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.
All sponsored legislation
382 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S1035In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes committee on university boards of trustees nominations to nominate candidates for boards of trustees of state university, city university and college of environmental science and forestry
- S1036In Senate Committee· Mar 17, 2016Requires colleges and universities to construct and retrofit sprinkler systems in all dormitories
- S1029In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires the New York police department and the parks and recreation department to submit to the city council reports of crime in all parks, including playgrounds, recreation centers, beaches and pools; repealer
- S1031In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program
- S1032In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options
- S1034In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Directs the department of public service to study and report on the current status of cable television systems providing services over fiberoptic cables
- S1033In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the pygmy pig regulation law
- S1028In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires municipal and government agencies to abstain from disposing and destroying of public trees and tree parts that are involved in property damage, personal injury or death to persons
- S1030In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the restrictions of activities by former registered lobbyists
- S942In Senate Committee· May 18, 2016Provides for recall; empowers the electors with the ability to remove elective officers
- S944In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires environmental impact statements to consider cumulative effects of an action
- S943In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Imposes term limits of three consecutive terms or twelve years for members of the legislature
- S945In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Authorizes the creation of the community group assistance lottery game and establishes the community grant fund
- S947In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to dividing the one hundred fifth and one hundred ninth precincts of the New York city police department into subdivisions
- S946In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for forfeiture of a truck, tractor and/or tractor-trailer combination for a third violation of designated truck routes within 18 months
- S937In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Enacts the traffic safety compliance act relative to requests for and study of implementation of traffic control devices in the city
- S940In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Authorizes gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges
- S941In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Authorizes a lottery game for a community grant fund, which fund shall be dedicated to community groups
- S938In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Establishes a five percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers
- S939In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires the city of New York to repair any sidewalk damaged by a tree under its exclusive care
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