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
- S1878In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the establishment, extension, powers and expenses of watershed protection improvement districts
- S1873In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "pay it forward, pay it back program"
- S1871In Assembly Committee· Jun 7, 2016Provides that a school district vote on a bond resolution shall take place on the third Tuesday in May in conjunction with the school budget vote
- S1872In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15
- S1874In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the sale, lease and transfer of certain public lands owned by school districts
- S1813In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to assaults on nursing professionals and sanitation workers
- S1812In Senate Committee· Jun 7, 2016Relates to owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their owners
- S1811In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Permits fire districts to equip emergency rescue and first aid squads
- S1803In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Establishes the pandemic preparedness task force
- S1800In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription and increases the quantity that may be prescribed to 90 days
- S1802In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes an independent office of school inspector general for school districts outside of the city of New York
- S1620In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the commissioner of education to restrict the sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages at certain sporting events
- S1619In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the placement of certain insureds in the motor vehicle insurance assigned risk plan based upon any accident occurring while responding to an accident
- S1618In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Enacts the "school buildings carbon monoxide detectors act"
- S1621In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students
- S1617In Assembly Committee· Mar 28, 2016Provides that the return of certain children to the care and custody of the parent, parents or guardian shall be done pursuant to a transition plan
- S1616In Senate Committee· Apr 15, 2016Establishes the "rebuild and renew public higher education facilities fund"
- S1613In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to insurance coverage for certain prostheses
- S1593In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept late applications for the STAR exemption
- S1591In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to prohibiting physical contact or activity in any organization's initiating ceremony
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services