
Senate · District 1 · 2011–12
Kenneth P. LaValle
SD-1No longer in office
Chair, Higher Education
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionslavalle@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
420
302 bills, 118 resolutions
Passed a house
52
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
21
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
44 of 421 sponsored bills passed (16.2%), ranking #7 of 63 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
302 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S3146In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Adds school districts to the performance of municipal cooperative activities
- S3147In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Requires certain state contracts to include a provision stating all services performed under such contract shall be performed within the United States
- S3148In Assembly Committee· Apr 17, 2012Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that each individual of a group purchasing the premises disclose his or her name
- S3101Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of dutiesSigned into law
- S3091In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Extends the provisions of the physician loan forgiveness program
- S3034Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2011Allows the Village of Southampton to reopen the optional retirement plan offered under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law to police officer Theodore Raffel, Jr.
- S3036Signed by Governor· Aug 3, 2011Relates to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation; Peconic Bay community preservation fundSigned into law
- S3035In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes the use of an alternative project delivery method for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement of a state building
- S2998In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes a capped property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced STAR exemption
- S2987Signed by Governor· Sep 23, 2011Authorizes a new type of professional service corporation to be known as a professional service corporationSigned into law
- S2985Senate Floor Calendar· Feb 28, 2011Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management with physicians in certain settings
- S2988In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Extends the north fork wine trail to the eastern terminus of state route 25
- S2986In Senate Committee· Jan 18, 2012Requires applicants for subdivision review to obtain confirmation from school district that parcel to be subdivided is actually within school district's boundary
- S2978In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Designates certain state-owned lands, located in the hamlet of Westhampton, town of Southampton, county of Suffolk, as the Edwin M. Schwenk Memorial Nature Preserve
- S2935Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2012Establishes requirements for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistantsSigned into law
- S2934In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes the issuance of "Cure Parkinson's Disease" license plates and establishes the cure Parkinson's disease trust fund
- S2933Signed by Governor· Aug 1, 2012Relates to the description of lands to be conveyed by the Longwood central school district to the state of New YorkSigned into law
- S2911Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Defines occupational therapy assistant and provides requirements for authorization as an occupational therapy assistantSigned into law
- S2871In Senate Committee· Jan 30, 2012Relates to the definition of the metropolitan commuter transportation district for the purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax
- S2863In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Increases the penalties for violations relating to the licensing of drivers
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules