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
- S2753In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Exempts certain public employees and court clerks from provisions of law requiring the payment of an application fee for appointment as a notary public
- J368Adopted· Feb 1, 2011Urging the United States Army Corps of Engineers to undertake emergency dredging at Montauk Harbor inletAdopted
- S2681In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Limits an insurer's reduction of coverage by limiting the volume of notices of intention to four percent, establishes standards for definitions; repealer
- S2680In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides for the submission to the people the question of whether or not to convene a constitutional convention
- S2667In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Extends provisions of chapter 57 of 2005 relating to the NYS nursing faculty loan forgiveness incentive program and NYS nursing faculty scholarship program
- S2641In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Relates to marine and coastal district party and charter boat licenses
- S2639In Senate Committee· Jan 30, 2012Relates to authorizing certain state lands to taxation for school purposes in the county of Suffolk
- S2640In Assembly Committee· Jun 21, 2012Authorizes the comptroller to pay the proceeds of the estate of Howard J. Geyer to certain persons
- S2638In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Requires a revenue distribution agreement for equitable allocation within the county of Suffolk for public safety purposes of sales and compensating use taxes
- S2628Signed by Governor· Aug 17, 2011Relates to the practice of public accountancy by accountants who are not licensed in New York state; repealerSigned into law
- S2581Signed by Governor· Feb 1, 2012Authorizes the Long Island power authority to propose certain rate changes to the public service commissionSigned into law
- J335Adopted· Feb 1, 2011Congratulating Greenport Elementary School upon the occasion of being named a 2010 Blue Ribbon SchoolAdopted
- S2475In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides a wind speed limit of 109 miles per hour for light frame wood construction in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk
- S2410Senate Floor Calendar· May 18, 2011Increases the membership of the board of trustees of the state university of New York from seventeen to eighteen members
- S2327In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures
- S2324Senate Floor Calendar· May 23, 2011Prohibits the commercial taking of northern or lined seahorses
- S2015In Senate Committee· Jun 5, 2012Establishes an animal abuser statewide registry
- S2016In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Authorizes community colleges, college sponsors, and local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college
- S1939In Senate Committee· Jan 4, 2012Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program
- S1942In Senate Committee· Apr 17, 2012Provides that where a senior citizen purchases real property after the taxable status date, such person shall be eligible for the enhanced STAR exemption
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules