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
- S7145In Senate Committee· May 31, 2012Provides motor fuel tax exemption for sales of diesel motor fuel used in vessels used directly in a business providing sport fishing opportunities
- S7093In Senate Committee· Apr 27, 2012Relates to the innovation and commercialization functions of state universities
- S7088In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Relates to pre and post test reporting requirements, test site registration and sign in, and establishes crime related to educational testing fraud
- S7065In Senate Committee· Jun 15, 2012Relates to contracts for joint or group purchasing of goods for state university health care facilities
- S7055In Assembly Committee· Jun 20, 2012Relates to the taking of fish for commercial purposes
- S6995In Senate Committee· Apr 19, 2012Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time
- S6920In Senate Committee· Apr 11, 2012Provides a tax exemption from certain taxes for open spaces and open areas owned by a local government or not-for-profit corporation
- S6917In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Includes the trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of the towns of Southampton, East Hampton and Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law
- S6879In Senate Committee· Apr 30, 2012Provides motor fuel tax exemption for sales of diesel motor fuel made to commercial fishermen
- S6876In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Relates to the powers and duties of enforcement officers
- S6800Senate Floor Calendar· May 31, 2012Relates to the residency requirements for the position of constable in the village of West Hampton Dunes, county of Suffolk
- S6789In Senate Committee· Mar 22, 2012Authorizes the enactment of zoning laws and ordinances to regulate formula retail uses
- S6768Vetoed· Oct 3, 2012Designates a portion of the state highway to be known as the "Peconic highway"Vetoed
- S6737In Senate Committee· Mar 15, 2012Limits the discount for purchases made by cash, check or similar means to five percent of the sales price
- S6703In Senate Committee· Mar 12, 2012Enacts the "look before you leap act of 2012" to establish a 5 year moratorium on high volume hydraulic fracturing and the conducting of an investigation thereon
- S6567In Senate Committee· Feb 28, 2012Relates to inspection stations in certain Suffolk county towns
- S6546In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2012Requires that persons less than eighteen years of age wear a helmet when riding a horse
- S6545In Senate Committee· Feb 24, 2012Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts
- S6451Signed by Governor· Aug 1, 2012Authorizes the town of East Hampton to alienate and convey its interest in parkland, jointly owned by the towns of East Hampton and Southampton, to the town of SouthamptonSigned into law
- S6418In Assembly Committee· Jun 13, 2012Relates to granting peace officer status to uniformed members of the fire marshall's office in the village of Southampton
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules