Senate · District 47 · 2015–16
Joseph A. Griffo
SD-47
Chair, Energy And Telecommunications
In office since 2009 · 9 sessionsgriffo@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
351
172 bills, 179 resolutions
Passed a house
49
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
16
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
26 of 352 sponsored bills passed (19.1%), 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
351 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S4753Vetoed· Aug 13, 2015Exempts commercial fuel cell systems and electricity provided by such sources from sales taxVetoed
- S4750In Senate Committee· Mar 24, 2016Relates to the exemption from taxation for certain energy systems
- J1416Adopted· Apr 22, 2015Honoring Sherry DePerno upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2015 STEP Ahead Award by The Women in ManufacturingAdopted
- J1363Adopted· Apr 22, 2015Honoring Scott H. Perra, FACHE upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2014 Business Person of the Year Award by the Greater Utica Chamber of CommerceAdopted
- S4651In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Enacts the health care professional transparency act
- S4623In Senate Committee· May 27, 2016Provides for members of certain retirement systems to obtain credit for up to 5 years service rendered as a teacher in a private elementary or secondary school or a private college in New York state
- S4603In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Requires the budget submitted by the governor to include an itemization, by each individual school district, of appropriations for the support of school districts
- J1321Adopted· Mar 31, 2015Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Quintin Barry upon the occasion of celebrating their 70th Wedding AnniversaryAdopted
- J1274Adopted· Mar 31, 2015Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2015 as Lupus Awareness Month in the State of New YorkAdopted
- S4552In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to training and education courses for certain organizations
- S4526Vetoed· Nov 20, 2015Relates to energy services company telemarketing standardsVetoed
- S4530In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Exempts from sales and use tax any geothermal systems
- S4529In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to carbon dioxide allowances for biomass-fired electric generating facilities under the carbon dioxide budget trading program
- S4531In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes protocols for amateur combative sports
- S4525In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Relates to the dates of hostilities participated in by the military forces of the United States in Lebanon
- S4468In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the New York state independent budget office
- S4469In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the crime of theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received
- S4471In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Removes constitutional provision that the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor when the governor is absent from the state
- S4470In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Imposes term limits for the offices of governor, comptroller and attorney-general
- S4466In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes all municipalities to join a county self-funded or self-insured health plan
Committees
- Energy And TelecommunicationsChair
- Codes
- Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Infrastructure And Capital Investment
- Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs