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
- S6507Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 9, 2014Relates to accelerated death benefits under a life insurance policy
- S6505Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 2, 2014Relates to what constitutes doing an insurance business in the state
- S6408Signed by Governor· Aug 11, 2014Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protectionSigned into law
- S6376Signed by Governor· Aug 11, 2014Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of landSigned into law
- S6181Signed by Governor· Apr 11, 2014Relates to the dissolution of the Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie solid waste management authority; repealerSigned into law
- S6003In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to prompt payments to local governments of state aid payments associated with disaster relief
- S5992Senate Floor Calendar· May 21, 2014Relates to exemption of capital improvements to multiple dwellings within certain cities
- S5991Senate Floor Calendar· May 28, 2014Relates to a residential investment exemption in certain cities
- S5990Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2014Authorizes Delaware county to establish wireless surcharges
- S5985In Assembly Committee· Jan 27, 2014Establishes an income tax credit for flood victims in certain counties
- S5931In Assembly Committee· Jan 27, 2014Enacts the "Mohawk Valley and Niagara county assessment relief act"
- S5923In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations; repealer
- S5804Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Relates to certificates of insurance
- S5793In Senate Committee· May 15, 2014Relates to personal vehicle sharing programs
- S5704Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Relates to excess medical malpractice insurance and extending the effectiveness thereof
- S5699In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the office of coroner in Delaware county
- S5694In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes a credit against personal income tax for homes that meet certain energy efficiency standards
- S5606In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance
- S5580In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to business interruption insurance
- S5581In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to anti-concurrent causation clauses
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules