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
—
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
- S5688Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic-control indications in the city of White Plains; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereofSigned into law
- J2287Adopted· May 28, 2015Commending Irvington Fire Chief Chris DePaoli in recognition of his heroic actions in stopping a violent attack at the Irvington Metro-North StationAdopted
- S5447In Senate Committee· Mar 15, 2016Establishes the community schools act; appropriation
- S5233In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to limited profit housing companies
- S5187Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Authorizes a residential parking system in the village of Dobbs FerrySigned into law
- S5055In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides that bond anticipation notes issued during calendar years 2012 and 2013 may not extend more than 7 years beyond original date of issuance of such bond notes
- 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
- J1398Adopted· Apr 22, 2015Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 19-25, 2015, as Abusive Head Trauma/Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness WeekAdopted
- J1185Adopted· Mar 26, 2015Honoring Barry B. Perlman on his retirement after many years of distinguished service in the field of medicine, psychiatry and mental health careAdopted
- 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
- J986Adopted· Mar 17, 2015Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Bloody SundayAdopted
- 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
- J763Adopted· Mar 3, 2015Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March, 2015, as Women's History Month in the State of New YorkAdopted
- J769Adopted· Mar 3, 2015Honoring Patrick Quinn, a Yonkers native who is credited with creating the Ice Bucket ChallengeAdopted
Committees
- RulesVice chair