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
- S6641In Senate Committee· Feb 2, 2016Prohibits the use of the chemical methoprene
- S6580In Senate Committee· Jan 27, 2016Relates to acts of animal cruelty in the presence of a child
- S6561In Senate Committee· Jan 26, 2016Provides that colleges shall annually notify parents of certain rights under the federal family educational rights and privacy act
- S6554In Senate Committee· Jan 26, 2016Relates to the Peconic Bay community preservation fund
- S6459Signed by Governor· Jul 21, 2016Authorizes Friends of Science East, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemptionSigned into law
- S6458In Senate Committee· Jan 13, 2016Provides for the review of licensure standards for architecture and landscape architecture
- S6385Signed by Governor· Apr 8, 2016Relates to exemptions available to veteransSigned into law
- S5965Signed by Governor· Jul 7, 2015Relates to the implementation by colleges and universities of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking prevention and response policies and procedures; and making anSigned into law
- S5922Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Relates to the management and conservation of horseshoe crabsSigned into law
- S5913Signed by Governor· Jul 23, 2015Extends the expiration of chapter 387 of the laws of 2013 relating to the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of SouthamptonSigned into law
- S5862In Senate Committee· May 24, 2016Authorizes certain licensed health service professionals to form limited liability companies
- S5791In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings
- S5784In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to refunding bonds issued by a municipality authorized to create a community preservation fund
- S5769Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 15, 2015Relates to licensed private schools and registered business schools
- S5753Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Authorizes the Mattituck park district, town of Southold, county of Suffolk, to discontinue use of certain lands as parklands on Pike Street and sell such landsSigned into law
- S5754Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Authorizes the Mattituck park district, town of Southold, county of Suffolk, to discontinue use of certain lands as parklands adjoining Love Lane and sell such landsSigned into law
- S5714Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 15, 2015Relates to the regulation of mulch facilities
- S5703In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "473 Dune Road, Westhampton beach assessment relief act"
- S5645Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 8, 2015Relates to youth pheasant hunting days on Long Island
- S5607Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Relates to authorizing the state education department to enter into interstate reciprocity agreements and/or regional compacts for post-secondary distance education programsSigned into law
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services