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.
All sponsored legislation
271 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S4317In Assembly Committee· Jun 6, 2016Authorizes the villages of Malone, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, in the county of Franklin, to employ retired former members of the division of state police as part-time village police officers
- S4296In Assembly Committee· Apr 11, 2016Directs the department of motor vehicles to maintain an internet link of motor vehicle safety recalls, and cause an inquiry to be made thereof upon the annual vehicle inspection
- S4282Senate Floor Calendar· May 27, 2015Exempts brewers who produce less than 60,000 barrels of beer a year from the requirement to file annual information returns with the department of taxation and finance
- S4235Senate Floor Calendar· May 5, 2015Establishes the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists
- J898Adopted· Mar 10, 2015Honoring Paul Wright, recipient of the New York State Big Brother of the Year Award by Big Brothers Big SistersAdopted
- J900Adopted· Mar 10, 2015Commending Alex Hohman on capturing the overall boy's state title at the 2015 NYS Boys' Skiing ChampionshipAdopted
- J899Adopted· Mar 10, 2015Honoring Robert Joy upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the J. Walter Juckett Community Service AwardAdopted
- J897Adopted· Mar 10, 2015Mourning the death of Richard E. Bolton, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his communityAdopted
- S4144In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires the education department to provide teachers of pupils taking a common core curriculum exam to provide the results of such pupils and pupils statewide
- S4131In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Creates the fair accountability in retail act
- J787Adopted· Mar 3, 2015Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Adirondack Studios on February 21, 2015Adopted
- J786Adopted· Mar 3, 2015Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Anderson upon the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding AnniversaryAdopted
- J788Adopted· Mar 3, 2015Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hayes upon the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding AnniversaryAdopted
- S4004In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "Adirondack sportsmen's club preservation act"
- S3997Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Extends until November 30, 2017, the authority of the county of Essex to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use taxesSigned into law
- J701Adopted· Feb 26, 2015Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gosselin upon the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding AnniversaryAdopted
- J699Adopted· Feb 26, 2015Congratulating Spencer Parsons upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honorsAdopted
- J700Adopted· Feb 26, 2015Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Taylor upon the occasion of celebrating their 72nd Wedding AnniversaryAdopted
- J702Adopted· Feb 26, 2015Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mease upon the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding AnniversaryAdopted
- S3522Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Extends from December 1, 2015 to December 1, 2018, the expiration of the authorization to the county of Essex to impose an additional mortgage recording taxSigned into law
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