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
- S2243Signed by Governor· Sep 29, 2016Allows certain not-for-profits to make purchases through use of county contractsSigned into law
- S2244In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; and establishes $500 fine for failure to comply
- S2241In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires landlords to furnish each tenant either renewing or entering into a lease with a document describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants
- S2221In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides that municipalities may impose minimum wage standards that are more favorable to employees than those adopted by the state
- S2180In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the creation of an office of special investigation within the department of law
- S1644In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers
- S1645In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for inclusion of the school district's regional cost index in calculating the supplemental education improvement plan grant amount for Yonkers city schools
- S1646In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires public administrators to provide notice prior to the disposal of certain properties
- S1642In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires that a member of the Westchester county industrial development agency is a member of the governing body of Westchester county
- S1643In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires schools to provide instruction on the history of the Ukrainian genocide-holodomor of 1932 through 1933
- S1614In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to establishing equalization rates for Greenburgh Central School District
Committees
- RulesVice chair