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
- S3409In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to communication service surcharges applied to the county of Cortland
- S3412Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Extends provisions authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording taxSigned into law
- S3411Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Relates to amending the authorization for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Herkimer countySigned into law
- S3410In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Increases the wireless surcharges for the county of Cortland from thirty cents to one dollar per month
- S3413Senate Floor Calendar· May 27, 2015Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Cortland until 2017
- S3287In Assembly Committee· Jun 8, 2016Establishes the interstate insurance product regulation compact to regulate certain insurance products among member states
- S3234Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Schoharie until 2017Signed into law
- S3235Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Authorizes the county of Schoharie to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real propertySigned into law
- S3011In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to non-insurance benefits
- S3012Signed by Governor· Dec 22, 2015Relates to the directors of a domestic stock life insurance companySigned into law
- S2643In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Repeals the gap elimination adjustment
- S2611In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns
- S2612In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Repeals provision of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices and the exemption of certain ammunition feeding devices at firing ranges
- S2610In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Authorizes county clerks to establish a system to receive and retain maps utilizing electronic means
- S2613In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Repeals provisions of law relating to sellers of ammunition
- S2614In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only
- S2608In Senate Committee· Jan 21, 2016Relates to prompt payments to local governments of state aid payments associated with disaster relief
- S2609In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits level 2 and 3 sex offenders from residing within 1,500 feet of their victim or school grounds; also prohibits such offenders from attending school activities
- S2368In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to fair claims settlement practices under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act
- S2367In Senate Committee· Jan 11, 2016Relates to enacting the "insurance modernization act of 2016"
Committees
- InsuranceChair
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Health
- Higher Education
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Rules