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
- S4723In Senate Committee· Feb 23, 2016Relates to the state sales and compensating use tax on the retail sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel
- S4718In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the operation of all-terrain vehicles in the state forest preserve, Long Island central pine barrens area and Albany pine bush preserve
- S4719In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the village of Port Jefferson, county of Suffolk, to adopt any ordinance rule or regulation affecting the stopping, standing or parking of motor vehicles along Main Street
- S4693In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Designates certain employees of the town of Brookhaven as peace officers
- S4683In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes the justice court of the town of Southampton to grant injunctions and temporary restraining orders in connection with local land use, building and fire regulations
- S4678In Senate Committee· Feb 16, 2016Provides tax credit for allowable college expenses
- S4671In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides that complaints brought against mental health professionals shall be commenced within ten years of the date of the last treatment
- S4672In Assembly Committee· May 17, 2016Relates to certified public accountants
- S4664In Senate Committee· Jun 6, 2016Relates to military ballots and elections for school boards of education and school budgets
- S4668Signed by Governor· Nov 20, 2015Exempts certain wineries from the requirement to file annual information returnsSigned into law
- S4667In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enlarges the definition of the term election for certain purposes
- S4666Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 15, 2016Extends the time period for the taking of deer in the county of Suffolk from December thirty-first until March thirty-first
- S4665In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires transmitters of money to automatically refund any non-completed transfer after sixty days
- S4663In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to granting tidal wetland permits
- S4601In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Authorizes a real property tax exemption for senior citizens in the town of Southampton
- S4485In Assembly Committee· May 3, 2016Requires department of transportation to defer to the town board of the town of Riverhead, requests for speed limit changes on town highways
- S4473In Senate Committee· Feb 16, 2016Relates to candidates seeking an initial teaching certificate
- S4452In Senate Committee· May 19, 2016Relates to prohibiting the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals
- S4442In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016In relation to establishing regional secondary schools
- S4443In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to establishing a procedure for the creation of new counties
Committees
- Higher EducationChair
- Aging
- Education
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Rules
- Social Services