Senate · District 56 · 2013–14
Joseph E. Robach
SD-56No longer in office
Chair, Transportation
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionsrobach@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
103
83 bills, 20 resolutions
Passed a house
23
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
5
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
11 of 104 sponsored bills passed (14.3%), ranking #34 of 62 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
83 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S6252Signed by Governor· Mar 17, 2014Relates to submission of written requests to the superintendent of insurance regarding health insurance demonstration programsSigned into law
- S6248Signed by Governor· Jul 22, 2014Amends chapter 508 of the laws of 2013 relating to eligible years for payment in lieu of taxes for certain agreementsSigned into law
- S6172In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Adds additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the 2nd degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such object
- S6171In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Provides a real property tax exemption for active duty members of the armed forces who have served overseas
- S5932In Senate Committee· Feb 10, 2014Relates to the release of personally identifiable student information
- S5876In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2014Prohibits discrimination in housing based upon domestic violence status and establishing task force to study impact of source of income on access to housing
- S5847Senate Floor Calendar· Mar 19, 2014Relates to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment and verifying a report of child abuse
- S5841In Senate Committee· Feb 10, 2014Requires the commissioner of labor to study and issue a report on the workforce guidance and information for women policy
- S5821Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Adds identity theft, larceny and coercion to those offenses over which criminal and family courts have concurrent jurisdiction when involving family or household members
- S5713In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires certain level three sex offenders to wear an electronic monitoring device for life
- S5712In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the licensing of sign language interpreters and creates a state board for sign language interpreting
- S5695Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Relates to extending the effectiveness of a health insurance demonstration program for early retirees
- S5644Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 11, 2014Relates to university police officers appointed by the state university of New York
- S5643In Senate Committee· Feb 10, 2014Relates to the cost effectiveness of consultant contracts by state agencies
- S5603In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to vehicular manslaughter in the second degree
- S5602In Senate Committee· Feb 10, 2014Relates to sharing, making available, selling, exchanging, giving or disposing of a community gun as an element of certain criminal acts
- S5604In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that aggravated harassment in the second degree of a judge is a class E felony
- S5605Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 5, 2013Provides that communications or contact between protected parties with a party against whom an order of protection is issued shall not affect the validity of such order
- S5601In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Limits the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly
- S5237In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2014Provides science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) grants for the encouragement of women and minorities to pursue careers in technology
Committees
- TransportationChair
- Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Consumer Protection
- Education
- Energy And Telecommunications
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Infrastructure And Capital Investment
- Labor