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
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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.
All sponsored legislation
537 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- S5234In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to sex offender registration procedures
- S5228In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that each individual of a group purchasing the premises disclose his or her name
- S5226In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Relates to permitting class A-1 and B-1 distilleries to sell liquor manufactured by the licensee for consumption on the premises
- S5223In Senate Committee· Feb 22, 2016Relates to the separate assessment of manufactured homes; repealer
- S5217Vetoed· Nov 20, 2015Relates to five-year capital plans for the state university of New York and the city university of New YorkVetoed
- S5204In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Provides for daycare reimbursement by the state within thirty days of an invoice being issued
- S5202In Senate Committee· May 20, 2016Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies in certain counties
- S5203In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that payment by the purchaser be made by means of a bank officer's check
- S5180In Senate Committee· May 16, 2016Provides that the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk, may only accept financial assistance from the state of New York or the United States
- S5158Senate Floor Calendar· May 18, 2015Relating to the provision of physical therapy assistant services in public and private primary and secondary schools, relates to extending the effectiveness thereof
- S5113In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Relates to the unauthorized practice of a profession, the unauthorized use of a professional title and the practice of esthetics
- S5112Signed by Governor· Jul 21, 2016Relates to blackfish or tautogSigned into law
- J1846Adopted· May 5, 2015Honoring the Peconic Land Trust upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2015 Champion Award by the Environmental Protection AgencyAdopted
- S5037Senate Floor Calendar· May 18, 2015Extends certain provisions of law relating to private career school licenses
- S5033In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires drivers to stop for pedestrians on sidewalks and in crosswalks
- S4969In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2016Provides that the abbreviation of "D.P.T." and title "doctor of physical therapy" may only be used by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by article 136 of the education law to practice physical therapy
- J1783Adopted· May 5, 2015Congratulating Duncan Brune upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors, on June 13, 2015Adopted
- S4923In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Exempts certain prekindergarten special education programs from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax
- S4917In Senate Committee· Jun 1, 2016Regulates the practice of naturopathic medicine
- S4901In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Reinstates the Middle Class STAR rebate for the 2013-2014 school year and thereafter
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services