Senate · District 45 · 2015–16
Betty Little
SD-45No longer in office
Chair, Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionslittle@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
271
120 bills, 151 resolutions
Passed a house
48
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
21
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
33 of 272 sponsored bills passed (31.4%), 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
120 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S8221In Senate Committee· Dec 21, 2016Directs child protective services to investigate and test a child under the age of 3 who was in the vicinity of a drug arrest of a parent, guardian or person legally responsible for the child
- S8096Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 16, 2016Requires the New York City Housing Authority to provide a written statement articulating the reasons for denial of any request
- S8029In Senate Committee· Jun 7, 2016Prohibits the construction of any mausoleum or columbarium in a cemetery where such mausoleum or columbarium is the only form of interment offered in a cemetery
- S8028In Senate Committee· Jul 27, 2016Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land
- S8027In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Enacts legislation to implement a constitutional amendment authorizing the placement of public utility line and bike paths in the forest preserve and establishing land banks
- S8026In Senate Committee· Jul 27, 2016Authorizes public utility line and bike paths located within the forest preserve, and establishes land banks within such preserve for public projects
- S7903In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Establishes the New York state first home savings program to authorize first time home buyers to establish savings accounts to buy their first home
- S7828In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Relates to the residential emergency services to offer home repairs to the elderly program
- S7827In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Provides for the appointment of the members of the New York state housing finance agency, the housing trust fund corporation and the affordable housing corporation
- S7708In Senate Committee· May 31, 2016Requires the owners of certain public vessels intending to operate on the navigable waters of the state to obtain marine protection and indemnity insurance
- S7637Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 14, 2016Relates to federal bond volume allocations, the unified state bond ceiling and the private activity bond allocation act of 2016
- S7564Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 15, 2016Authorizes the county of Clinton to reinstate Aaron Heroux as a deputy sheriff, notwithstanding that such reinstatement will occur more than 1 year after leaving such position
- S7522Signed by Governor· Sep 29, 2016Relates to the resident curator program; Susan B. Anthony HouseSigned into law
- S7412Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 15, 2016Authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency to invest fund in Government National Mortgage Association mortgage backed securities
- S7413Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 17, 2016Relates to increasing the amount of bond and note authorization totals that may be made by certain agencies
- S7352Signed by Governor· Aug 19, 2016Authorizes the village of Hudson Falls, in the county of Washington, to discontinue use of certain lands as parklandSigned into law
- S7059In Senate Committee· Mar 21, 2016Sets forth provisions for absentee ballots for fire district elections and improvement district elections
- S7058In Senate Committee· Mar 21, 2016Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors
- S7017In Senate Committee· Mar 18, 2016Provides for business franchise and personal income tax credits for wages paid by film production companies for services conducted on films in the counties of Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren and Washington
- S6954In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Establishes the mobile and manufactured home replacement program
Committees
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And RecreationChair
- Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Consumer Protection
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Health
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services