Senate · District 1 · 2013–14
Kenneth P. LaValle
SD-1No longer in office
Chair, Higher Education
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionslavalle@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
433
318 bills, 115 resolutions
Passed a house
57
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
16
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
39 of 434 sponsored bills passed (13.8%), ranking #7 of 62 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
Sponsored bills
318 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S1771In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Authorizes the enactment of zoning laws and ordinances to regulate formula retail uses
- S1772In Senate Committee· Mar 26, 2014Relates to the definition of the metropolitan commuter transportation district for the purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax
- S1763In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to approval of contracts with superintendents of schools
- S1764In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires school districts, upon notification from law enforcement agencies, to notify residents of sex offenders living in the district
- S1765In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept late applications for the STAR exemption
- S1761In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Reduces a retired or disabled owner's no fault insurance premium by providing appropriate automobile insurance rates to reflect a reduced exposure to loss
- S1758In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires a licensee's residential address to be printed on his or her driver's license
- S1762In Senate Committee· Jan 23, 2014Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time
- S1759Signed by Governor· Oct 21, 2013Includes the trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of the towns of Southampton, East Hampton and Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal lawSigned into law
- S1760In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that the maximum deductible allowed on policies for windstorms shall not be greater than $1,500
- S1752In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Provides that the return of certain children to the care and custody of the parent, parents or guardian shall be done pursuant to a transition plan
- S1751In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes an independent office of school inspector general for school districts outside of the city of New York
- S1656In Senate Committee· Jan 17, 2014Establishes the "rebuild and renew public higher education facilities fund"
- S1654In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the innovation and commercialization functions of state universities
- S1658In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to pre and post test reporting requirements, test site registration and sign in
- S1655In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to establishing the state university commercialization facilities use policy
- S1657In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters
- S1653In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to contracts for joint or group purchasing of goods for state university health care facilities
- S1647In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides a real property tax rate freeze for persons over seventy years of age
- S1652In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Enacts the "New York state family tuition investment program act" to provide for the advance purchase of tuition to colleges in the state
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules