Senate · District 49 · 2011–12
David J. Valesky
SD-49No longer in office
Chair, Aging
In office since 2009 · 5 sessionsvalesky@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
113
63 bills, 50 resolutions
Passed a house
7
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
2
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
9 of 114 sponsored bills passed (17.2%), ranking #35 of 63 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
63 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S4235Signed by Governor· Aug 3, 2011Directs the office for the prevention of domestic violence to develop senior center based domestic violence prevention programsSigned into law
- S3775In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Extends provisions of law relating to the enriched social adult day demonstration program
- S3776Senate Floor Calendar· May 9, 2011Extends for two years provisions of law relating to bus maintenance contracts for the Madison-Oneida board of educational services
- S3659In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to integrated royalty owners in the New York Marcellus Shale region
- S3539In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Adds the short title "Robert R. Ripberger crossbow legalization act" to chapter 483 of the laws of 2010
- S3540In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes the city of Oneida to set the fee for birth and death records
- S3541In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Allows municipalities to accept retroactive applications for certain real property tax credits for veterans
- S2924In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to exempting dyed Diesel motor fuel used in farming or manufacturing
- S1909In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to farm and commercial wineries
- S1910In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the recovery of governmental costs from industrial development agencies
- S1797In Senate Committee· May 1, 2012Relates to the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties
- S661In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Expands the products which may be purchased for public use
- S662In Senate Committee· Mar 27, 2012Relates to establishing the New York state telehealth/telemedicine act
- S663Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 15, 2011Provides for the creation and administration of land banks, for the conversion of vacant, abandoned or tax-delinquent properties into productive use
- S660In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer
- S658In Senate Committee· Apr 17, 2012Permits senior citizens whose spouses are deceased to substitute a more recent income for purposes of determining eligibility for the enhanced STAR exemption
- S659In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enacts "Lori Ann's law" to establish procedures for law enforcement to locate and return missing persons
- S657Senate Floor Calendar· Mar 29, 2012Makes possession and sale of embalming fluid a violation
- S656Senate Floor Calendar· May 9, 2011Authorizes DEC to designate additional fishing events as rehabilitation for armed forces veterans or active members
- S653In Assembly Committee· May 14, 2012Requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare a report on the economic impact of hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife-associated activities
Committees
- AgingChair
- Agriculture
- Banks
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Rules
- Transportation