Senate · District 1 · 2015–16
Kenneth P. LaValle
SD-1No longer in office
Chair, Higher Education
In office since 2009 · 6 sessionslavalle@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
537
357 bills, 180 resolutions
Passed a house
85
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
28
by the governor
Avg impact
—
no rated bills passed yet
Vote participation
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no floor votes recorded yet
Effectiveness
50 of 538 sponsored bills passed (16.1%), 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
357 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S8224In Senate Committee· Dec 23, 2016Relates to the issuance of bonds to finance airport improvements at the East Hampton Airport
- S8222In Senate Committee· Dec 23, 2016Relates to the issuance of license plates bearing the words Cure Childhood Cancer
- S8203In Senate Committee· Oct 3, 2016Relates to the compensation of presidents of the state university of New York and city university of New York
- S8200In Senate Committee· Sep 28, 2016Creates the New York state center for the expansion of nanoscale science and engineering
- S8110Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 16, 2016Relates to authorizing certain advanced home health aides to perform certain advanced tasks
- S7992Signed by Governor· Nov 28, 2016Authorizes the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, Suffolk County, New York, to expend the proceeds of certain bonds issued by the district for an object or purpose that differs from the original objectSigned into law
- S7977In Senate Committee· Jun 8, 2016Relates to establishing the marine mammal and sea turtle protection area
- S7951In Senate Committee· Jun 8, 2016Relates to highway diesel motor fuel used for farm production
- S7939Signed by Governor· Jul 21, 2016Authorizes the Peconic Land Trust to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of BrookhavenSigned into law
- S7932Signed by Governor· Nov 28, 2016Relates to the licensure of pathologists' assistantsSigned into law
- S7925Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 16, 2016Relates to small business online lending awareness and outreach campaign
- S7908Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 7, 2016Establishes the New York state ocean acidification task force
- S7823In Senate Committee· Jun 1, 2016Relates to the financing of community colleges
- S7812In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Authorizes town boards and village boards to submit non-binding public opinion advisory questions to the electors in certain cases
- S7791In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2016Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings
- S7773Signed by Governor· Sep 29, 2016Relates to the period of probable usefulness for the acquisition of land or permanent rights on land in the town of RiverheadSigned into law
- S7774Signed by Governor· Jul 21, 2016Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to transfer ownership of certain parklands to SMW Property Holdings LLCSigned into law
- S7772Signed by Governor· Sep 9, 2016Establishes a pilot program to conduct scientific research and assessment of the feasibility of seaweed cultivationSigned into law
- S7769In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Relates to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation
- S7771In Senate Committee· Jun 8, 2016Relates to water quality testing for land clearing debris and compost facilities in Nassau and Suffolk counties
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services