New York State Senator
John A. DeFrancisco
  50th Senate District

2007 - 2008 Legislative Session

In the 2007 - 2008 Legislative Session, John A. DeFrancisco serves as Standing Committee Assignments: Chairman, Judiciary; Member of Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development; Banks; Codes; Energy and Telecommunications; Health; Local Government; Investigations and Governmental Operations and Racing, Gaming and Wagering.

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Below is a List of Senator DeFrancisco's Bills That Have Been Signed by the Governor:

S. 1268A: Makes certain technical changes to the Uniform Principal and Income Act (UPIA), unitrust option, and trustee’s power to adjust.

S. 7997: Includes banking institutions among the parties that can serve as registering agents of transfer-on-death (TOD) securities and to include bank security accounts among the accounts in which such securities may be held.

S. 7546: Permits the Village of North Syracuse to convert Toll Road Park into a senior housing facility.

S.7816A: Establishes a property tax exemption in the City of Syracuse for the rehabilitation of vacant residential structures.

S.6466A: Penalizes anyone who knowingly attends an animal fight.

S.6879: Permits and encourages bus companies in New York State to leave one seat empty on all buses on Rosa Parks Day.

S.6661: Establishes February 28th as Gulf War Veterans' Day.

S.6668A: Gives the New York State Canal Flood Mitigation Task Force the ability to develop solutions to end flooding within the Oswego River Basin.

S.5091B: Alters the phrase "natural parent" to "birth parent."

S.8610: Relates to liability insurance policies.

S.1829: Ensures that those who commit the crime of identity theft or the crime of unlawful possession of personal identification information receive a just punishment when the crime is committed against a member of the armed forces.

S.6952: Designates a portion of State Route 174 as the Father Joseph Champlin Memorial Highway.

S.6915: Permits wine to be consumed throughout the New York State Fairgrounds.

S.8311: Relates to the terms of employment of the nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system.

S.5129: Prohibits a court from invalidating or revoking a will or codicil from an incapacitated person.

S.5271: Establishes specific proceedings which must occur upon the death of an incapacitated person to facilitate the transition from guardianship to an estate.

S. 5966: Ensures that divorce or annulment revokes any revocable disposition or appointment of property to a former spouse.

S.8303: Provides permanent authority to nonjudicial referees to issue orders of protection during evening sessions of the Family Court.

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