Senate · District 51 · 2013–14
James L. Seward
SD-51No longer in office
Chair, Insurance
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionsseward@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
225
148 bills, 77 resolutions
Passed a house
40
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
18
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
42 of 226 sponsored bills passed (30.2%), ranking #6 of 62 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
All sponsored legislation
225 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S3293In Senate Committee· Mar 4, 2014Relates to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available technology by the state
- S3292In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Relates to exempting new and used ambulances purchased by an ambulance service from state sales and compensating use taxes
- S3288In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Relates to exempting diesel motor fuel used by ambulance services from certain taxes
- S3084In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the issuance of certificates of insurance
- S3065In Assembly Committee· May 5, 2014Relates to replacement of individual life insurance policies or annuity contracts
- S3064In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Removes requirement for advertisements referring to an insurer to include the insurer's full name and principal office
- S3066In Assembly Committee· May 5, 2014Relates to admitted assets for annuity risk where a single premium annuity contract has been purchased
- S3051In Assembly Committee· Apr 29, 2014Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral
- S3049In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2014Relates to the right to hunt, trap and fish
- S3050In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 20 or fewer employees
- S3052In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Increases by 1 degree the severity of rape, criminal sexual act, sexual abuse and course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degrees
- S3031In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only
- S3032In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses
- S3027In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that there shall be no duty to keep premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational aviation activities
- S2896In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Allows a plaintiff to have a small claims court hearing in the municipality in which the claim arose
- S2893In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to authorizing the issuance of certain annuity contracts
- S2895In Assembly Committee· Jun 9, 2014Establishes the interstate insurance product regulation compact to regulate certain insurance products among member states
- S2894Signed by Governor· Nov 13, 2013Allows licensed insurance brokers and agents to develop, implement and administer wellness programsSigned into law
- S2891In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Permits insurers to make available multiple rating programs for commercial insurance within the same company
- S2892In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that payment of interest payment and attorney fees to claimant when payment of a claim is overdue shall be exclusive remedy
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules