Bills by

Kenneth P. LaValle

Senator

537 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →lavalle@nysenate.gov

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

537 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

J5748Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Adopted
Congratulating Emma Galasso upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious of Scouting honors
Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted
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S7726Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Reported and committed to finance
Allows eligible non-resident undergraduate students to pay separate tuition rates for attendance at certain institutions
Allows eligible non-resident undergraduate students to pay separate tuition rates for attendance at certain institutions.
Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee
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S7692Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Amend and recommit to higher education

Relates to management of therapeutic diet orders in a facility

Allows a qualified dietetic professional or qualified nutrition professional to manage the diet of a patient who is being treated in a facility by a physician for specific diseases.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S7666Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Amend and recommit to education

Legalizes actions of the Mattituck-Cutchogue union free school district with respect to certain building aid contracts

Legalizes actions of the Mattituck-Cutchogue union free school district with respect to certain building aid contracts.

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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S7648Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New York

Clarifies that the SUNY health science centers are included in the maintenance of effort provision pursuant to Chapter 260 of the Laws of 2011.

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

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S5862Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes certain licensed health service professionals to form limited liability companies

Authorizes certain licensed health service professionals to form limited liability companies.

Kenneth P. LaValleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5113Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to the unauthorized practice of a profession, the unauthorized use of a professional title and the practice of esthetics

Relates to the unauthorized practice of a profession, the unauthorized use of a professional title and the practice of esthetics.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S523Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program

Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S486Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Referred to higher education

Provides increased penalties and education for hazing, underage drinking and drug use within athletic teams, fraternities and sororities at college campuses

Requires colleges to educate the campus community on bias-related crime, hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use; expands authority of colleges to regulate conduct by college and student…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S7226Senate· Moved May 23, 2016· Substituted by a9371

Relates to educational requirements for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants

Relates to educational requirements for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

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S7133Senate· Moved May 23, 2016· Substituted by a9689a

Extending the authorization for the length of leased lands located at the state university of New York at Purchase

Relates to extending the authorization for the length of leased lands located at the state university of New York at Purchase.

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

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S3689Senate· Moved May 23, 2016· Substituted by a5244a

Permits retail farm operations as an accessory use to agricultural lands pursuant to the Peconic Bay region community preservation fund

Permits retail farm operations as an accessory use to agricultural lands pursuant to the Peconic Bay region community preservation fund.

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

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S374Senate· Moved May 23, 2016· Referred to local governments

Authorizes villages to sell or lease advertising space on village property

Authorizes villages to sell or lease advertising space on village property.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Governments Committee

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S5202Senate· Moved May 20, 2016· Amend and recommit to local government

Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies in certain counties

Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies in certain counties.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S4452Senate· Moved May 19, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation

Relates to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals

Prohibits the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals; provides that violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars.

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5495Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to financial assistance to small businesses for the purpose of pollution prevention, control and compliance

Relates to financial assistance to small businesses for the purpose of pollution prevention, control and compliance.

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

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S222Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Requires mandatory continuing education for nurses

Requires 45 hours of mandatory continuing education in a three year period for registered professional nurses; permits exemptions for illness, military duty and nurses who are not engaged in the…

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

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S7576Senate· Moved May 16, 2016· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Increases tax free contributions to family tuition accounts

Increases the amounts of contributions that may be made tax free to family tuition accounts.

Kenneth P. LaValleStricken

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S5180Senate· Moved May 16, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to local government

Provides that the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk, may only accept financial assistance from the state of New York or the United States

Provides that the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk, may only accept financial assistance from the state of New York or the United States, or any agency, or instrumentality thereof, for…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S4439Senate· Moved May 16, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to local government

Establishes a tick control district in the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk

Establishes a tick control district in the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S2099Senate· Moved May 16, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village within the definition of peace officers

Includes bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village within the definition of peace officers.

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes Committee

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S7735Senate· Moved May 13, 2016· Committee discharged and committed to higher education

Relates to the fashion institute of technology; repealer

Relates to the fashion institute of technology.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S7812Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to local government

Authorizes town boards and village boards to submit non-binding public opinion advisory questions to the electors in certain cases

Authorizes town boards and village boards to submit non-binding public opinion advisory questions to the electors in certain cases.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S7769Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to local government

Relates to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation

Relates to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation and exempts such payments from the tax levy for the purposes of…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S7736Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to enhancing the state's flood mitigation and coastal resiliency activities

Relates to enhancing the state's flood mitigation and coastal resiliency activities; establishes a restriction on alienation.

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S7676Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to out-of-state clinical laboratory practitioners

Relates to out-of-state clinical laboratory practitioners.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S7665Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Enacts the "Long Island power authority ratepayers protection act"; repealer

Enacts the "Long Island power authority ratepayers protection act"; provides that any issuance of bonds by the authority must be authorized by a majority of the ratepayers of the authority by a…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S7667Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the business income base rate and certain small business taxpayers

Enacts the "small business tax reform act"; relates to the business income base rate and certain small business taxpayers.

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7574Senate· Moved May 10, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to community college costs associated with non-resident students

Provides that no community college shall be authorized to charge a county in the state for any portion of the local sponsor's share of operating costs attributable to a non-resident student if such…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S7575Senate· Moved May 10, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to interest on indebtedness incurred by taxpayer to pay for higher education

Relates to interest on indebtedness incurred by taxpayers to pay for higher education.

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7055Senate· Moved May 9, 2016· Amend and recommit to local government

Relates to the employment of retired police officers by school districts

Relates to the employment of retired police officers as special security officers by school districts.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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