Senate · District 51 · 2011–12
James L. Seward
SD-51No longer in office
Chair, Insurance
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionsseward@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
211
159 bills, 52 resolutions
Passed a house
46
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
30
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
46 of 212 sponsored bills passed (30.1%), ranking #5 of 63 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
159 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S5026Signed by Governor· Aug 15, 2011Extends provisions authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording taxSigned into law
- S4951In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes the superintendent of insurance to suspend the risk to capital requirement for writing new mortgage guaranty insurance risks
- S4952In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to authorizing the state and public authorities and public corporations to provide surety bonds and insurance policies for building or construction projects
- S4950In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2012Creates exceptions to the general prohibition on rebating
- S4949In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Limits remedies for overdue first party claim under no-fault automobile insurance and authorizes refusal to pay for treatment by certain health care providers
- S4869In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes the surplus lines insurance multi-state compliance compact with respect to surplus lines insurance and premium tax allocation
- S4709In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to tuition and state operating support of the state university of New York
- S4555Signed by Governor· Feb 1, 2012Relates to the Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie county solid waste management authoritySigned into law
- S4543Signed by Governor· Jul 28, 2011Relates to amending the authorization for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Herkimer countySigned into law
- S4513In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides that there shall be no duty to keep premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational aviation activities
- S4427In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to licensure of life settlement providers; repealer
- S4425In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Relates to the issuance of certificates of insurance
- S4426Signed by Governor· Jun 28, 2011Extends certain provisions of law relating to the New York property insurance underwriting associationSigned into law
- S4203In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for the licensing of agents of title insurance companies
- S4068In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Exempts large commercial insureds from certain rate and policy form requirements
- S4044In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Increases the wireless surcharges for the county of Cortland from thirty cents to one dollar per month
- S4040Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2012Expands definition of service contracts to include contracts made by a supplier or seller of a service for repair of cracks or chips in a motor vehicle windshieldSigned into law
- S4043In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to encouraging modernization of mutual and cooperative insurance companies' information systems technology
- S4042In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Requires historical automobile, motorcycle and boat restoration businesses to place certain advance payments made by a consumer into an escrow account
- S4041In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to communication service surcharges applied to the county of Cortland
Committees
- InsuranceChair
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- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
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