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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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.
All sponsored legislation
420 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- J671Adopted· Mar 1, 2011Honoring Roy Drogatta, Esq. upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the Brookhaven Chapter of UNICO NationalAdopted
- S3555In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides that the territory of central high school districts that merge in the county of Suffolk does not need to be contiguous
- S3556In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists
- S3554In Senate Committee· Mar 2, 2012Prohibits the application of certain lawn fertilizers to any watersheds and drainage basins in certain counties
- S3553In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes the dietary supplements safety committee
- S3517In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides that the return of certain children to the care and custody of the parent, parents or guardian shall be done pursuant to a transition plan
- S3516In Senate Committee· Jan 30, 2012Increases the value of the exemption for certain solar or wind energy systems or farm waste energy systems
- S3515In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides a tax credit for donations of land, easements on land and other interests in real property for conservation purposes
- S3514In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state board for genetic counseling
- J631Adopted· Mar 1, 2011Urging the NYS Congressional delegation to oppose any sale of Plum IslandAdopted
- S3486In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Permits fire districts to equip emergency rescue and first aid squads
- S3487In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enacts the "school buildings carbon monoxide detectors act"
- S3462In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2012Provides for an increased death benefit payment by the N.Y. state and local police and fire retirement system to the beneficiary of police officer Theodore Raffel
- S3446In Senate Committee· Jun 6, 2012Removes a cap on allowable real property tax exemptions available to certain veterans
- S3447In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Protects powers granted to municipalities concerning certain public utility services
- S3449In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Sets forth the dates upon which interest shall be added to the first and second installments of real estate taxes in the county of Suffolk
- S3448In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Provides villages with the local option to make unlawful the sale of alcoholic beverages within such villages
- S3442In Assembly Committee· Jun 21, 2012Relates to out-of-state clinical laboratory practitioners
- S3443In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides that the trustees of SUNY may authorize the establishment of a new category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses
- S3441In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes the town of Southampton to accept from the Southampton union free school district applications for exemptions for real property taxes
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules