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
- 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
- J1010Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 18, 2013, as Ependymoma Awareness Day in the State of New YorkAdopted
- 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
- S4329Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Relates to providing for increased efficiency for certain insurance regulations
- S4327Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Relates to extending authorization for certain exemptions from filing requirements
- S4328In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the discontinuance of a class of group of blanket policy or contract of hospital, surgical or medical expense insurance and relates to a marketplace withdrawal
- J981Adopted· Mar 25, 2013Commending Valley Health Services for earning a five-star rating in the U.S. News and World Report's annual Best Nursing Homes reportAdopted
- S4226In Senate Committee· Apr 24, 2014Relates to the registration of vintage snowmobiles
- S4172In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to extending authorization for certain exemptions from filing requirements
- S4171Signed by Governor· Dec 18, 2013Relates to life insurance policies that credit additional amounts in accordance with an equity indexSigned into law
- S4166In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to communication service surcharges applied to the county of Cortland
- S4167In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Increases the wireless surcharges for the county of Cortland from thirty cents to one dollar per month
- S4103In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to authority for the joint underwriting association to issue broad form insurance coverage
- J776Adopted· Mar 12, 2013Honoring Ralph and Irmgard Buess of the George Mann Tory Tavern upon the occasion of their designation as recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement AwardAdopted
- J775Adopted· Mar 12, 2013Honoring Thomas and Dusty Putnam upon the occasion of their designation as 2012 Community Leaders of the Year by the Schoharie County Chamber of CommerceAdopted
- J762Adopted· Mar 12, 2013Honoring Carver Sand and Gravel upon the occasion of its designation as 2012 Business of the Year by the Schoharie County Chamber of CommerceAdopted
- J761Adopted· Mar 12, 2013Honoring Ed Sherlock of Middleburgh, New York, upon the occasion of his designation as 2012 Business Person of the YearAdopted
- J747Adopted· Mar 7, 2013Congratulating the Moravia JV Boys Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Interscholastic Athletic Conference ChampionshipAdopted
- J749Adopted· Mar 7, 2013Congratulating the Schoharie Chamber of Commerce upon the occasion of its 25th Anniversary, March 15, 2013Adopted
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules