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.
All sponsored legislation
433 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S1566In Assembly Committee· Jun 19, 2014Provides for disclosure of relationships between institutions of higher education and study abroad programs
- S1565In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions
- S1559In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires disclosure of gifts made to certain foundations by foreign governments, persons and entities
- S1561In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to state reimbursement to counties for amounts paid on behalf of non-resident students in attendance at the fashion institute of technology
- S1563In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires institutions of higher education to disclose financial aid policies
- S1560In Senate Committee· Jan 17, 2014Requires mandatory continuing education for nurses
- S1562Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 3, 2013Relates to veterans with disabilities
- S1558In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Reinstates the Middle Class STAR rebate for the 2013-2014 school year and thereafter
- S1557In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires certain state contracts to include a provision stating all services performed under such contract shall be performed within the United States
- S1556In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Provides that no candy or confection shall be sold in this state which resembles marijuana or marijuana products or imitates the flavor of marijuana
- S1554In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides for the development of a comprehensive campus security plan for the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges
- S1555In Assembly Committee· Jun 18, 2014Mandates attendance by members appointed by the governor at meetings of councils of state-operated institutions
- S1553In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Grants an exemption from sales and compensating use taxes to books and other items sold at a book fair for the benefit of a school
- S1552In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Excludes the adjusted gross incomes of the upper and lower 1/2% of taxpayers in a school district from the calculation of the adjusted gross income of such district
- S1288In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides for the submission to the people the question of whether or not to convene a constitutional convention
- S1287In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Adds school districts to the performance of municipal cooperative activities
- S1032In Assembly Committee· Jun 10, 2014Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program
- S907In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to insurance coverage for certain prostheses
- S905In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Prohibits label obstruction of over-the-counter drugs
- S906In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Prohibits the placement of certain insureds in the motor vehicle insurance assigned risk plan based upon any accident occurring while responding to an accident
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
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- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
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