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
- S1143In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Directs commissioner of transportation, upon finding that a bridge has defects, to establish and implement an emergency plan for drivers and communities affected
- S1078In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Redefines "campground" for the purposes of the Adirondack park
- S1079In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Eliminates requirement for consent of an authority having jurisdiction over state land in the Adirondack park when the location of a highway thereon is changed
- S1069In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the state from gaining any interest in forest land other than a conservation easement
- S1027In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes school districts to establish a reserve fund to cover the costs and expenses of providing special education programs
- S1026In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Authorizes the town board of any town, which does not have a fire district, to establish and operate a town fire department
- S819In Assembly Committee· Apr 11, 2016Provides that an elementary or secondary student shall not have capacity to consent to sexual conduct with a school employee
- S820In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Authorizes state reimbursement to municipal corporations for tax revenue lost and expenses incurred as a result of the reduced assessment of forest land
- S818In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Provides for the elimination of certain reporting requirements imposed on school districts and local governments
- S821In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Grants personal income taxpayers the ability to make a gift to the state parks on their tax returns; establishes the state parks fund
- S822In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Excludes the value of state forest preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks from use in the determination of state aid to school districts
- S817Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 7, 2016Relates to food service in funeral establishments
- S617In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Requires market-based assessments on real property owned or leased by a cooperative corporation or on a condominium basis
- S618In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Relates to the taxation of property owned by a cooperative corporation
- S619In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes a personal income tax credit for portion of residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the household gross income
- S602In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Establishes a forestry stewardship and habitat conservation credit for personal income and business franchise taxes
- S601Signed by Governor· Jul 13, 2015Authorizes health care professionals licensed in other jurisdictions and appointed by World Triathlon Corporation to practice in this state at a triathlonSigned into law
- S517In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Increases civil and criminal penalties for failure to pay wages or to differentiate the rate of pay based on sex
- S516In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enhances the regulation of the provision of services of guides and the outfitters who procure guides
- S515Stricken· Jun 23, 2015Relates to the jurisdiction of the St. Regis Mohawk tribal police
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