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
- S7434In Senate Committee· May 14, 2014Prohibits a producer or refiner from selling, transferring, or assigning interest in a retail outlet leased to a motor fuel dealer
- S7435Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 16, 2014Extends provisions of law relating to authorizing pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management with physicians in certain settings
- S7399Signed by Governor· Aug 7, 2014Authorizes Nicole Steinberg to apply for and receive retroactive membership in the New York state teachers' retirement systemSigned into law
- S7366In Senate Committee· May 14, 2014Authorizes villages to sell or lease advertising space on village property
- S7263In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2014Relates to the liability of the state university of New York upon exiting operations at the Long Island college hospital
- S7247In Senate Committee· May 7, 2014Regulates the maintenance of unimproved roads
- S7231In Senate Committee· May 6, 2014Authorizes the enactment or enforcement of local laws or ordinances requiring the monitoring of groundwater impacts resulting from mining or the reclamation of mines within certain counties
- S7230In Senate Committee· May 6, 2014Authorizes the village of Sag Harbor, county of Suffolk, to reduce the speed limit in the village historic district as listed on the national register of historic places
- S7229Signed by Governor· Nov 21, 2014Authorizes towns with a population between fifty-six thousand seven hundred and fifty-six thousand eight hundred to enact a hospitality business investment real property tax exemptionSigned into law
- S7205In Senate Committee· May 6, 2014Relates to the establishment, extension, powers and expenses of underground utility improvement districts
- S7190In Senate Committee· May 2, 2014Approves additional building aid for the Southampton school district
- S7133Signed by Governor· Aug 5, 2014Relates to the Tuckahoe common school district merger with the Southampton school district in Suffolk countySigned into law
- S7080In Senate Committee· Apr 23, 2014Relates to certain candidates for an initial teaching certificate
- S7001In Senate Committee· Apr 11, 2014Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service
- S6965Signed by Governor· Sep 23, 2014Exempts primary residential property purchased by first-time homebuyers meeting certain income and purchase price requirements from the tax on real estate transfers in the town of Southold, county of SuffolkSigned into law
- S6943In Senate Committee· Apr 4, 2014Relates to children's eligibility for the prekindergarten program
- S6942Signed by Governor· Oct 21, 2014Relates to the duty of the town and city clerksSigned into law
- S6889In Senate Committee· Mar 26, 2014Provides a real property tax exemption for protected agricultural land used for food production
- S6834Senate Floor Calendar· May 5, 2014Extends provisions of law relating to mandatory continuing education for land surveyors
- S6790In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Relates to the election of regents and the creation of the commission on regents
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules