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.
Sponsored bills
357 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S7770Signed by Governor· Nov 14, 2016Relates to sales of certain property made to the Suffolk County Landbank CorporationSigned into law
- S7735In Senate Committee· May 13, 2016Relates to the fashion institute of technology; repealer
- S7736In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Relates to enhancing the state's flood mitigation and coastal resiliency activities
- S7726In Senate Committee· May 24, 2016Allows eligible non-resident undergraduate students to pay separate tuition rates for attendance at certain institutions
- S7692In Senate Committee· May 24, 2016Relates to management of therapeutic diet orders in a facility
- S7676In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Relates to out-of-state clinical laboratory practitioners
- S7665In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Enacts the "Long Island power authority ratepayers protection act"; repealer
- S7666In Senate Committee· May 24, 2016Legalizes actions of the Mattituck-Cutchogue union free school district with respect to certain building aid contracts
- S7667In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Relates to the business income base rate and certain small business taxpayers
- S7647In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Relates to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs for certified teachers already holding a graduate degree
- S7646In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Establishes the "help individuals reach employment program" (HIRE)
- S7648In Senate Committee· May 24, 2016Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New York
- S7573In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Relates to tuition assistance program awards
- S7576Stricken· May 16, 2016Increases tax free contributions to family tuition accounts
- S7574In Senate Committee· May 10, 2016Relates to community college costs associated with non-resident students
- S7575In Senate Committee· May 10, 2016Relates to interest on indebtedness incurred by taxpayer to pay for higher education
- S7549In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2016Establishes the New York state educating leaders for excellence in community transformation program
- S7491Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 17, 2016Grants Kevin Moriarty Tier IV status in the New York state teachers' retirement system
- S7342In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to state support for operating expenses of the state university of New York and the city university of New York
- S7331In Senate Committee· Apr 15, 2016Provides for an optional excuse from jury service for persons age 70 and over
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services