Senate · District 50 · 2015–16
John A. DeFrancisco
SD-50No longer in office
Chair, Finance
In office since 2009 · 5 sessionsjdefranc@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
216
113 bills, 103 resolutions
Passed a house
37
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
5
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
16 of 217 sponsored bills passed (17.5%), ranking #10 of 66 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
All sponsored legislation
216 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S2917In Assembly Committee· Jun 7, 2016Authorizes the city of Syracuse to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to the city's annual tax levy
- S2918In Assembly Committee· May 25, 2016Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands
- S2336Vetoed· Aug 13, 2015Establishes a New York state physical fitness and activity education campaignVetoed
- J299Adopted· Jan 26, 2015Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet ParkAdopted
- J297Adopted· Jan 26, 2015Congratulating the Fayetteville-Manlius Boys Varsity Cross Country Team upon the occasion of winning the 2014 Nike Cross NationalsAdopted
- J298Adopted· Jan 26, 2015Congratulating the Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Varsity Cross Country Team upon the occasion of winning the 2014 Nike Cross NationalsAdopted
- S2060In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Relates to the promotion of public umbilical cord blood banking
- J264Adopted· Jan 22, 2015Congratulating Julia Goodwin upon the occasion of her success on America's Got TalentAdopted
- J203Adopted· Jan 22, 2015Honoring Jim Kenyon upon the occasion of his retirement after more than 40 years of television news reporting in the Central New York communityAdopted
- S1577In Senate Committee· Jun 10, 2016Relates to authorizing the city of Syracuse to offer an optional retirement plan to police officer Thomas R. Nicolini
- S1207In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits insurers, providing collision or comprehensive coverage of motor vehicles, from requiring repair shops to use specific vendors or processes for vehicle repair parts and materials
- J125Adopted· Jan 13, 2015Congratulating the Baldwinsville All-Star Girls Softball Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Senior League ChampionshipAdopted
- S561In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Provides 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
- S562In Senate Committee· May 26, 2016Relates to criminal mischief in the third degree and criminal mischief in the second degree
- S563In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Permits a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defendant found to be liable to the defendant in certain actions
- S336In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought
- S312In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the collection of prescription drug co-payments
- S287In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "patient privacy protection act"
- S284In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides that no municipal corporation shall enact any local law, rule, regulation or ordinance that would require an employer to provide employment and wage information related to an employee or contractor
- S286In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits libraries from disclosing records and registration information of minors with limited exceptions
Committees
- FinanceChair
- Banks
- Cities
- Codes
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Judiciary
- Labor