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
- S3421Senate Floor Calendar· May 23, 2011Provides for the establishment of a youth-only pheasant hunting days on Long Island
- S3415In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides that aids and devices necessary in the treatment of lymphedema be included in insurance coverage for the treatment of lymphedema
- S3388In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions
- S3382In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enacts the "higher education community service opportunity act"
- S3383In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for disclosure of relationships between institutions of higher education and study abroad programs
- S3386In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes the chemical treatment of sex offenders
- S3384In Senate Committee· Jan 30, 2012Provides timeline for the election by the legislature of the regents
- S3385In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes issuance of distinctive plates bearing the words "Cure Childhood Cancer"
- S3387In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2012Makes provisions with respect to notices of homeowners deductibles triggers for hurricane windstorms
- S3381In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Enacts the "New York state family tuition investment program act" to provide for the advance purchase of tuition to colleges in the state
- S3357In Assembly Committee· Jun 19, 2012Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees
- S3347In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Establishes the Suffolk School of Math, Science and Engineering Regional Technology Institute; provides governing board powers and duties
- S3325In Assembly Committee· Mar 29, 2012Provides that the registration of sex offenders shall include a statement that he or she is in compliance with certain state, county and local laws
- S3324In Senate Committee· Jan 30, 2012Increases income limitations and tax credits for real property tax circuit breaker credit
- J556Adopted· Mar 1, 2011Honoring Richard B. Rubenstein, M.D. upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Peconic Bay Medical CenterAdopted
- J555Adopted· Mar 1, 2011Honoring Steven P. Ouzounian, M.D. upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Physician of the Year Award by the Peconic Bay Medical CenterAdopted
- J541Adopted· Mar 1, 2011Honoring Robert and Joanne Gaffney upon the occasion of being named Community Honorees by the Peconic Bay Medical CenterAdopted
- J542Adopted· Mar 1, 2011Honoring Joan M. Hoil, R.N./M.A. upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Nurse of the Year Award by the Peconic Bay Medical CenterAdopted
- S3237Signed by Governor· Aug 3, 2011Increases certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fightingSigned into law
- S3233In Senate Committee· Jan 30, 2012Establishes a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a new college of the state university at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules