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
- S933In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Relates to global warming pollution control
- S931In Senate Committee· Mar 17, 2016Requires public schools to incorporate instruction in Indo-Caribbean studies into their existing curriculum
- S932In Assembly Committee· Feb 25, 2016Relates to veterans' eligibility for public housing
- S929In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morning
- S930In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act
- S928In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to state-issued parking placards
- 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
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