Senate · District 17 · 2013–14

Simcha Felder

SD-17No longer in office

Chair, Children And Families; Chair, New York City Education Subcommittee

In office since 2013 · 7 sessionsfelder@nysenate.gov

Effectiveness

10 of 63 sponsored bills passed (18.0%), ranking #36 of 62 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.

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S5730Signed by Governor· Jul 31, 2013Provides that Saturday and Sundays shall not be included in the grace period for repairs of defective motor vehicle equipmentSigned into law
S5724In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Requires cemeteries to provide for the expeditious burial and interment of deceased who are a part of certain religious and cultural communities
S5369In Assembly Committee· Jun 10, 2014Directs the commissioner of education to study and report on the provision of services to public school students in grades 8 through 12 by guidance counselors
S5243In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Grants 5 minute grace period for parking violations which occur at the expiration of a specified period of time or at a specific time
S5244In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Directs the commissioner of transportation to study and report upon the unsafe use of bicycles upon public highways
S5220In Senate Committee· Feb 19, 2014Relates to orders of protection in matrimonial proceedings and to violation of orders of protection and temporary orders of protection and probation in matrimonial and family court proceedings
S5213In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the refunding of bonds and amounts and stated maturity dates of such bonds
S5202In Assembly Committee· Mar 27, 2014Relates to orders of protection in termination of parental rights proceedings, child protective proceedings and permanency hearings regarding children freed for adoption
S5203In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the treatment of non-respondent parents in child protective, destitute child and permanancy proceedings in family court
S5199In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the general debt service fund of the city of New York and a statutory lien and pledge and agreement
S5068In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2014Authorizes the production of proof of insurance by the use of electronic transmission to portable electronic devices
S4889In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Require that a photographic image be taken of every municipal sanitation violation
S4880Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 3, 2013Relates to committees on preschool special education
S4619In Senate Committee· Jan 13, 2014Provides that in 2014, in the event that a run-off primary election is necessary in the city of New York, it will be held on the third Tuesday following the initial primary election
J1174Adopted· Apr 17, 2013Honoring the Brooklyn Chinese-American Association (BCA) Sixth Avenue Senior Center upon the occasion of celebrating its 8th AnniversaryAdopted
S4548In Senate Committee· Jan 13, 2014Authorizes cities having a population of one million or more, which impose a personal income tax, to grant a household and dependent care services credit when necessary for gainful employment
S4540Signed by Governor· Jul 31, 2013Relates to changing the name of the commission for the blind and visually handicapped to the commission for the blindSigned into law
S4529Vetoed· Sep 27, 2013Relates to the reentry of foster children into foster careVetoed
S4519In Senate Committee· Jan 8, 2014Relates to the transfers of juvenile delinquents placed by the family court in conjunction with a "close to home" initiative
S4518In Assembly Committee· May 14, 2014Relates to orders of custody involving a parent deployed to military service

Committees

Children And FamiliesChair
New York City Education SubcommitteeChair
Aging
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Health
Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities