Senate · District 58 · 2015–16
Thomas F. O'Mara
SD-58
Chair, Environmental Conservation
In office since 2011 · 8 sessionsomara@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
196
91 bills, 105 resolutions
Passed a house
42
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
23
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
29 of 197 sponsored bills passed (35.1%), 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
91 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S4403In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to prohibiting the manufacture and sale of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs containing synthetic plastic microbeads
- S4299Signed by Governor· Nov 20, 2015Relates to state aid for library construction and infrastructure servicesSigned into law
- S4242In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2016Relates to the transportation of liquefied natural and petroleum gas; repealer
- S4186In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate such sites
- S4176In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the cost of various hunting, fishing and trapping licenses
- S4105Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Extends authorization of the county of Steuben to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017Signed into law
- S3932Stricken· Feb 8, 2016Enacts the "microbead-free waters act" to prohibit the sale of personal cosmetic products containing microbeads
- S2865In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the wine industry and liquor store development act; repealer
- S2780In Assembly Committee· May 25, 2016Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
- S2549Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Extends authorization of the county of Schuyler to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017Signed into law
- S2550Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Extends authorization of the county of Tompkins to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017Signed into law
- S2548Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Extends authorization of the county of Yates to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017Signed into law
- S2551Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Extends authorization of the county of Chemung to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017Signed into law
- S1955In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 in relation to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts
- S1805In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires certain information to be filed with the department of public service
- S1654In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes automobile racing facilities to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon on Sundays
- S1625In Assembly Committee· Jun 1, 2016Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses
- S1564In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to grant utility easements within reforestation areas upon certain findings
- S1446In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the confinement of animals in private facilities
- S1445In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes
Committees
- Environmental ConservationChair
- Agriculture
- Banks
- Codes
- Energy And Telecommunications
- Finance
- Insurance
- Investigations And Government Operations
- Judiciary
- Transportation