Senate · District 35 · 2015–16
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
SD-35
Vice chair, Rules
In office since 2009 · 9 sessionsscousins@senate.state.ny.us
Sponsored
86
51 bills, 35 resolutions
Passed a house
8
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
7
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 86 sponsored bills passed (37.4%), 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
51 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S4897Signed by Governor· Nov 20, 2015Relates to the restriction and regulation of advertising devicesSigned into law
- S4867Senate Floor Calendar· May 20, 2015Authorizes the village of Dobbs Ferry to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to certain police officers
- S4486Senate Floor Calendar· May 18, 2015Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue certain bonds without the need for a referendum but subject to a public hearing
- S4474In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer
- S4432In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to access to reproductive services
- S4369Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 8, 2015Authorizes the Yonkers city school district to require certain minors who are five years of age to attend kindergarten
- S4281In Senate Committee· Mar 11, 2015Authorizes the town of Greenburgh or specified villages therein or in the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3% hotel/motel occupancy tax
- S4259Signed by Governor· Jun 30, 2015Extends provisions of law relating to the disposition of sales and compensating use tax revenue in the county of WestchesterSigned into law
- S4134Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 25, 2015Provides for the payment of the salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of any city of Yonkers detention officer injured in the line of duty
- S3879Signed by Governor· Jun 30, 2015Extends the expiration date of the personal income tax surcharge imposed in the city of YonkersSigned into law
- S3878Senate Floor Calendar· May 27, 2015Extends the expiration of the mortgage recording tax imposed by the city of Yonkers
- S3813In Senate Committee· May 18, 2016Relates to early voting
- S3502In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "Fair Elections Act"
- S3463Senate Floor Calendar· Mar 9, 2015Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers
- S3445In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for an apportionment to the Yonkers city school district based upon universal prekindergarten enrollment
- S3449In Senate Committee· May 24, 2016Requires local social services districts to obtain approval by the governing body of such district prior to applying to amend the consolidated services plan
- S3444In Senate Committee· May 4, 2016Requires residential health care facilities to provide notices to patients when a temporary operator has been appointed
- S3443In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program and micro business outreach center
- S3205In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Makes provisions regarding the siting of environmental facilities in minority communities or economically distressed areas
- S2352In Senate Committee· May 9, 2016Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters, and increases penalties for violations of the elective franchise
Committees
- RulesVice chair