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
- S4039In Assembly Committee· Jun 19, 2012Relates to life insurance policies that credit additional amounts in accordance with an equity index
- S3898Stricken· Mar 28, 2011Directs the department of environmental conservation to authorize the installation of a dry hydrant on Colgate Lake in the town of Jewett, county of Greene
- S3859Signed by Governor· Jul 15, 2011Changes the name of Georgetown-South Otselic to the Otselic Valley Central School District at Georgetown-South OtselicSigned into law
- S3509In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the sales tax exemption for coin operated car wash facilities
- S3400In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Amends the insurance and tax law in relation to excess line insurance
- S3366In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the redomestication of insurance companies
- S3365In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to authorizing the issuance of certain annuity contracts
- S3057In Assembly Committee· Jun 19, 2012Establishes the interstate insurance product regulation compact to regulate certain insurance products among member states
- S2875In Assembly Committee· Feb 7, 2012Permits certain agreements by domestic mutual insurance corporations
- S2874Senate Floor Calendar· May 16, 2012Relates to the incorporation of co-operative property/casualty insurance keeping of records by such companies
- S2876In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Allows a plaintiff to have a small claims court hearing in the municipality in which the claim arose
- S2816In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enacts provisions relating to comprehensive motor vehicle reparations; including limited assignment of benefits; preclusion lift and mandatory arbitration
- S2773In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to exempting new and used ambulances purchased by an ambulance service from state sales and compensating use taxes
- S2717In Senate Committee· Jan 27, 2012Relates to exempting diesel motor fuel used by ambulance services from certain taxes
- S2715In Senate Committee· Feb 7, 2012Allows for reimbursement of transportation costs for emergency care without prior authorization by the social services official
- S2714In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law
- S2716Signed by Governor· Jul 28, 2011Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Greene until 2013Signed into law
- S2713Signed by Governor· Dec 12, 2011Relates to treatment of qualified financial contracts in an insurance insolvency proceeding affecting a domestic, foreign or alien insurerSigned into law
- S2705Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Permits insurers to make available multiple rating programs for private passenger motor vehicle insurance within the same companySigned into law
- S2704Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2012Relates to license terms for new applicants for certain insurance licensesSigned into law
Committees
- InsuranceChair
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