economic development

Prohibits the sale and delivery of certain caffeinated or stimulant-enhanced alcoholic beverages

Prohibits the sale and delivery of certain caffeinated or stimulant-enhanced alcoholic beverages.

Jeffrey D. KleinEconomic Development Committee

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S3240Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to ambulance registration fees

Relates to ambulance registration fees.

Patrick M. GallivanTransportation Committee

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A3708Assembly· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes won or lost; requires lottery ticket dispensing…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A3597Assembly· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.374

Requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check

Requires employees of dealers in firearms to submit to state and national criminal background checks.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

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A3585Assembly· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Creates a scratch off lottery ticket with an arts theme; proceeds from such lottery ticket shall be made available for the support of elementary and secondary arts education

Requires the division of lottery to produce a scratch off lottery ticket with an arts theme; proceeds from such lottery ticket shall be made available for the support of elementary and secondary art…

Dennis H. GabryszakWays And Means Committee

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A3122Assembly· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to protecting indoor air quality in state owned, leased or operated buildings

Relates to protecting indoor air quality in state owned, leased or operated buildings.

Donna LupardoWays And Means Committee

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A1603Assembly· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Amend and recommit to higher education

Authorizes nurse practitioners to admit mentally ill patients

Authorizes nurse practitioners to admit a patient to an inpatient mental health unit on a voluntary or involuntary basis.

Felix OrtizHigher Education Committee

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A839Assembly· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Amend and recommit to insurance

Requires that insurance companies provide coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer of certain insured individuals

Requires that insurance companies provide coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer of insured individuals who are deemed to be at risk for ovarian cancer.

Felix OrtizInsurance Committee

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S6582Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes the commissioner of health to develop uniform health care plan - provider contracts and any provisions thereof

Authorizes the commissioner of health, in consultation with the superintendent of financial services, to develop uniform health care plan-provider contracts and any provisions thereof, and to…

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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A9412Assembly· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Held for consideration in health

Relates to prohibiting valuable consideration in exchange for human eggs

Makes it unlawful to provide valuable consideration for the donation of human eggs for scientific research.

Michael J. FitzpatrickHealth Committee

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S6571Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Provides for account wagering on horse races within and without the state

Provides for account wagering on horse races within and without the state; authorizes the operation of multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers in this state, subject to the rules and…

Jeffrey D. KleinRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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A9206Assembly· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a…

Francisco MoyaStricken

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A9111AssemblyS7819· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits persons or business entities from filing unnecessary personal identifying information with an agency

Prohibits persons or business entities from filing unnecessary personal identifying information with an agency; provides for enforcement by the attorney general.

Steven EnglebrightConsumer Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

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S6286Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Reinstates the Senior STAR rebate for the 2012-2013 school year and thereafter

Reinstates the Senior STAR rebate for the 2012-2013 school year and thereafter; sets out amounts per year; authorizes commissioner of taxation to develop procedures for the implementation of such…

Michael H. RanzenhoferFinance Committee

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S6063Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to labor

Eliminates an employer's annual notice requirement

Eliminates an employer's annual notice requirement.

John A. DeFranciscoLabor Committee

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S5433Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Relates to the treatment and disposition of lost, stray or homeless animals

Relates to the treatment and disposition of lost, stray or homeless animals.

Greg BallStricken

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S5370Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the regulation of cemetery trust funds and finances by the cemetery board

Relates to the regulation of cemetery trust funds and finances by the cemetery board.

Michael H. RanzenhoferCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5174Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes the capital infrastructure improvement and development for older New Yorkers grant program

Establishes the capital infrastructure improvement and development for older New Yorkers grant program.

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

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S5161Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses.

Patty RitchieEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5114Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Creates an education and outreach program for the autoimmune disease known as lupus

Creates an education and outreach program for the autoimmune disease known as lupus; provides for an advisory council consisting of representatives of people with lupus and their families and health…

Diane J. SavinoFinance Committee

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S4396Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for payment of restitution for certain offenses committed where no other victim is seeking restitution and the municipality has expended funds

Provides for payment of restitution for certain offenses committed where no other victim is seeking restitution and the municipality has expended funds for the purpose of rehabilitation or clean-up…

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S4073Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to election law

Relates to authorizing registration records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases

Relates to authorizing registration records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases.

Lee M. ZeldinElection Law Committee

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S3318Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the definition of all terrain vehicle or "ATV"

Relates to the definition of all terrain vehicle or "ATV"; increases the dry weight of such vehicle from 1000 pounds to 1500 pounds.

Patty RitchieTransportation Committee

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A5141Assembly· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Establishes a defined contribution plan

Establishes a defined contribution plan for all non-civil service appointees and elected officials of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are not yet vested in a state…

Michael J. FitzpatrickGovernmental Employees Committee

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S3022Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to transportation

Prohibits disruption of a funeral procession by making it illegal for a driver of a motor vehicle to force his/her way into the line of said procession

Prohibits disruption of a funeral procession by making it illegal for a driver of a motor vehicle to force his/her way into the line of said procession.

Shirley L. HuntleyTransportation Committee

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S2599Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to establishment of a presumption of custodial interference

Relates to establishment of a presumption of custodial interference.

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

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S2557Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to pre-existing condition provisions for group and blanket disability policies

Relates to pre-existing condition provisions for group and blanket disability policies which excludes coverage under the policy for a disability commencing during the twelve months following the…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

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S2192SenateA3960· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to transportation

Prohibits leaving a child under the age of eight unattended in a motor vehicle

Provides that where a person responsible for the welfare of a child under the age of eight leaves such child inside a motor vehicle without the supervision of a person who is at least twelve years…

Stephen M. SalandTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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S957Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the use of radar and laser blocking devices in all motor vehicles

Prohibits the use of radar and laser blocking devices in all motor vehicles.

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

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S948Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits

Prohibits the use of hands-free mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits.

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

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S943Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to codes

Increases the penalty for crime of criminally negligent homicide

Increases the penalty for the crime of criminally negligent homicide by changing such offense to a class D felony from a class E felony.

Carl L. MarcellinoCodes Committee

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S641Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Referred to codes

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district or juvenile detention agency while in the performance of their duties

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district or a juvenile detention agency while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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