Senate · District 48 · 2015–16
Patty Ritchie
SD-48No longer in office
Chair, Agriculture
In office since 2011 · 6 sessionsritchie@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
454
225 bills, 229 resolutions
Passed a house
62
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
17
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
23 of 455 sponsored bills passed (14.4%), 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
225 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S8062Signed by Governor· Jul 5, 2016Authorizes the taking and filing of oaths of officeSigned into law
- S8032In Senate Committee· Jun 7, 2016Authorizes and directs the New York state power authority to acquire the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
- S7937In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Authorizes NYSERDA to expend proceeds collected from the auction at sale of carbon dioxide emission allowances
- S7920In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Relates to the salary of certain teachers providing instruction in career and technical education to school age students
- S7865In Senate Committee· May 18, 2016Eliminates the requirement that certain minority and women-owned business enterprise owners have a personal net worth of less than three million five hundred thousand dollars in order to obtain certification
- S7832In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to adding St. Lawrence county sheriff as an additional firearm licensing officer
- S7806In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2016Directs the commissioners of health and environmental conservation to study and develop a long term strategy to encourage outdoor environmental education and recreation
- S7707In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Relates to the treatment of students diagnosed with epilepsy by school personnel in certain schools
- S7706In Senate Committee· May 12, 2016Relates to the creation of the New York farm to school and school garden fund
- S7561In Senate Committee· May 10, 2016Relates to granting academic credit to volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical technicians
- S7560In Senate Committee· May 10, 2016Grants eligibility for the economic transformation and facility redevelopment program tax credit to certain state psychiatric centers with decommissioned or surplus land
- S7388In Senate Committee· Apr 27, 2016Waives all initial fees for certain veterans custom plates
- S7280In Senate Committee· Jun 3, 2016Relates to misuse of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; repealer
- S7272In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Provides a $2,500 credit against tax for every acceptance by a foster care parents of a foster care placement
- S7271In Senate Committee· Jun 7, 2016Relates to the duties of child protective services concerning reports of suspected abuse or maltreatment of children who are members of an active duty military family
- S7274In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Relates to making English as a second language teachers an aidable shared service
- S7275In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Classifies emergency medical services as essential services for the purposes of state aid
- S7273In Senate Committee· Jun 7, 2016Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension
- S7270In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Relates to federal law enforcement powers of police officers employed by the United States department of veterans affairs
- S7253In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and preservation to establish the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter in the city of Oswego as a state historic site
Committees
- AgricultureChair
- Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
- Civil Service And Pensions
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Energy And Telecommunications
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Local Government
- Transportation