Senate · District 51 · 2009–10
James L. Seward
SD-51No longer in office
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionsseward@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
137
57 bills, 80 resolutions
Passed a house
10
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
8
by the governor
Avg impact
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Vote participation
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no floor votes recorded yet
Effectiveness
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Sponsored bills
57 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S8231In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2010Clarifies the definitions of "physical injury" and "serious physical injury"
- S8113In Senate Committee· Jun 8, 2010Creates various programs to protect safety of truck drivers
- S8010In Senate Committee· May 28, 2010Relates to antler restriction program
- S7947Signed by Governor· Jul 30, 2010Designates the "Trooper David J. Lane Memorial Highway" in Greene countySigned into law
- S7911In Senate Committee· May 21, 2010Relates to confidentiality of information contained in pistol license applications
- S7910In Senate Committee· May 21, 2010Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only
- S7716In Senate Committee· Jun 24, 2010Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Cortland county and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
- S7717Signed by Governor· Oct 1, 2010Extends the authorization for the county of Herkimer to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property until 2012Signed into law
- S7487In Senate Committee· Apr 15, 2010Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer in the county of Cortland
- S7374In Senate Committee· May 13, 2010Preserves New Yorkers' ability to provide for their health care
- S7367In Senate Committee· Mar 31, 2010Increases by 1 degree the severity of rape, criminal sexual act, sexual abuse and course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degrees
- S7287Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 10, 2010Relates to filling vacancies on the board of trustees and budget proposals in the D.R. Evarts library district in a portion of the town of Athens
- S7095In Senate Committee· Mar 11, 2010Relates to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available technology by the state
- S7069In Senate Committee· Mar 10, 2010Amends the agriculture and markets law, exempting certain institutions from the definition of a food processing establishment
- S6826In Assembly Committee· May 11, 2010Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses
- S6448In Senate Committee· Jan 12, 2010Provides that payment of interest payment and attorney fees to claimant when payment of a claim is overdue shall be exclusive remedy
- S6449In Senate Committee· Jan 12, 2010Limits remedies for overdue first party claim under no-fault automobile insurance and authorizes refusal to pay for treatment by certain health care providers
- S6450In Senate Committee· Jan 12, 2010Relates to crime of staging a motor vehicle accident
- S5093In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2010Authorizes Faye Marie Mazzola to apply for retroactive membership and service credit in the New York state and local employees' retirement system
- S5850Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 30, 2009Authorizes the county of Schoharie to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property