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.
All sponsored legislation
86 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- J4653Adopted· Apr 6, 2016Honoring Boyce Coleman posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State SenateAdopted
- J4654Adopted· Apr 6, 2016Honoring Jenna Fanelli upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State SenateAdopted
- S6938In Senate Committee· Mar 8, 2016Directs the discontinuance of the Yonkers toll plaza on the New York state thruway
- J4172Adopted· Mar 8, 2016Commending Anne Fitzsimmons upon the occasion of being named the first female police chief in the history of the City of White PlainsAdopted
- J4125Adopted· Mar 8, 2016Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2016, as Women's History Month in the State of New YorkAdopted
- S6884Signed by Governor· Sep 9, 2016Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land for alcoholic beverage control purposesSigned into law
- S6883In Senate Committee· Mar 3, 2016Prohibits the termination of tenancy in certain housing occupied by senior citizens and/or persons with disabilities
- S6872Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 17, 2016Authorizes the town of Greenburgh, specified villages therein, and the village of Sleepy Hollow in the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3% hotel/motel occupancy tax
- J3939Adopted· Feb 25, 2016Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association on March 4, 2016Adopted
- J3944Adopted· Feb 25, 2016Commending David A. Ford, Sr. upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition for his worthy contributions to the Westchester CommunityAdopted
- J3797Adopted· Feb 9, 2016Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 2016 as Black History Month in the State of New YorkAdopted
- J3338Adopted· Jan 21, 2016Commemorating the observance of the 31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 18, 2016Adopted
- S6452In Senate Committee· Jan 27, 2016Relates to primary elections and the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas
- S6355Senate Floor Calendar· Mar 7, 2016Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers
- S6094In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the creation of the long term unemployment work and training program
- S5993In Senate Committee· Jun 18, 2015Authorizes the city of Yonkers to impose an additional one-half of one percent sales tax
- S5916In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the applicable school years for designation of persistently failing schools
- J2572Adopted· Jun 9, 2015Honoring Edith M. Flanigen upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on November 20, 2014Adopted
- S5749In Senate Committee· Jun 16, 2016Authorizes Leila El-Chehabi to apply for service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system
- J2451Adopted· Jun 2, 2015Commending Jake Gallin of New Rochelle, New York, upon the occasion of his designation as a State Honoree in the 20th Annual Prudential SpiritAdopted
Committees
- RulesVice chair