Senate · District 53 · 2013–14
David J. Valesky
SD-53No longer in office
Chair, Aging
In office since 2009 · 5 sessionsvalesky@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
116
90 bills, 26 resolutions
Passed a house
27
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
10
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
21 of 117 sponsored bills passed (24.2%), ranking #23 of 62 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
90 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S6731Senate Floor Calendar· May 14, 2014Increases the number of land banks authorized to exist in the state to twenty
- S6699In Senate Committee· Feb 28, 2014Establishes the study and stay program whereby a resident taxpayer, who received their bachelor's degree in this state, can set aside a portion of his or her tax payments for a down payment on a home
- S6596In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2014Directs the commissioner of education to establish minimum standards for the maintenance and repair of school buildings
- S6483In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Provides for the detailing of the benefits and costs of proposed rules in the regulatory impact statements
- S6460In Senate Committee· Jan 27, 2014Requires health care providers and practitioners to provide contact information for the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program
- S6387In Senate Committee· Jan 21, 2014Relates to the operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency or hazard vehicle or volunteer first responder
- S6360Signed by Governor· Nov 21, 2014Authorizes the creation of an agricultural district with two hundred fifty acresSigned into law
- S6345In Assembly Committee· Jan 27, 2014Relates to creating the upstate flood mitigation task force within the canal corporation
- S6324In Senate Committee· Jan 14, 2014Allows retail licensees for on-premises consumption to join in a cooperative agreement for the purchase of alcoholic beverages
- S6301Signed by Governor· Mar 17, 2014Makes technical changes relating to annual reports required to be compiled by the division for small-business on the state of small businessesSigned into law
- S6221In Assembly Committee· Jun 12, 2014Authorizes banks to refuse payment of moneys when there is reason to believe that a vulnerable adult is being financially exploited
- S6203In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes the capital infrastructure improvement and development for older New Yorkers grant program
- S6004Stricken· Jan 27, 2014Relates to creating the upstate flood mitigation task force within the canal corporation
- S5982In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Phases out the petroleum tax
- S5966In Assembly Committee· Jun 19, 2014Establishes a career and technical education (CTE) diploma
- S5937Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 18, 2014Authorizes insurance coverage for equipment and supplies used for the treatment of ostomies
- S5873In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2014Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices
- S5833Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 21, 2013Creates a farm cidery license
- S5706Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 18, 2013Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications services
- S5690Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Relates to diagnosis-related groups and service intensity weights for total hip joint replacement and total knee joint replacement inpatient cases for a general hospital
Committees
- AgingChair
- Agriculture
- Banks
- Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Education
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Local Government
- Rules