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
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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.
Sponsored bills
159 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S4492In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to video lottery gaming
- S4444In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Enacts the "personal motor vehicle sharing act"
- S4313In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the topical medication safety and efficacy act
- S4280In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to transportation network companies
- S4223In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes a private right of action for the insured for unfair insurance settlement practices when the claim relates to loss or injury in an area where the governor has declared a disaster emergency
- S4221In Senate Committee· Jan 11, 2016Requires the superintendent of financial services to promulgate regulations which provide standardized definitions for commonly used terms and phrases in certain insurance policies
- S4222In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Creates the New York flood insurance association
- S4168In Senate Committee· Feb 9, 2016Relates to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available technology by the state
- S4143Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Extends the authorization of the county of Delaware to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxesSigned into law
- S4108In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to transportation network companies
- S4107In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation
- S4074In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to study registration compliance and establishes penalties for automobile insurance rate evasion
- S4038In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Exempts traps set in water from the requirement that they be visited once every 24 hours
- S3926In Assembly Committee· Jun 8, 2016Prohibits sex offenders who are on parole or probation, or conditionally discharged from being upon the premises of any facility providing child day care
- S3860In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to allowing reduced deductibles for insurers offering physical damage insurance
- S3681Senate Floor Calendar· Feb 25, 2015Relates to certificates of insurance
- S3537Senate Floor Calendar· May 27, 2015Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Otsego until 2017
- S3513Senate Floor Calendar· May 18, 2015Relates to extending authorization for certain exemptions from filing requirements
- S3511In Assembly Committee· Apr 4, 2016Relates to crime of staging a motor vehicle accident
- S3512In Senate Committee· Apr 18, 2016Provides incentives for productive workers' compensation audits
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules