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
- S698In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York; repealer
- S693In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Increases the number of traffic light cameras permitted in New York city to 250
- S695In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Relates to coverage for single source drugs
- S694In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Relates to computing sales and compensating use tax retail sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel at a rate of cents per gallon in New York city
- S696In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Requires negotiation of fair terms between cable television franchisees and competing independent cable channels
- S687In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires that one of the members of the board of standards and appeals be a financial analyst
- S686In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the collection of mercury containing thermostats
- S689In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Expands the membership of the board of standards and appeals to thirteen members
- S688In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires that variance and special permit decisions made by the board of standards and appeals be made by a two-thirds majority of the quorum
- S677In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "homeowner mortgage refinance relief act"
- S679In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Assigns liability to a producer for actions leading to a public water system's failure to meet filtration avoidance criteria resulting in the loss of filtration
- S683In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the diesel emissions retrofit program and fund
- S680In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office
- S681In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires a seismological impact study related to hydrofracking
- S682In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to permits for cellular antennas in the city of New York
- S678In Senate Committee· Jan 26, 2016Relates to removal of raccoons in New York city
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