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.
All sponsored legislation
173 bills and resolutions, newest firstHide resolutions
- J1365Adopted· Apr 22, 2015Honoring Daryl R. Pierson posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State SenateAdopted
- S4565Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Mendon Veterans Memorial Highway"Signed into law
- S4564Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Rush Veterans Memorial Highway"Signed into law
- S4560Stricken· Mar 22, 2016Increases the number of registrants an election district may contain with the approval of the county board of elections
- S4561Signed by Governor· Aug 13, 2015Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Ontario as the "Canadice Veterans Memorial Highway"Signed into law
- S4499In Assembly Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; repealer
- S4498In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides for summary action to foreclose upon vacant and abandoned residential real property
- J1186Adopted· Mar 26, 2015Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 19, 2015, as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day in New York StateAdopted
- S4331In Senate Committee· Jun 17, 2016Relates to the establishment of a human trafficking hotline
- S4329Senate Floor Calendar· Apr 29, 2015Eliminates the reference to "inmate" when referring to residents of veterans administration hospitals for purposes of absentee voting
- S4330Stricken· Mar 22, 2016Adds an optional section to voter registration forms to allow for email addresses
- S4234Vetoed· Aug 13, 2015Relates to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming a transportation contract of the Fairport central school districtVetoed
- J907In Senate Committee· Mar 6, 2015Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2015 as Irish American Heritage Month in the State of New York
- S3993In Senate Committee· Mar 1, 2016Establishes a fuel cell incentive program
- S3992Stricken· Mar 19, 2015Relates to prorating a veteran's exemption if such veteran moves within the same county
- S3953Stricken· Mar 22, 2016Removes the requirement that party emblems be included in ballot design
- S3894In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Establishes the New York state innovation voucher program; appropriation
- S3679In Senate Committee· Feb 4, 2016Relates to the department of public service and limiting increases in the amount of surcharges
- S3680Stricken· Mar 22, 2016Relates to election inspectors at poll sites
- S3677In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Exempts the sale and installation of fuel cell electric generating systems equipment from sales and compensating use taxes
Committees
- ElectionsChair
- Aging
- Cities
- Environmental Conservation
- Higher Education