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
- S927In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Suspends the issuance of permits for drilling wells for natural gas extraction in certain areas
- S925In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to receptacles for the removal of waste material in the city of New York
- S926In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for the recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books
- S915In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits vendors from vending on certain streets in Jamaica, county of Queens
- S918In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires an advertising medium at the location offering the sale of motor fuel
- S919In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps
- S916In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities
- S914In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to observance of certain holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York
- S917In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "politician self-immortalization prevention act"
- S913In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to divesting the board of standards and appeals of its jurisdiction over matters relating to buildings and zoning; repealer
- S900In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets
- S902In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires a health impacts assessment for horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing
- S895In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits rental vehicle companies from charging exorbitant rates for unfueled vehicles returned by customers
- S903Signed by Governor· Nov 20, 2015Provides a means of incorporation for organized groups affiliated with the Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faithsSigned into law
- S898In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Makes it unlawful to force feed birds under certain circumstances
- S901In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes a moratorium on disposal of fluids used in hydraulic fracturing occurring outside the state until 120 days after federal EPA issues report thereon
- S896In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the distribution of circular advertisements; establishes the do not circulate registry
- S897In Senate Committee· Jun 13, 2016Relates to the sale or transfer of certain real property by the state or public authorities
- S899In Senate Committee· May 24, 2016Provides for a discount on driver's license renewal fees for senior citizens
- S889In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the class C felony of illegal conversion or alteration of real property
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