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.
Sponsored bills
148 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S7228In Senate Committee· May 6, 2014Relates to assessment of certain title insurance corporations
- S7222In Senate Committee· Jun 3, 2014Relates to the interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation
- S7059In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2014Authorizes county clerks to establish a system to receive and retain maps utilizing electronic means
- S6972In Senate Committee· Apr 9, 2014Relates to the life insurance company guaranty corporation of New York
- S6970In Senate Committee· Apr 9, 2014Relates to bail bonds
- S6966In Senate Committee· Apr 9, 2014Relates to the regulation of health maintenance organizations
- S6960Signed by Governor· Sep 23, 2014Allows for the use of an affiliate company to meet certain obligations of an insurerSigned into law
- S6950In Assembly Committee· Jun 12, 2014Grants Sal Medak Tier I status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with a membership date of January 1972
- S6917In Assembly Committee· Jun 19, 2014Redefines "small group" for the purposes of sections 3231 and 4317 of the insurance law
- S6825Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 17, 2014Extends duration of time during which a vehicle that does not meet specified requirements may obtain a permit to cross an R-posted bridge
- S6706In Assembly Committee· Mar 27, 2014Relates to extending the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to automobile and property/casualty insurance rates
- S6673In Senate Committee· Feb 26, 2014Authorizes the commissioner of education to make a payment for the allotted balance of state aid to which the Little Falls school district is entitled
- S6670In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2014Amending the insurance law by expanding the categories of policies classified as blanket accident policies
- S6646Vetoed· Dec 29, 2014Relates to exemption of certain participants in a supervised collegiate summer baseball league from workers' compensation coverageVetoed
- S6597In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2014Relates to the sales tax exemption for coin operated car wash facilities
- S6547In Senate Committee· Feb 4, 2014Relates to authorizing the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star
- S6549Signed by Governor· Aug 7, 2014Relates to a Herkimer county recording tax to be imposed on the obligation secured by a mortgage on real propertySigned into law
- S6545Signed by Governor· Jan 29, 2015Relates to certificates of insuranceSigned into law
- S6526In Assembly Committee· May 19, 2014Relates to enacting the "insurance modernization act of 2014"
- S6508In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2014Relates to the distribution of dividends
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules