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
- S4181In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Exempts certain public employees and court clerks from provisions of law requiring the payment of an application fee for appointment as a notary public
- S4104Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 12, 2013Includes preservation of undeveloped beachland and shoreline at risk of coastal flooding due to storms and projected sea level rise
- S4105Stricken· May 6, 2013Authorizes the Southampton union free school district to enter into contracts for the purposes of providing recreational services during non-school hours
- S4100Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 18, 2014Relates to the periodic preparation of a state deer management plan by the department of environmental conservation
- S4024In Senate Committee· May 13, 2014Regulates occupational therapy assistants, state board for occupational therapy, license requirements and exceptions; repealer
- S4007In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Creates a real property tax credit for disabled persons
- S4002In Senate Committee· Jan 31, 2014Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts
- S3998In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Enacts various legislation designed to make college more affordable for the citizens of the state
- S3997In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Relates to assaults on nursing professionals and sanitation workers
- S3943In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to registry of preliminary sites under investigation for hazardous waste disposal on the DEC's website
- S3884Signed by Governor· Sep 23, 2014Limits the taking of sharks to the use of non-stainless non-offset circle hooksSigned into law
- S3835In Senate Committee· May 23, 2014Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering
- S3825In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires transmitters of money to automatically refund any non-completed transfer after sixty days
- S3824In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to military ballots and elections for school boards of education and school budgets
- S3707In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to granting tidal wetland permits
- S3700In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Provides that complaints brought against mental health professionals shall be commenced within ten years of the date of the last treatment
- S3659In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Restricts the residency of certain sex offenders
- S3658In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Authorizes a real property tax exemption for senior citizens in the town of Southampton
- S3660In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Defines lease-hold retirement community and proscribes rules and regulations for ownership and operation thereof
- S3650In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Establishes the dietary supplements safety committee
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules