Senate · District 4 · 2015–16
Phil Boyle
SD-4No longer in office
Chair, Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
In office since 2013 · 5 sessionspboyle@nysenate.gov
Sponsored
142
123 bills, 19 resolutions
Passed a house
21
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
7
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
17 of 143 sponsored bills passed (14.3%), 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
123 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S3812In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act"
- S3546In Senate Committee· Jun 2, 2016Creates the rescued animals spay and neuter fund
- S3400In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Limits ownership or possession of companion animals by "Buster's Law" violators
- S3357In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Relates to eliminating the earnings limitation for retired police officers employed as school resource officers
- S2949In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts "Charlamagne's law" to make the failure to provide food, water or appropriate shelter to a companion animal left outside a felony
- S2935In Senate Committee· May 10, 2016Requires each violator of "Buster's Law" to register his or her name and address with the division of criminal justice services
- S2936In Assembly Committee· Mar 7, 2016Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony
- S2177In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the recovery of certain building aid penalties by the state education department
- S1710In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to establishing the "police officer protection fund" for the purpose of retrofitting officer patrol vehicles with bullet-proof glass
- S1658In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Directs superintendent of financial services to establish a separate classification for liability insurance for installers of wind or solar electric generating systems
- S1653In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the public release of ballot images
- S1651In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the open data law
- S1652In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides that public contracts shall be open for use by municipalities not originally party to such agreements unless such agreements expressly state otherwise
- S1630In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires alcohol and substance use screening for all incoming college students
- S1628In Assembly Committee· Jun 2, 2016Makes veterans organizations eligible for monies appropriated to the state and municipal facilities program for the payment of capital costs
- S1610In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the cost effectiveness of tangible equipment in connection with BOCES aid
- S1612In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the rights of persons with disabilities in public places and places of public accommodation
- S1611In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides a tax credit for spay or neuter services
- S1271Stricken· Feb 24, 2016Permits nebulizers in schools and athletic fields; every nebulizer permitted must be maintained in working order by the school district, BOCES or non-public school
- S1270In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Includes wildlife animals as those subject to the animal cruelty provisions
Committees
- Commerce, Economic Development And Small BusinessChair
- Codes
- Consumer Protection
- Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Local Government
- Racing, Gaming And Wagering