Sponsored bills

Honoring Kayla McKeon upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2016 Champion of Change Self-Advocate of the Year Award

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Commending Mayor Richard Donovan upon the occasion of his retirement after 26 years of distinguished service to the Village of Minoa

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

Authorizes a candidate to designate a committee of not less than 3 persons to appoint and remove the treasurer of his or her campaign committee

Authorizes a candidate to designate a committee of not less than 3 persons to appoint and remove the treasurer of his or her campaign committee.

John A. DeFranciscoElection Law Committee

Commending Vera House upon the occasion of its 22nd Annual White Ribbon Campaign

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of WCNY, Central New York's Public Media Company

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the empire state film production credit

Relates to the empire state film production credit.

John A. DeFranciscoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Limits the undertaking required of tobacco manufacturers and affiliates during appeals of the tobacco master settlement agreement

Limits the undertaking required of tobacco manufacturers and affiliates during appeals of the tobacco master settlement agreement to $250,000,000 for all appellants collectively, unless the appellee…

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

Relates to the undertaking required during the pendency of a stay of enforcement of a judgment under the master settlement agreement

Relates to the undertaking required during the pendency of a stay of enforcement of a judgment against a participating or non-participating manufacturer under the master settlement agreement.

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

Recognizing February 14-20, 2016, as National Court Reporting and Captioning Week

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Commending Firefighter Jorge Batle upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Savoy Brown upon the occasion of its induction into the Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Fame on March 3, 2016

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Mark Copani upon the occasion of his induction into the Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Fame as Music Educator of the Year

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating George Rossi upon his induction into the Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Fame on March 3, 2016

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Jam Factory upon the occasion of its induction into the Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Fame on March 3, 2016

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Mark Murphy posthumously as recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Fame

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating The Bells of Harmony upon the occasion of its induction into the Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Fame on March 3, 2016

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Baltimore Woods Nature Center of Marcellus, New York

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Provides an exemption for certain tangible property or services from the sales and compensating use tax

Provides an exemption for certain tangible personal property or services from the sales and compensating use tax.

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

Establishes a shipping cost tax credit

Establishes a shipping cost tax credit; defines eligible manufacturers and eligible shipping costs; establishes equation for determining amount of credit.

John A. DeFranciscoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Includes the examination of tinted or shaded windows in the periodic inspection of motor vehicles

Includes the examination of tinted or shaded windows in the periodic inspection of motor vehicles required by law; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate any and all rules and…

John A. DeFranciscoTransportation Committee

Relates to the funding of public transit systems; repealer

Relates to the funding of public transit systems.

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

Enacts the "urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth act"

Enacts the "urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth act".

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

Requires motor vehicle liability insurance policies to include supplemental spousal liability coverage unless the insured declines such coverage in writing

Requires motor vehicle liability insurance policies to include supplemental spousal liability coverage unless the insured declines such coverage in writing.

John A. DeFranciscoInsurance Committee

Abolishes the board of regents and transfers the powers and duties to the commissioner of education; repealer

Abolishes the board of regents and transfers the powers and duties to the commissioner of education; provides that the commissioner shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of…

John A. DeFranciscoEducation Committee

Honoring Vice Chancellor Anthony S. Bottar for his 20 years of distinguished service to the New York State Board of Regents

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Commending The Honorable Langston C. McKinney as recipient of the Ruger Award by the Onondaga County Bar Association

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Commending Chief Master Sergeant John Francis Ditro upon his retirement after 27 years of faithful military service to the New York Air National Guard

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Liverpool Boys Varsity Cross Country Team upon the occasion of winning the 2015 New York State Class A Cross Country Championship

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Francis House on January 28, 2016

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Honoring John P. Sindoni, Esq. upon the occasion of being named the 2015 Distinguished Lawyer of the Year by the Onondaga County Bar Association

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Celebrating the life and legacy of Bill Carey, legendary news reporter, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the East Syracuse Minoa Marching Band on capturing First Place in the Small School 1 Class at the 2015 NYS Field Band Conference Championships

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross Country Team upon the occasion of winning the 2015 Nike Cross Nationals

John A. DeFranciscoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to possession of firearms on property owned by or held in trust for SUNY ESF

Relates to possession of firearms on property owned by or held in trust for SUNY ESF.

John A. DeFranciscoCodes Committee

Relates to referees' hearings relating to unemployment insurance benefits involving the commercial goods transportation industry

Relates to referees' hearings relating to unemployment insurance benefits involving the commercial goods transportation industry.

John A. DeFranciscoLabor Committee

Relates to the reciprocity between this state and other states of the participation of recreational vehicle dealers in recreational vehicle shows and exhibits

Relates to the reciprocity between this state and other states of the participation of recreational vehicle dealers in recreational vehicle shows and exhibits.

John A. DeFranciscoTransportation Committee

Relates to prohibiting the valuable consideration for the donation of human organs

Relates to prohibiting the valuable consideration for the donation of human organs.

John A. DeFranciscoHealth Committee

Relates to the funding of the multi-year capital program of the metropolitan transportation authority and other regional transportation systems; appropriation

Relates to the funding of the multi-year capital program of the metropolitan transportation authority and other regional transportation systems; makes an appropriation therefor.

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

Ensures consistency with the federal Davis Bacon Act for calculation of payments for supplements and reciprocity of debarments

Authorizes the commissioner of labor to calculate proper payment of supplements by an annualization methodology utilized by the U.S. department of labor under the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931; provides…

John A. DeFranciscoLabor Committee

Provides that a property right exists in a deceased individual's persona for seventy years after the death of the individual

Provides that a property right exists in a deceased individual's persona for seventy years after the death of the individual.

John A. DeFranciscoCodes Committee

Relates to the facilitation of mortgage refinancing

Relates to the facilitation of mortgage refinancing.

John A. DeFranciscoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Establishes an exception for victims of child sexual abuse to the trust exemption from application to the satisfaction of money judgment

Establishes an exception for victims of child sexual abuse to the trust exemption from application to the satisfaction of a money judgment; allows victims of sexual abuse to enforce a money judgment…

John A. DeFranciscoJudiciary Committee

Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or insanitary area

Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; establishes criteria for designation; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or…

John A. DeFranciscoJudiciary Committee

Relates to certain disputed agreements determined by the public arbitration panel

Relates to certain disputed agreements determined by the public arbitration panel.

John A. DeFranciscoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Authorizes employers with less than five hundred employees to pay bi-weekly wages

Authorizes employers with less than five hundred employees to pay bi-weekly wages.

John A. DeFranciscoLabor Committee

Relates to the definition of a clinical peer reviewer

Requires, for purposes of utilization review and external appeals, clinical peer reviewers to be licensed, registered or certified in this state and to be in the same specialty as the health care…

John A. DeFranciscoInsurance Committee

Repeals section 474-a of the judiciary law relating to contingent fees for attorneys in claims or actions for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice

Repeals that restriction of the judiciary law prohibiting contingent fees and requiring a sliding scale fee for attorneys in claims or actions for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice.

John A. DeFranciscoJudiciary Committee

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats.

John A. DeFranciscoAgriculture Committee