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
- S978In Assembly Committee· Jun 10, 2014Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"
- S982In Assembly Committee· Jun 10, 2014Requires multiple liens on farm property to be paid in chronological order, with the earliest lien being paid off first and the most recent being paid last
- S983In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides for the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses, free of charge, to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
- S973In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2014Designates state route 23 as a state arterial highway in the city of Norwich, county of Chenango
- S975In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Authorizes optometrists to prescribe certain drugs that may be used for therapeutic purposes and taken orally
- S976In Assembly Committee· May 7, 2014Relates to eligibility for permanent appointment of certain police officers
- S974In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for 5 years or as long as gas is produced
- S969In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Waives the $38.75 fee for any kind of veterans custom plate; does not apply to plates with vanity lettering
- S970In Assembly Committee· Jun 2, 2014Establishes a gold star father distinctive number plate
- S972In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes the natural gas oversight fund to provide funding to the department of environmental conservation for enforcement of well drilling provisions
- S963In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Increases the value of the assets that the fire department of the village of Owego is authorized to own from $10,000 to $500,000
- S966In Assembly Committee· Feb 4, 2014Enacts the "public assistance integrity act" to prohibit sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products or lottery tickets with public assistance benefits
- S964In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Makes the city court judges in the city of Norwich full-time positions
- S968In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Enacts the "honesty in permit processing act"
- S965In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the attorney general's investigation and commencement of actions relating to fraudulent practices alleged to have damaged a public retirement system
- S971In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates the conversion of domestic reciprocal medical malpractice insurers and the premium rates and surcharges for medical malpractice insurance
- S967In Assembly Committee· Apr 29, 2014Establishes residency requirements for school district superintendents
- S960In Senate Committee· Feb 19, 2014Relates to authorization of debt in times of public emergency; and a limit on state funded debt and refunding of state debts
- S962In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Directs state board of elections to contract with certified public accountancy firm to audit 3% of the candidates who run for state legislature during general elections
- S961In Senate Committee· Feb 19, 2014Relates to the authorization of debt in times of public emergency
Committees
- RulesVice chair