Senate · District 62 · 2015–16
Robert Ortt
SD-62
Chair, Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
In office since 2015 · 6 sessions
Sponsored
216
181 bills, 35 resolutions
Passed a house
65
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
14
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 217 sponsored bills passed (13.5%), 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
181 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S6021In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Establishes a workgroup to examine and make recommendations on the security and protection of New York national guard recruiting centers
- S5943In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for prosthetic devices
- S5942Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 17, 2015Creates the Seymour public library district in Monroe County and provides for the means for construction and financing of facilities for the district
- S5888In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Relates to criminalizing the sale, use and possession of synthetic drugs
- S5838In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to an increase in the minimum wage
- S5764In Senate Committee· May 10, 2016Relates to adding the Niagara Frontier transportation authority as an eligible applicant for the western New York economic development fund
- S5756Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Authorizes Historical Society of Tonawandas, Inc. to file a retroactive application for real property tax exemptionSigned into law
- S5680Senate Floor Calendar· Jun 9, 2015Relates to clinical records and confidentiality
- S5630Signed by Governor· Jul 25, 2015Directs the office for people with developmental disabilities to study and report on state laws and regulations applicable to military families with family members with developmental disabilitiesSigned into law
- S5631In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to murder in the first degree
- S5564Signed by Governor· Sep 25, 2015Retirement benefits for Jason Hendel of Monroe CountySigned into law
- S5486In Senate Committee· Mar 22, 2016Prohibits providers of health care coverage from requiring behavioral health providers to provide all products offered by the health care plan
- S5350In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for prosthetic devices
- S5329In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to coverage for members of a worker cooperative
- S5272In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Establishes a right to treatment for seriously emotionally disturbed children who are certified and waiting to be placed in a residential placement facility
- S5210In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Relates to grants for mental illness and chemical dependence treatment services during the pendency of a medical assistance eligibility determination
- S5156In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the aggravated harassment of an employee by a patient in a state forensic psychiatric institution
- S5157In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the enforcement of a judgment against certain trust and annuities in the case of minor victims of sexual abuse
- S5060Senate Floor Calendar· May 19, 2015Relates to appointments and duties of the developmental disabilities advisory council and to the submission and posting of a statewide plan for services
- S5061Signed by Governor· Nov 20, 2015Relates to funeral benefits for members of such associationSigned into law
Committees
- Mental Health And Developmental DisabilitiesChair
- Cities
- Civil Service And Pensions
- Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Environmental Conservation
- Higher Education
- Local Government
- Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs