Senate · District 44 · 2011–12
Hugh T. Farley
SD-44No longer in office
Vice chair, Banks
In office since 2009 · 4 sessionsfarley@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
130
74 bills, 56 resolutions
Passed a house
28
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
12
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
20 of 131 sponsored bills passed (29.3%), ranking #25 of 63 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
74 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S5144In Assembly Committee· Jun 6, 2012Relates to conforming criminal provisions of the mortgage banking provisions to those relating to mortgage loan originators
- S5139In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Repeals the Champlain Basin Compact, the Mid-Atlantic States Air Pollution Control Compact and the Delaware River Basin Water Commission Compact
- S5140Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Establishes the taxpayer refund choice act and affirms the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper checkSigned into law
- S5129In Assembly Committee· May 31, 2012Authorizes background checks of the employees of contractors performing services for state agencies
- S5128In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to the confidentiality of certain personnel records maintained by the department of taxation and finance
- S4763Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 13, 2011Includes the Sacandaga River within the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization
- S4766Signed by Governor· Aug 3, 2011Authorizes Bethel A.M.E. Church to file applications for a real property tax exemption with the city of SchenectadySigned into law
- S4643In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Establishes a registry to help locate individuals with autism, Alzheimer's and dementia in the event they go missing
- S4566Senate Floor Calendar· May 16, 2011Relates to authorizing the seizure and confinement of animals in connection with the prevention of rabies
- S4564Vetoed· Sep 23, 2011Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Schenectady city school districtVetoed
- S4565In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships
- S4480In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for an increase in library aid based on an increase in the cost-of-living adjustment factor
- S4210In Assembly Committee· Apr 18, 2012Relates to violations by unlicensed transmitters of money
- S4101Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 16, 2011Relates to the public library construction grant program
- S4100In Assembly Committee· Mar 20, 2012Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education
- S4102In Assembly Committee· Jun 13, 2012Relates to amending the effective date of chapter 386 of the laws of 1996 for allowing state aid in certain circumstances
- S4053Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Includes public library systems within the definition of entities that are eligible to apply for local government efficiency grantsSigned into law
- S3841In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enacts the "short-term financial services loan act"
- S3769Signed by Governor· Jul 28, 2011Relates to extending the authorization for the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Montgomery countySigned into law
- S3770Signed by Governor· Jul 28, 2011Relates to extending the authority for the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Schenectady countySigned into law
Committees
- BanksVice chair
- Aging
- Education
- Ethics
- Finance
- Health
- Rules
- Social Services