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
- 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
- S2890Senate Floor Calendar· May 6, 2013Increases the permitted foreign investments by life insurance companies from sixteen to twenty percent of the insurer's assets
- S2886In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to pre-existing condition provisions for group and blanket disability policies
- S2757Senate Floor Calendar· Feb 27, 2013Relates to clarifying the provisions of certain supplementary insurance coverage
- S2756Senate Floor Calendar· Feb 27, 2013Clarifies certain provisions relating to unclaimed life insurance benefits
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules