Senate · District 52 · 2013–14
Tom Libous
SD-52No longer in office
Vice chair, Rules
In office since 2009 · 4 sessionssenator@senatorlibous.com
Sponsored
178
80 bills, 98 resolutions
Passed a house
19
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
6
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
16 of 179 sponsored bills passed (24.3%), ranking #28 of 62 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
80 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S7846Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 19, 2014Requires operators of petting zoos and other public establishments featuring animals to maintain hand washing or hand cleansing facilities for patrons
- S7782In Senate Committee· Jun 9, 2014Enacts the "crash zone safety act"
- S7706Vetoed· Dec 29, 2014Expands the application of provisions regulating insurance on wireless communications equipmentVetoed
- S7678In Senate Committee· May 30, 2014Authorizes optometrists to prescribe certain drugs that may be used for therapeutic purposes and taken orally
- S7633Signed by Governor· Jul 22, 2014Provides that the building inspector/code enforcement officer of the town of Conklin, in the county of Broome, need not be a resident of such town, so long as he or she resides in such countySigned into law
- S7419In Senate Committee· Jun 6, 2014Relates to Tier IV retirement benefits for Luke Parga
- S7130In Senate Committee· Apr 30, 2014Establishes the date for the accrual of certain causes of action based on negligence
- S6818Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 18, 2014Provides for the repayment of certain state building aid payments by the Johnson City central school district over a period of 6 years
- S6797Senate Floor Calendar· May 12, 2014Relates to automobile manufacturers and unfair practices by franchisors
- S6769Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 3, 2014Prohibits companion animal piercing and tattooing except done in conjunction with a medical procedure for the benefit of a companion animal
- S6686In Senate Committee· Feb 27, 2014Abolishes the board of regents and transfers the powers and duties to the commissioner of education; repealer
- S6010In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2014Increases amount which town of Sanford may raise through taxes for the purchase of certain highway equipment
- S5986In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2014Enacts the "freeze unsafe closures now act" to delay the closure and consolidation of state facilities operated by the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities
- S5903Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 21, 2013Establishes the START-UP NY program
- S5884In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes the START-UP NY program
- S5696In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Directs the public service commission to study and eliminate utility billing messages that are no longer relevant or confusing
- S5550Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 12, 2013Provides that wireless communications equipment insurance policies shall not be subject to rules providing for producer compensation transparency
- S5219Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Exempts food and beverages sold from vending machines for one dollar and fifty cents or less from the sales and use tax
- S5148In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes the office of brain injury, within the department of health, to administer the traumatic brain injury program
- S4992Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 4, 2013Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater
Committees
- RulesVice chair