Senate · District 50 · 2013–14
John A. DeFrancisco
SD-50No longer in office
Chair, Finance
In office since 2009 · 5 sessionsjdefranc@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
219
116 bills, 103 resolutions
Passed a house
42
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
15
by the governor
Avg impact
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no rated bills passed yet
Vote participation
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no floor votes recorded yet
Effectiveness
26 of 220 sponsored bills passed (25.7%), ranking #15 of 62 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
116 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S3035In Senate Committee· Jan 10, 2014Raises the threshold for estate tax under applicable internal revenue code provisions
- S2953Senate Floor Calendar· Apr 22, 2013Establishes a special commission on compensation for state employees designated managerial or confidential and provides for its powers and duties
- S2908In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the authority of an agent to act outside a hospital setting to make certain decisions regarding the transport of the principal
- S2789In Assembly Committee· Jun 11, 2014Authorizes a candidate to designate a committee of not less than 3 persons to appoint and remove the treasurer of his or her campaign committee
- S2786In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Relates to the collection of prescription drug co-payments
- S2673Senate Floor Calendar· Apr 29, 2013Requires the division of veterans' affairs to maintain mental health, substance abuse and physical disabilities portals on its website; repealer
- S2544In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to unfair claim settlement practices
- S2426In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires that motorcycles operated with passengers be equipped with foot pegs located such that the passenger can plant both of his or her feet on such pegs
- S2316Vetoed· Sep 27, 2013Creates the New York state governor's council on physical fitness, sports and health; establishes a fund for the councilVetoed
- S2314In Assembly Committee· May 21, 2014Enacts the "New York state comprehensive information system act"
- S2315In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the timing for giving notice of a loss under insurance contracts
- S2318Signed by Governor· Jul 31, 2013Includes emergency vehicles displaying certain flashing light combinations in provisions of law requiring operators of vehicles to exercise due care when approachingSigned into law
- S2319In Senate Committee· May 30, 2014Provides that no policy of group accident, group healh or group accident and health shall impose copayments in excess of 20 percent of total reimbursement to the provider of care
- S2317In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that party designation of a candidate for nomination for any office to be filled by the voters of the entire county shall be made by the county committee
- S2312In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Allows a mortgagor to receive an assignment of mortgage in lieu of a discharge of mortgage when the mortgagor is refinancing an existing loan
- S2311In Assembly Committee· May 12, 2014Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands
- S2313In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Eliminates an employer's annual notice requirement
- S2310In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Repeals article 21 of the tax law relating to imposition of a highway use tax for the privilege of operating any vehicular unit upon the public highways
- S1974In Assembly Committee· Jun 10, 2014Provides for release of subcontractor's retainage held by a public owner or contractor sixty days after substantial completion of work
- S1790In Assembly Committee· May 20, 2014Makes certain convictions for operating under the influence predicates for other operating under the influence convictions
Committees
- FinanceChair
- Banks
- Cities
- Codes
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Judiciary
- Labor