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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- S4889In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees
- S4857Signed by Governor· Sep 14, 2015Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy managementSigned into law
- S4822In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Directs the department of environmental conservation to grant Robert Zickmund, Sr. a license to fish conch
- S4820In Senate Committee· Jun 1, 2016Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state committee for genetic counseling
- S4821In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Grants an exemption from sales and compensating use taxes on books and other items sold at a book fair for the benefit of a school
- S4799Signed by Governor· Sep 29, 2016Grants authority to the village of Sag Harbor, county of Suffolk to regulate certain described waters bounding said village pursuant to the navigation lawSigned into law
- S4758In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services