Senate · District 11 · 2015–16
Tony Avella
SD-11No longer in office
Chair, Ethics; Vice chair, Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation; Vice chair, Environmental Conservation
In office since 2011 · 4 sessionsavella@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
382
316 bills, 66 resolutions
Passed a house
48
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
8
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
18 of 383 sponsored bills passed (6.7%), 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
316 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S1815Stricken· Apr 28, 2015Relates to the creation of an early learning council
- S1766In Assembly Committee· May 11, 2016Relates to designating January 13th as Korean-American Day
- S1702In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for creation of a legislative budget office
- S1615In Senate Committee· Feb 2, 2016Increases from $300 to $600 the monthly rent subsidy payable for housing for a foster child living independently in certain circumstances
- S1554In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Mandates NYS Transit Authority to produce annual reports concerning actions to reduce noise
- S1555Vetoed· Nov 20, 2015Relates to any department of environmental conservation management plan regarding mute swansVetoed
- S1379In Senate Committee· Jun 6, 2016Relates to designating the county of Queens a cease and desist zone and extending nonsolicitation orders to five year periods
- S1220In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to natural gas development using hydraulic fracturing
- S1154In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Allows employees to utilize sick leave to care for family, household members and domestic partners
- S1155In Senate Committee· Mar 7, 2016Relates to the requirement for motor vehicle operators to make reasonable efforts to clear accumulated snow and ice
- S1156In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for a thirty day limit on additional punishment for certain contempt citations involving an employee organization and view acts of extreme provocation
- S1147In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Relates to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers
- S1148In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Establishes report on arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools to study and make recommendations on the curriculum and time spent on arts and music education
- S1138In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Relates to the state policy against restraint of trade
- S1142In Assembly Committee· Mar 21, 2016Relates to auxiliary police and their ability to carry a collapsible police baton
- S1139In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the regulation of bus privatization contracts
- S1141In Senate Committee· Feb 22, 2016Requires all outdoor advertising in N.Y. city to be licensed by the department of transportation
- S1140In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the New York state department of financial services to oversee the planned closing of bank branch offices by federally chartered banking organizations
- S1128In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "lawn litter law act"
- S1129In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits non-disclosure clauses in leases of real property to be used for hydraulic fracturing
Committees
- EthicsChair
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And RecreationVice chair
- Environmental ConservationVice chair
- Banks
- Education
- Elections
- Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- New York City Education Subcommittee
- Transportation