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
- J1793Adopted· May 21, 2013Honoring Garry VanGorder upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Citizen AwardAdopted
- 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
- J1626Adopted· May 7, 2013Honoring Dennis Porter upon the occasion of his designation by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce as the recipient of its 2013 Citizen of the Years AwardAdopted
- J1625Adopted· May 7, 2013Honoring Trackside Dining upon the occasion of its designation by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce as the recipient of its 2013 Business of the Years AwardAdopted
- 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
- J1274Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Commending Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2013 Milestone AwardAdopted
- J1276Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Honoring George and Duffy Lent upon the occasion of their designation as recipients of the 2013 Good Neighbor AwardAdopted
- J1277Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Honoring Burrows Paper Corporation upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2013 Business of the Year AwardAdopted
- J1279Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of St. Mary's Church of Cortland, New YorkAdopted
- J1273Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Honoring J. Brad Herman upon the occasion of his retirement after 19 years of distinguished service to the William George Agency for Children's ServicesAdopted
- J1278Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Commending Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc. upon the occasion of receiving the 2013 Community Development AwardAdopted
- J1275Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Honoring Brown's Pharmacy upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2013 Business of the Year AwardAdopted
- 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
- J1246Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Mourning the death of The Honorable Robert A. Harlem, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his communityAdopted
- 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
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules