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
- S705In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Requires the legislature to be sequestered if they do not timely pass a budget
- S709In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Provides for initiative and referendum in New York State for the People as electors to propose or reject laws and submit amendments to the state constitution
- S702In Assembly Committee· Mar 27, 2012Creates the crime of environmental damage of property
- S703In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Deposits for refillable beverage containers
- S566In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enacts the childhood lead poisoning primary prevention and safe housing act
- S565In Assembly Committee· Feb 6, 2012Lengthens the suspension of a driver's license for any person found to have illegally purchased or to have attempted to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage
- S568In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Creates the felonies of aggravated vehicular assault and vehicular murder
- S569In Senate Committee· Jan 17, 2012Provides a program to promote leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment and establishes the leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education
- S561In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to admission of institutions of higher education for pupils receiving a home instruction education or a non-public school program
- S560In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities
- S563In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent
- S562In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2012Requires investigating officers to field test and test blood alcohol levels of all drivers involved in auto accidents where serious physical injury or death occur
- S564In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Prohibits medicaid's use of any prior approval or preferred drug list requirement for AIDS, HIV, infection, or hepatitis C
- S493In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides free golf for veterans at state park golf courses
- S495In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Creates the empire state internship program
- S498In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Prohibits certain discriminatory practices against victims of domestic violence
- S496In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for the establishment of a joint budget committee on conference to resolve differences between legislation passed by the senate and assembly
- S497In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes the economic resurgence initiative credit
- S494In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2012Adds additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the 2nd degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such object
- S488In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Creates a new subdivision of manslaughter in the first degree; modifies the existing depraved indifference part of murder in the 2nd degree
Committees
- LaborChair
- Aging
- Cities
- Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Education
- Energy And Telecommunications
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Transportation