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
- S4180In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to reports on priority I and priority II individuals and the services provided to such individuals
- S4175In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens
- S4115In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016In relation to excluding patios and other outdoor areas on the premises of any entity licensed to operate a video lottery gaming facility from restrictions of the Clean Indoor Air Act
- S4116In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Creates the Seymour public library district in the county of Monroe and provides for the means for construction and financing of facilities for the district
- S4090In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Relates to obligations with respect to contracts with business enterprises which employ individuals with disabilities
- S4075In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the use of monies from certain funds or accounts
- S4001Vetoed· Nov 28, 2016In relation to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement planVetoed
- S3651Vetoed· Nov 28, 2016Requires specific Medicaid insurance codes related to complex needs patients' therapy and treatment; requires managed care contracts to comply with certain reimbursement ratesVetoed
- S3653In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Grants a state personal income tax deduction for retirement plan distributions used to purchase long-term care insurance
- S3656In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Makes an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities for the cost of increased development of residential facilities
- S3661In Assembly Committee· Jun 1, 2016Relates to the issuance of guidance documents to certain state oversight agencies for meeting reporting requirements established by the justice center
- S3660In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2016Relates to the permanent termination of parental rights for reason of developmental disabilities; repealer
- S3662In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for behavioral health wraparound demonstration projects combining services through the office for people with developmental disabilities, the office of mental health
- S3664In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder
- S3652In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Imposes a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance
- S3659In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Enacts the skills for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act
- S3663In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Elevates the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony
- S3643In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Enacts the "people first act of 2016"
- S3649In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the administration of services offered by the office for people with developmental disabilities
- S3641In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Defines the term autism for the purposes of the education law and the mental hygiene law and the term autism spectrum disorder for the purposes of the insurance 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