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
- S3645In Senate Committee· Feb 24, 2016Requires directors of facilities to perform certain duties to assure patient protection
- S3648In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Establishes a community housing wait list
- S3650In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to involuntary admittance
- S3638Signed by Governor· Nov 20, 2015Relates to oversight of developmental disability care organizations and coordinate servicesSigned into law
- S3639In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to discipline of an employee for physical or sexual abuse of people with developmental disabilities
- S3634In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the creation of a bill of rights for family and guardians of people with developmental disabilities that reside in residences certified or approved by the OPWDD
- S3637In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Relates to establishing a task force on adults with developmental disabilities
- S3636In Assembly Committee· Feb 2, 2016Authorizes the release of certain records pertaining to deceased residents of OPWDD operated or certified facilities to family members
- S3627In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Prohibits any sex offender from residing within a quarter mile of any school, playground, park or building in which child day care is provided
- S3628In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to peace officer powers of safety officers
- S3624In Assembly Committee· Jun 16, 2016Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel
- S3623In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires video cameras to be placed on the entrance/exits of all facilities run by the office for people with developmental disabilities
- S3622In Assembly Committee· May 25, 2016Requires the employment address of certain sex offenders to be reported to the division of criminal justice services
- S3617In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children
- S3467In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Establishes a leave of absence for veterans on Veterans Day
- S3447In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Relates to Medicaid payments by the county of Niagara and repealing certain provisions related thereto
- S3408In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Relates to awarding high school diplomas to veterans; repealer
- S3232In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserve armed forces of the United States
- S3233In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to real property tax liability of veterans receiving an exemption
- S3129In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the sales tax vendor credit
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