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.
All sponsored legislation
211 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- J5583Adopted· Jun 21, 2012Mourning the death of Charles S. Adams, Jr., distinguished citizen and devoted member of his communityAdopted
- S7806In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2012Establishes the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force
- S7787Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2012Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance
- S7781In Senate Committee· Jun 18, 2012Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance
- S7780In Senate Committee· Jun 18, 2012Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance
- S7779In Senate Committee· Jun 18, 2012Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance
- J5544Adopted· Jun 21, 2012Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Petley upon the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding AnniversaryAdopted
- S7748In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2012Relates to assessments on workers' compensation policies and removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for certain non-scheduled cases
- J5439Adopted· Jun 19, 2012Congratulating the 2012 Oneonta High School Boys Baseball Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Class B ChampionshipAdopted
- S7666In Senate Committee· Jun 12, 2012Prohibits a mortgage servicer from obtaining force-placed insurance in certain circumstances
- S7663In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2012Relates to the franchise on business corporations
- J5372Adopted· Jun 19, 2012Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Town of Middleburgh, New York, to be celebrated August 3-5, 2012Adopted
- J5371Adopted· Jun 19, 2012Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Newport Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 to be celebrated July 27-29, 2012Adopted
- S7562In Senate Committee· Jun 4, 2012Requires quarterly financial statements on a calendar year basis for the state insurance fund (SIF); repealer
- S7468In Senate Committee· May 23, 2012Removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for non-scheduled permanent partial disability cases
- J4800Adopted· May 31, 2012Commending Father Terence Patrick Healy on the celebration of his Golden Jubilee and his retirement after 50 years of faithful service to his churchesAdopted
- S7337In Senate Committee· May 31, 2012Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance
- S7332In Senate Committee· May 2, 2012Relates to identical measurement of group size when reviewing premium rate increases or decreases and when determining dividends or credits
- S7334In Senate Committee· May 2, 2012Relates to health maintenance organization benefit designs
- S7333In Senate Committee· May 2, 2012Relates to requiring the superintendent of financial services to fairly calculate compliance with minimum loss ratios in the Healthy New York insurance program
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