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
—
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
- S3124In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the issuance of temporary authority
- S3122In Assembly Committee· Apr 4, 2016Relates to the definition of "abused child"
- S3123In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Relates to establishing a distinctive plate honoring the Boy Scouts of America
- S3125In Assembly Committee· Jun 8, 2016Extends tuition free course benefits to volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers
- S3127In Assembly Committee· Mar 8, 2016Relates to sharing gross revenues at stadiums, arenas or other places of entertainment
- S3119In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Enacts the "K12 student privacy and cloud computing act"
- S3115In Assembly Committee· Mar 21, 2016Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls, county of Niagara, to reduce the speed limit in downtown Niagara Falls
- S3116In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service
- S3112In Senate Committee· May 4, 2016Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel
- S3113In Assembly Committee· May 10, 2016Provides free tuition expenses for dependent family members of N.Y. state military personnel
- S3117In Assembly Committee· Feb 24, 2016Relates to providing notice upon requests for public information regarding certain farm operations
- S3053In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Relates to a rate classification for volunteer emergency response organizations
- S3046In Senate Committee· Jan 15, 2016Requires the use of biodiesel blend in state diesel operated vehicles
- S3050In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to permitting the city of Lockport school district to designate the entire city school district as a single election district
- S3048In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Authorizes assessor of taxing municipality to accept late application for veterans exemption from real property taxes in certain cases
- S3033In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides retirement service credit to certain members discharged from military service due to injuries suffered during certain military conflicts
- S3031In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to permitting licensees authorized to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises to sell additional related items
- S3027In Senate Committee· Apr 12, 2016Enacts the "Niagara parks reinvestment act"
- S3028In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Allows for online publication of public notices
- S2988In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the transfer of unexpended moneys from funds receiving moneys from a dedicated fee into any other fund
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