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
- S3227Signed by Governor· Jul 2, 2015Designates a portion of state route thirteen in the village of Camden as the "Sergeant Elisha R. Parker Veterans memorial highway"Signed into law
- S3141In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to veterans courts
- S3132In Assembly Committee· Mar 22, 2016Prohibits authorities from imposing additional charges for delivering payment through non-electronic means
- S3120In Senate Committee· Feb 8, 2016Requires the New York state power authority and its employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding arbitration
- S2960In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the constituent casework protection act
- S2948In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Creates the crime of committing an offense while impersonating a police officer or peace officer
- S2941In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Establishes the New York state veterans cemetery act
- S2945Stricken· Feb 9, 2015Authorizes shooting preserves and shooting clubs to sell ammunition for exclusive use on the premises thereof without being deemed a "seller of ammunition"
- S2934In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates
- S2728In Senate Committee· Feb 24, 2016Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement
- S2726In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and assembly
- S2727In Assembly Committee· May 11, 2016Relates to the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit; repealer
- S2723In Assembly Committee· Jun 7, 2016Allows for electronic court appearance in any county of the state, except an appearance at a hearing or trial
- S2725In Senate Committee· May 17, 2016Provides for initiative and referendum and recall
- S2717In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor
- S2722In Assembly Committee· Feb 24, 2016Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, majority and minority leaders and committee chairs
- S2719In Senate Committee· Jan 22, 2016Provides total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2016
- S2718Vetoed· Nov 28, 2016Permits an authorized physician to direct that physical therapy care may be rendered by a duly licensed physical therapist assistantVetoed
- S2720In Assembly Committee· May 16, 2016Authorizes the state board of parole to require a violent felony offender to serve his or her maximum term, if release would pose an imminent threat to society
- S2715In Assembly Committee· May 10, 2016Increases the penalty for robbery of property from a bank; makes the crime a class C felony
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