Senate · District 56 · 2011–12
Joseph E. Robach
SD-56No longer in office
Chair, Labor
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionsrobach@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
147
118 bills, 29 resolutions
Passed a house
27
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
23 of 148 sponsored bills passed (20.3%), ranking #20 of 63 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
118 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S7802In Senate Committee· Jun 19, 2012Relates to continuing education for licensed persons and qualifications for independent adjusters
- S7782Vetoed· Aug 17, 2012Relates to the cost effectiveness of consultant contracts by state agenciesVetoed
- S7747Signed by Governor· Jul 18, 2012Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state correctional officers and certain other employees; appropriation; repealerSigned into law
- S7614Signed by Governor· Jul 18, 2012Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of state officers and employees who are members of the security supervisors unit; repealer; appropriationSigned into law
- S7522Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 21, 2012Relates to conferring a state seal of biliteracy for students who achieve certain criteria in the language arts
- S7520Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 11, 2012Extends the provisions of chapter 831 of the laws of 1981, amending the labor law relating to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings
- S7519Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2012Authorizes the city of Rochester school district to require kindergarten attendance
- S7490Signed by Governor· Jun 29, 2012Extends provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral servicesSigned into law
- S7446Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 13, 2012Allows body piercing with parental or guardian consent for persons under the age of 18
- S7430In Senate Committee· May 15, 2012Authorizes the city of Rochester to offer the optional twenty-year retirement plan established pursuant to section 384-d of the retirement and social security law
- S7403In Senate Committee· May 9, 2012Provides for an angel investor income tax credit
- S7396Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 11, 2012Relates to subpoenas in proceedings before the public employment relations board; repealer
- S7393In Senate Committee· May 7, 2012Enacts the "Higher Education Employment Protection Act"
- S7389Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 4, 2012Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms of employment of certain state officers and employees who are members of the security services unit; repealer; appropriation
- S7061In Senate Committee· Apr 26, 2012Requires mandatory continuing education for mental health practioners
- S7062Senate Floor Calendar· May 30, 2012Extends provisions of chapter 371 of the laws of 2009 relating to the residential care off-site facility demonstration project
- S6960Signed by Governor· May 18, 2012Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealerSigned into law
- S6870Signed by Governor· May 31, 2012Establishes that debt payments for the Rochester school facilities modernization program shall not affect the city of Rochester's maintenance of effort requirementsSigned into law
- S6806Senate Floor Calendar· May 7, 2012Extends the provisions of chapter 517 of the laws of 2011 relating to the rates of payment for the treatment and care of injured employees by two years
- S6805In Senate Committee· Jun 6, 2012Relates to patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries
Committees
- LaborChair
- Aging
- Cities
- Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Education
- Energy And Telecommunications
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Transportation