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Currently, Senator Duane is the New York State Senate Democratic Floor Leader . His signature legislative accomplishments in the New York State legislature to date has been the passage of the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA) (2002), and Timothy's Law, which requires mental health parity for patients by insurance companies (2006) which were subsequently signed into law by Governor George Pataki . He was also instrumental in the ultimate passage of the Hate Crimes Protection Act, which stipulates longer penalties for those convicted of alleged Hate Crimes , and mandates that New York State keep an active database of these crimes and "Manny's Law" which requires hospitals to disclose to indigent patients the availability of state-sponsored funds for health care costs. |
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