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.
Sponsored bills
172 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S7326In Senate Committee· Apr 15, 2016Relates to limiting the sale of electricity or natural gas by entities other than utility corporations to non-residential customers only
- S7325Signed by Governor· Sep 29, 2016Establishes an energy system tax stabilization reserve fund in the Lowville Central School District to lessen or prevent increases in the school district's real property tax levySigned into law
- S7305In Senate Committee· Apr 13, 2016Establishes environmental standards for public authorities
- S7231Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 1, 2016Designates a portion of state route twelve and a portion of state route twenty-eight in the town of Boonville in Oneida county for snowmobile use
- S7211In Senate Committee· Jun 10, 2016Relates to energy-related projects, programs and services of the power authority of the state of New York
- S7210In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Relates to registration and reporting by major petroleum suppliers and pipeline operators
- S7021Signed by Governor· Sep 29, 2016Designates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Utica as the "Corey Lee Carr Memorial Bridge"Signed into law
- S6876Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 16, 2016Relates to insurance reserve funds of certain school districts
- S6815In Assembly Committee· Jun 8, 2016Increases the severity of penalties for directing a laser at an aircraft offenses
- S6743In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Grants retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Scott Goodfellow
- S6721In Senate Committee· Mar 10, 2016Exempts commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems and electricity provided by such sources from sales tax
- S6553In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars
- S6487In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Relates to the election of delegates
- S6071In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to eligibility for SNAP benefits and specifies additional products eligible for WIC benefits
- S6025In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Creates the "veteran owned business enterprise act" to promote such business enterprises
- S6024In Assembly Committee· Mar 22, 2016Relates to providing a program to extend natural gas delivery to unserved or underserved areas
- S5989Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 25, 2015Relates to special certification for use of medical marihuana
- S5949Signed by Governor· Apr 14, 2016Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state; repeals chapter 912 of the laws of 1920, relating to the regulation of boxing, sparring and wrestlingSigned into law
- S5841In Senate Committee· Jun 1, 2016Relates to a community renewable facility program
- S5799Vetoed· Oct 26, 2015Exempts utility workers from state and local traveling bans during declared emergenciesVetoed
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