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
- S5582In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to property/casualty insurer report cards
- S5578In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to personal and commercial lines insurance
- S5579In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires the superintendent to promulgate regulations which provide standardized definitions for commonly used terms and phrases in certain insurance policies
- S5376In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Provides incentives for productive workers' compensation audits
- S5236Signed by Governor· Dec 18, 2013Relates to the joint underwriting associationSigned into law
- S5218Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Relates to rates and payments under the child health insurance plan
- S5165In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to certain members who re-enter public service
- S5152Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 10, 2013Extends the provisions of chapter 563 of the laws of 2001 relating to providing for an emergency technician 5 year re-certification program
- S5083Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 21, 2013Relates to investments in foreign states sponsoring terrorism
- S5047Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 4, 2013Extends provisions authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax
- S4918Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 4, 2013Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Cortland until 2015
- S4832In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to mortgage guaranty insurance
- S4607In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Enacts the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act and makes an appropriation therefor
- S4587In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for non-scheduled permanent partial disability cases
- S4559Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 4, 2013Relates to amending the authorization for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Herkimer county
- S4476Stricken· Apr 15, 2013Restricts limitations on non-affiliated physicians from becoming a network provider of any health care plan or health maintenance organization
- S4475In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Prohibits a mortgage servicer from obtaining force-placed insurance in certain circumstances
- S4477In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Authorizes the commissioner of the office of general services to execute and deliver a release to the city of Oneonta with respect to certain lands
- S4374Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 3, 2014Relates to required form for exclusion language
- S4362In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to protecting and compensating whistleblowers who provide original information to the department of financial services as to violations of certain laws
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules