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.
Sponsored bills
113 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S4929Signed by Governor· Dec 11, 2015Relates to the determination of eligibility for payment of interest on amounts owed to contractorsSigned into law
- S4891In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or insanitary area
- S4871In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to certain disputed agreements determined by the public arbitration panel
- S4815In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes employers with less than five hundred employees to pay bi-weekly wages
- S4783In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the definition of a clinical peer reviewer
- S4475In Assembly Committee· Jun 7, 2016Requires public authorities to negotiate with most qualified architectural and engineering professional firms before negotiating with other firms
- S4404Vetoed· Nov 20, 2015Relates to the reimbursement of tuition, fees and hospital charges to state university health care facilitiesVetoed
- S4244In Senate Committee· Jun 3, 2016Provides an income tax credit for certain landowners that provide recreational access for snowmobiling
- S4103In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Names the wood frog the official amphibian of the state of New York
- S4002In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Repeals section 474-a of the judiciary law relating to contingent fees for attorneys in claims or actions for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice
- S4003Stricken· Feb 24, 2016Provides an exemption for certain tangible property or services from the sales and compensating use tax
- S3956Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 11, 2015Relates to procedures involving taxpayer interviews
- S3785Senate Floor Calendar· May 18, 2016Makes certain convictions for operating under the influence predicates for other operating under the influence convictions
- S3396Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Extends the authorization of the county of Onondaga to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxesSigned into law
- S3345In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Relates to tinted or shaded windows of motor vehicles
- S3051In Assembly Committee· Jun 9, 2016Relates to establishing a campsite reservation preference for state residents
- S2967Vetoed· Nov 20, 2015Relates to a tax credit for visitabilityVetoed
- S2965In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats
- S2932Stricken· Feb 1, 2016Enacts the "urban science, technology, engineering and math (U-STEM) mentor volunteer program for youth act"
- S2924In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Provides for release of subcontractor's retainage held by a public owner or contractor sixty days after substantial completion of work
Committees
- FinanceChair
- Banks
- Cities
- Codes
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Judiciary
- Labor