Senate · District 48 · 2015–16

Patty Ritchie

SD-48No longer in office

Chair, Agriculture

In office since 2011 · 6 sessionsritchie@nysenate.gov

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

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225 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions

S6616In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2016Relates to establishing a business franchise and personal income tax credit for natural resources improvement projects upon farmlands and forestlands
S6613In Assembly Committee· May 10, 2016Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes
S6614In Assembly Committee· Jun 8, 2016Provides schools the option to operate one hundred eighty days of instruction or the equivalent number of hours of pupil instruction
S6615In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2016Includes the production of cellulosic ethanol, densified biofuel and renewable fuel oil within the biofuel production tax credit
S6608In Assembly Committee· Mar 29, 2016Makes provisions relating to retail farm operations
S6611In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2016Establishes the New York craft beverage council within the department of economic development
S6610In Assembly Committee· May 17, 2016Adds rent, building expenses and the cost of utilities to the items for which the state will provide 50% reimbursement to soil and water conservation districts
S6609Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 9, 2016Authorizes volunteer firefighters from other states to offer and provide their services to fire departments, districts and companies in this state
S6612In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2016Enacts the "employment first choice act" to ensure that an individual with developmental disabilities in a nonintegrated setting shall have the right to remain in such a setting under certain circumstances
S6607In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relating to selectively cutting timber
S6606In Assembly Committee· May 11, 2016Authorizes municipal legislative bodies to enact local laws and ordinances providing for mediation of land use decisions
S6605In Senate Committee· Feb 1, 2016Increases to $50,000 the cost of the construction of a building, structure or public work, above which an engineer, land surveyor or architect must be utilized
S6490In Senate Committee· Jan 20, 2016Includes working farm dogs within the meaning of the term "crops, livestock and livestock products" for purposes of provisions of law relating to agricultural districts
S6478In Senate Committee· Jan 28, 2016Requires insurance companies to provide at least ninety days of rehabilitation services to an insured upon a doctor's prescription
S6480In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Allows the granting of academic credit at state operated institutions to veterans, members of the military, and reservists
S6479In Senate Committee· Jan 19, 2016Establishes a personal income tax credit for first time home buyers
S6476In Senate Committee· Jan 29, 2016Requires the public service commission and NYSERDA to implement a low carbon portfolio standard; creates zero carbon emission investment program and fund
S6477In Senate Committee· Feb 22, 2016Relates to establishing a zero carbon emission tax credit
S6399Signed by Governor· Apr 8, 2016Requires the consumer protection division to post on the division website information on the related risks associated with unsecured furniture, televisions, and appliancesSigned into law
S6282In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for members of retirement systems

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