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
- S2683In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to motor vehicle liability insurance rates
- S2559In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enhances tax incentives for the purchase of long-term care insurance policies
- S2557In Assembly Committee· Feb 29, 2012Relates to pre-existing condition provisions for group and blanket disability policies
- S2558In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the powers and duties of the commissioner and the department of environmental conservation relating to the pollution of fresh water supplies
- S2388In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Allows for a fee reduction for the registration of vintage snowmobiles
- S2387In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to permitting the possession of external defibrillators by certain persons
- S2386In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to charges for counsel or experts fees in proceedings to review special franchise assessments
- S2384In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to permitting certain holders of class DJ and class MJ licenses to drive to volunteer fire and ambulance activities
- S2382In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the right to hunt, trap and fish
- S2383In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to a tax credit for the purchase of certain health insurance policies
- S2377In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Authorizes peace officers designated by the superintendent of insurance/financial services to execute arrest and search warrants
- S2379In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Eliminates the delivery of fossil fuel from those building services for which municipalities are required to pay prevailing wage
- S2376In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 20 or fewer employees
- S2380In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Makes certain persons who are eligible for or receiving social security disability insurance benefits eligible for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage
- S2381In Senate Committee· Feb 8, 2012Provides for legislative review of rules and regulations and allows the legislature to invalidate regulations that are not consistent with the legislative intent
- S2378In Assembly Committee· Jun 12, 2012Provides for the issuance of a multiple event permit
- S2371In Assembly Committee· Feb 6, 2012Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses
- S2372In Senate Committee· Jun 5, 2012Provides a toll exemption for certain ambulance services
- S2370In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Amends the agriculture and markets law, exempting certain institutions from the definition of a food processing establishment
- S2375In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to exempting certain health insurance policies from certain coverage requirements
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules