Senate · District 29 · 2015–16
José M. Serrano
SD-29
In office since 2009 · 9 sessionsserrano@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
67
62 bills, 5 resolutions
Passed a house
7
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
3
by the governor
Avg impact
—
no rated bills passed yet
Vote participation
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no floor votes recorded yet
Effectiveness
3 of 67 sponsored bills passed (5.1%), 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
67 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S1008In Senate Committee· Feb 17, 2016Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund
- S1007In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to acquire the mineral interests under all land acquired or received by him or her
- S960In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires state departments, divisions, commissions, agencies and other entities which have a website to provide a link on such website to non-English information
- S961In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks
- S962In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the attorney general to enforce the provisions of the environmental conservation law and its rules and regulations in the name of the people of the state
- S957In Senate Committee· Feb 3, 2016Clarifies the qualification of member items, discretionary funds and unitemized lump sum appropriations
- S959In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Identifies the criteria the commissioner of environmental conservation should consider in publishing a list of high local environmental impact zones
- S958In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires cities with populations over 45,000 to incrementally reduce emissions in diesel powered motor vehicles owned by city agencies
- S956In Assembly Committee· Mar 22, 2016Prohibits littering on state park lands
- S953In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes NYCHA survey of housing developments to determine the percentage of non-English proficient residents, requires language assistance programs
- S955In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the closure of any real property by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation
- S952In Senate Committee· Feb 17, 2016Establishes a twelve percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers
- S954In Senate Committee· Feb 5, 2016Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals
- S949In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires disclosure terms relating to prepaid calling cards to be provided in languages other than English and increases fines for violations of disclosure requirements
- S951In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to rent increases after vacancy of a housing accommodation; repealer
- S948In Senate Committee· Feb 26, 2016Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts
- S950In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires public disclosure of certain state agency materials, and authorizes the office for technology to publish a technical standards manual for the publishing of records
- S922In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the management of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation; repealer
- S711In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the education equity act which provides language assistance to parents/guardians who have children enrolled in public school and who do not speak English
- S710In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the commission on New York state history and provides for its powers and duties
Committees
- Aging
- Agriculture
- Children And Families
- Consumer Protection
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Environmental Conservation
- Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs