Senate · District 55 · 2015–16
Rich Funke
SD-55No longer in office
Chair, Elections
In office since 2015 · 3 sessions
Sponsored
173
154 bills, 19 resolutions
Passed a house
48
bills, Senate or Assembly
Signed into law
13
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
21 of 174 sponsored bills passed (14.0%), 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
154 bills, newest firstInclude resolutions
- S5563In Senate Committee· May 17, 2016Relates to a restaurant renovation tax incentive
- S5561In Senate Committee· Feb 4, 2016Relates to granting charter schools and charter school applicants right of first refusal and access to school facilities, property or land
- S5546In Assembly Committee· May 17, 2016Relates to the adoption of instruction in mental health in junior and senior high schools and to provide school districts with current information on drug abuse issues
- S5433In Senate Committee· May 17, 2016Relates to creating a community solutions matching grant program
- S5431Vetoed· Dec 11, 2015Relates to a credit for donation to a food bank or other emergency food program by New York state farmersVetoed
- S5432In Assembly Committee· Jun 14, 2016Establishes the healthy options and community outreach program
- S5435In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to establishing a cap that limits the amount a consumer may be charged for leasing a modem from a cable or internet provider
- S5426In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Requires department of economic development to prepare report relating to international trade agreements
- S5398In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the sale and lease of certain municipal property for the cultivation and sale of fresh fruits and vegetables
- S5399Stricken· Mar 22, 2016Provides that election workers shall be given special ballots any time up until the close of polls on election day
- S5374In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the reimbursement of out-of-network providers of clinical laboratory services
- S5277In Assembly Committee· Jun 15, 2016Creates the New York Farm-to-Urban Consumer Solar Access Act of 2016
- S5239In Assembly Committee· Jun 9, 2016Authorizes additional forms of games of chance currency for certain games of chance licensees
- S5145In Senate Committee· Apr 6, 2016Provides for initiative
- S5109Stricken· May 4, 2015Requires payment of state aid for school tax relief within ninety days after application to the commissioner of taxation and finance
- S5108In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to automatic renewals of magazine subscriptions
- S4912Senate Floor Calendar· May 11, 2015In relation to limited residence and limited fellowship permits in the area of podiatric medicine
- S4816In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Relates to the imposition of sales tax on the purchase of certain aircraft and vessels; repealer
- S4786Signed by Governor· Jul 21, 2016Relates to the termination without penalty of certain service contractsSigned into law
- S4787In Senate Committee· May 26, 2016Relates to school session days
Committees
- ElectionsChair
- Aging
- Cities
- Environmental Conservation
- Higher Education