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
- S5392In Senate Committee· Jun 13, 2014Relates to conditions of registration for nonresident pharmacies
- S5283Vetoed· Jan 10, 2014Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New YorkVetoed
- S5279In Senate Committee· Jun 20, 2014Grants municipalities the authority to provide real property tax exemptions for certain cold war veterans
- J1888Adopted· May 21, 2013Congratulating Ryan J. Campbell on earning the rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honorsAdopted
- S5269In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the defense and indemnification of towns and villages by the state under the Long Island Pine Barrens Act
- S5266Signed by Governor· Jul 31, 2013Authorizes the village of Quogue, county of Suffolk to offer certain retirement options to police officer Robert J. HammelSigned into law
- S5267Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 20, 2013Authorizes Rocky Point Historical Society to file an application for a real property tax exemption for the 2013-2014 assessment roll
- S5268In Assembly Committee· Jun 3, 2014Exempts certain wineries from the requirement to file annual information returns
- S5105In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Prohibits the operation of all-terrain vehicles in the state forest preserve, Long Island central pine barrens area and Albany pine bush preserve
- S5099In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires the installation and maintenance of lockout devices on lottery vending machines by licensed lottery sales agents to prevent use by minors
- S5086Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 21, 2013Provides for mandatory continuing education for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychoanalysts and creative arts therapists
- 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
- J1603Adopted· May 7, 2013Congratulating the Westhampton Beach High School Robotics Team upon the occasion of capturing the SBPLI Regional Competition titleAdopted
- 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
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules