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
- S6885In Senate Committee· Mar 3, 2016Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed information to the public on its website
- S6879In Senate Committee· Mar 3, 2016Relates to security in a place of entertainment and to the establishment of a matching grant program and tax credit
- S6880In Senate Committee· Mar 3, 2016Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to grant employees of private bus companies a preference for employment
- S6881In Senate Committee· Mar 3, 2016Requires the department of labor to notify individuals applying for unemployment benefits that the acceptance of severance pay may affect eligibility for such benefits
- S6877In Senate Committee· Mar 2, 2016Prohibits gasoline powered leaf and lawn blowers in the city of New York
- S6871In Senate Committee· Mar 2, 2016Prohibits an employer or educational institution from requesting that an employee or applicant disclose any means for accessing an electronic personal account or service
- S6867In Senate Committee· Jun 2, 2016Prohibits discrimination against religious attire
- S6866In Senate Committee· Mar 2, 2016Requires purchasers of real property within 500 feet of an agricultural district to be provided with disclosure of farming activities within such district
- S6859Senate Floor Calendar· Mar 14, 2016Relates to contact by siblings in child protective, permanency and termination of parental rights proceedings
- S6858Senate Floor Calendar· Mar 14, 2016Relates to the substitution of the term intellectual disability for the term mental retardation in family court proceedings
- S6842Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 14, 2016Relates to the misbranding of certain fish species
- S6832In Senate Committee· Feb 26, 2016Establishes an office of the transit riders advocate to receive and resolve complaints affecting mass transit users of facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority
- S6827In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Requires the state board of elections and local boards of elections to publish the campaign website addresses of certain candidates for public office
- S6818Senate Floor Calendar· May 11, 2016Relates to ensuring that certain notification requirements are cost-effective and efficient
- S6769In Senate Committee· Apr 7, 2016Relates to the removal of certain pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies
- S6768In Senate Committee· Feb 18, 2016Increases from 20% to 40%, the tax credits for premiums paid for long-term care insurance premiums during certain taxable years
- S6747In Assembly Committee· Mar 15, 2016Establishes St. Patrick's day as a school holiday for all city school districts of one million or more with an Irish-American population of 7.5% or more
- S6732In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Relates to compelling family reasons and the continuance of unemployment benefits
- S6628In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2016Relates to certain exemptions on multiple dwellings in the city of New York
- S6630Senate Floor Calendar· May 25, 2016Relates to any department of environmental conservation management plan regarding mute swans
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