Senate · District 52 · 2011–12
Tom Libous
SD-52No longer in office
Vice chair, Rules
In office since 2009 · 4 sessionssenator@senatorlibous.com
Sponsored
207
73 bills, 134 resolutions
Passed a house
25
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
9
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
18 of 208 sponsored bills passed (29.8%), ranking #28 of 63 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
73 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S6463Vetoed· Dec 17, 2012Requires wireless communications equipment vendors offering insurance on such equipment to disclose whether they pay a commission to the equipment retailerVetoed
- S6364In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2012Relates to authorization of debt in times of public emergency; and a limit on state funded debt and refunding of state debts
- S6365In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2012Enacts the comptroller's 2011 mandate for fiscal reform act; repealer
- S6283In Assembly Committee· Mar 13, 2012Authorizes deer and bear hunting in the counties of Broome, Chenango and Tioga
- S6158In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Prohibits the retention of any amount of payment due and owing for materials delivered and accepted for a public or private construction project
- S5747Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 22, 2011Relates to disclosures by limited licensees
- S5719Signed by Governor· Sep 23, 2011Authorizes the county of Broome to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to deputy sheriffs Richard Merrell and Frederick AksharSigned into law
- S5534Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 13, 2011Relates to expanding the Susquehanna Heritage Area
- S5507Signed by Governor· Jul 20, 2011Extends until August 5, 2013, the time period within which the commissioner of transportation is authorized to transfer certain lands to the county of BroomeSigned into law
- S5441In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Eliminates the licensure requirement of citizenship or permanent residence in those professions where such requirement presently exists
- S5408In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Directs persons licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages to have a criminal background history check performed on prospective bouncers
- S5396Signed by Governor· Sep 23, 2011Relates to powers of the agency; allows agency to exercise powers when its obligations are purchased by certain financial institutionsSigned into law
- S5223Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 13, 2011Relates to the establishment of centers of excellence program
- S5203Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 15, 2011Prohibits private transfer fee obligations; requires disclosure of existing private transfer fee obligations
- S5167In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes the natural gas oversight fund to provide funding to the department of environmental conservation for enforcement of well drilling provisions
- S5132Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 14, 2012Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to issue a certificate of title free of liens upon submission of proof by dealer of payment of debt on a vehicle
- S4750Signed by Governor· Sep 23, 2011Authorizes the county of Chenango to apply to the federal government to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones within such countySigned into law
- S4615In Senate Committee· Jan 5, 2012Provides no exception may be granted to a summer day camp which is dedicated to a single activity if that activity meets the criteria of a nonpassive recreational ac
- S4523In Senate Committee· Jan 5, 2012Provides that number 2 heating oil sold in the state shall have not more than 500 parts per million of sulfur
- S4514In Assembly Committee· Apr 30, 2012Requires multiple liens on farm property to be paid in chronological order, with the earliest lien being paid off first and the most recent being paid last
Committees
- RulesVice chair