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
- S5036In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes an animal abuser statewide registry
- S5034In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Limits an insurer's reduction of coverage by limiting the volume of notices of intention to four percent, establishes standards for definitions; repealer
- S5029Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 10, 2013Relates to the construction of the H. Lee Dennison building
- S4999In Senate Committee· May 13, 2014Provides for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists
- S4964Senate Floor Calendar· May 23, 2013Relates to the duration of limited permits for mental health practitioners
- S4965In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that an owner of real property shall have no duty to keep the premises safe from entry or use by others for swimming or bathing in state or municipal waters
- S4874In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Prohibits the awarding of state and municipal contracts to contractors who have been debarred in another state
- S4873In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Amends the tax law in relation to the timing of distribution of mortgage recording tax revenues by counties
- S4859In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Enacts the "truth in voting act"
- S4857In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to special surface water protection areas
- S4828In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Regulates the practice of naturopathic medicine
- S4827In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the practice of land surveying
- S4822In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium for certain policies based solely on the breed of dog owned
- S4805In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that a school district vote on a bond resolution shall take place on the third Tuesday in May in conjunction with the school budget vote
- S4733In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Includes lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs
- S4734In Senate Committee· Apr 29, 2014Establishes a tax credit for the removal or permanent enclosure of a residential fuel oil storage tank
- S4686In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Extends the north fork wine trail to the eastern terminus of state route 25
- S4660In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the practice of certified interior design and use of the title "certified interior designer"
- S4637In Senate Committee· Jun 21, 2013Relates to mandatory continuing education for social workers
- S4632In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides for an increase in federal itemized deduction for home improvements which promote water quality
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules