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
- S4690In Senate Committee· Feb 17, 2016Prohibits certain lobbyists and political consultants from being affiliated with each other, or engaging in the other's profession
- S4686In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts "Cecil's law" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products
- S4676In Senate Committee· May 31, 2016Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in pet products
- S4647In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats
- S4533Stricken· Feb 29, 2016Requires pet dealers to provide recommendations on the care of small animals
- S4522In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries
- S4482In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Relates to requiring all for-hire vehicles to comply with vehicle accessibility requirements
- S4431In Senate Committee· Mar 23, 2016Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program
- S4421Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 1, 2015Relates to the creation of an early learning investment commission
- S4350In Assembly Committee· Apr 4, 2016In relation to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks
- S4285In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees
- S4260In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Establishes the crime of aggravated resisting arrest
- S4189In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the authorization of solemnization of marriages by a civil celebrant
- S4088In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde
- S3945Vetoed· Nov 20, 2015Establishes the green building credit for construction or rehabilitation of property in conformity with certain energy efficiency standardsVetoed
- S3946In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Establishes the sustainable communities fund
- S3580In Assembly Committee· Jun 9, 2016Relates to designating the month of May "Korean American Family Month"
- S3521In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to providing a final average salary disability retirement benefit to certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations
- S3200In Assembly Committee· May 3, 2016Prohibits vandalism of a vehicle owned by law enforcement personnel or law enforcement agencies
- S3199Signed by Governor· Aug 19, 2016Includes the possession of a machete within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degreeSigned 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