Senate · District 53 · 2011–12
Thomas F. O'Mara
SD-53
Chair, Elections
In office since 2011 · 8 sessionsomara@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
143
69 bills, 74 resolutions
Passed a house
21
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
16
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
26 of 144 sponsored bills passed (40.3%), ranking #16 of 63 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
69 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S5848In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to amending deadlines to facilitate timely transmission of ballots to overseas military voters for primary and general elections
- S5818Signed by Governor· Aug 1, 2012Adds the Seneca Lake scenic byway into the state scenic byways systemSigned into law
- S5804Vetoed· Aug 17, 2011Relates to service retirement benefits for persons engaged in criminal law enforcement and employed in the office of district attorney in Tompkins countyVetoed
- S5787In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 in relation to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts
- S5753Signed by Governor· Jul 18, 2011Provides for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conferenceSigned into law
- S5730In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Relates to the description of fuel gas transmission lines
- S5627In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides alternative pricing methods in the sale and offering of funeral merchandise and services; provides for the repeal after one year
- S5467In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the confinement of animals in private facilities
- S5413Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Authorizes Michael P. Koval to receive retirement service credit for prior serviceSigned into law
- S5358In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes the wine industry and liquor store development act; repealers
- S5211Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 13, 2011Decreases the amount of unused ballots to be stored following an election
- S5137Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Authorizes industrial development agencies to finance automobile racing facilitiesSigned into law
- S5133Senate Floor Calendar· May 23, 2011Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to lease the caretaker's house and garage within the Buttermilk Falls state park
- S5106Signed by Governor· Jul 20, 2011Authorizes permanent hunting in the counties of Chemung, Steuben, and YatesSigned into law
- S5105Signed by Governor· Jul 20, 2011Authorizes permanent hunting in the county of SchuylerSigned into law
- S4857In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes assessments for the value of lands that may be used for prospective natural gas or oil development activities
- S4831In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes
- S4804In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the filling of vacancies in elective offices
- S4795In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes automobile racing facilities to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon on Sundays
- S4793In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes the New York state indigenous natural gas value added task force
Committees
- ElectionsChair
- Agriculture
- Banks
- Civil Service And Pensions
- Codes
- Consumer Protection
- Energy And Telecommunications
- Environmental Conservation
- Ethics
- Judiciary