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
- S3130In Assembly Committee· Jun 7, 2016Relates to creating advanced placement coursework opportunities
- S3128In Senate Committee· Jun 3, 2016Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for businesses that donate prepared foods
- S3126In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Creates a service learning program for students serving as active volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers
- S3121In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Prohibits the alleged child victim of a child abuse report from being interviewed in the presence of any other person named in the report
- S3114In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Relates to a NY local food and products sourcing tax credit
- S3095In Assembly Committee· Mar 29, 2016Creates a state information technology innovation center or iCenter to develop and demonstrate technology solutions with potential benefit to the state and its citizens
- S3096In Senate Committee· Feb 4, 2016Relates to funds for innovation grants for programs to create public/private partnerships to develop and implement innovative, technology-based learning strategies
- S3052In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Exempts certain expenditures relating to school safety from tax levy limits
- S3029In Senate Committee· Jun 3, 2016Relates to fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses
- S3032In Senate Committee· Feb 4, 2016Provides small businesses with grants to commercialize energy and environmental technology innovations in-state
- S3026In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to the disclosure of special care offered to persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia
- S2998In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Provides a maximum $500 tax credit for taxpayer expenses not compensated by insurance related to the purchase of a qualified hearing aid
- S2999In Senate Committee· Feb 11, 2016Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample
- S2978In Assembly Committee· May 24, 2016Creates stricter fines and criminal penalties for passing a stopped school bus
- S2980In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to plea bargains in felony sex offense cases; provides that certain pleas shall result in certain minimum punishments
- S2973In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Makes certain amendments concerning zone pricing of gasoline
- S2977In Assembly Committee· May 25, 2016Relates to when a person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations
- S2968In Assembly Committee· Jun 1, 2016Relates to the effect of mandates on school districts
- S2969In Assembly Committee· Jun 1, 2016Authorizes the board of education of any school district in the state to enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on school athletic fields
- S2962In Senate Committee· Jan 6, 2016Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities
Committees
- ElectionsChair
- Aging
- Cities
- Environmental Conservation
- Higher Education