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
- S890In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the disposal in a solid waste facility of lamps containing mercury; requires manufacturers thereof to establish collection and recycling programs
- S885In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Allows a person to institute an action for a violation of the provisions of the environmental quality review even if the injury does not affect the public at large
- S891In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Reduces rebate of the stock transfer tax to 80% and provides for appropriation of the balance of such tax: 25% to the city of New York and 75% to the state
- S894In Senate Committee· Jul 20, 2016Increases the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years
- S886In Senate Committee· Feb 17, 2016Provides that public schools in New York state are not open for regular classes on any primary election day
- S893In Assembly Committee· Jun 8, 2016Relates to classifying properties held in condominium and cooperative form for assessment purposes as class one-a properties
- S887In Assembly Committee· May 10, 2016Relates to method of payment on delinquent real property taxes, sewer rents, sewer surcharges, water rents, or any other charges that are made a lien
- S888In Assembly Committee· Mar 7, 2016Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit
- S892In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Does away with the legislative ethics commission and transfers certain duties to the joint commission on public ethics; repealer
- S881In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to eligibility for acceptance into the brownfield cleanup program; repealer
- S882In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force"
- S884In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the uniform treatment of waste from the exploration, development, extraction, or production of crude oil or natural gas
- S883In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas
- S726In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to the imposition of tolls for certain bridges and tunnels
- S715In Senate Committee· Mar 17, 2016Requires certain text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea
- S714In Senate Committee· Mar 17, 2016Requires courses of instruction to include information on "comfort women"
- S712In Assembly Committee· Mar 7, 2016Relates to the timing of risk level determination hearings for certain convicted sex offenders
- S713In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Imposes a moratorium on the initiation of school closings in cities with a population of one million or more
- S697In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires written request and review of proposed reductions in the level of fire services
- S699In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the rebuttable presumption relating to identifying information on an unsolicited advertisement in cities with a population of one million or more
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