Senate · District 51 · 2015–16
James L. Seward
SD-51No longer in office
Chair, Insurance
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionsseward@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
237
159 bills, 78 resolutions
Passed a house
55
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
26
by the governor
Avg impact
—
no rated bills passed yet
Vote participation
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no floor votes recorded yet
Effectiveness
36 of 238 sponsored bills passed (24.3%), ranking #10 of 66 in the Senate. Effectiveness points, which weigh each passed bill by its impact, start with the 2023–24 session.
All sponsored legislation
237 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S2357In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Relates to exemption of certain participants in a supervised collegiate summer baseball league from workers' compensation coverage
- S2358In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits a mortgage servicer from obtaining force-placed insurance in certain circumstances
- S2359In Senate Committee· Apr 11, 2016Relates to assessment of certain title insurance corporations
- S2349In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to personal and commercial lines insurance
- S2348In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the duties of excess line brokers
- S2347In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the duties of excess line brokers in selecting unauthorized insurers
- S2350In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to business interruption insurance
- S2351In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to anti-concurrent causation clauses
- S2346In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Relates to a tax credit for employment of an individual who has successfully completed a judicial diversion substance abuse treatment program or graduated from drug court
- J277Adopted· Jan 22, 2015Commending James McGrath upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Spirit of the Catskills AwardAdopted
- S1790Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Relates to residential investment exemptionsSigned into law
- S1764In Senate Committee· Jan 11, 2016Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law
- S1759In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to domestic excess line insurance companies
- S1762In Senate Committee· Jan 11, 2016Relates to the posting of insurance policies on the internet
- S1763In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to reimbursement for ambulance services
- S1761Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 1, 2015Amending the insurance law by expanding the categories of policies classified as blanket accident policies
- S1758In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts provisions relating to comprehensive motor vehicle reparations; including limited assignment of benefits; preclusion lift and mandatory arbitration
- S1760In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for non-scheduled permanent partial disability cases
- S1688In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for the licensing and regulation of the practice of neurofeedback therapy
- S1673In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to coverage for certain benefits under comprehensive motor vehicle insurance
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules