State Sen. Brad Hoylman is set to be the first Democrat to chair the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee in nearly a decade when the new legislative session opens in January, and he said he is preparing to hit the ground running with legislation addressing the statute of limitations in cases of child sex abuse and a closer look at federal immigration agents in the state’s courtrooms.

He’s not unfamiliar with the position. Hoylman has served as the highest-ranking Democrat on the committee for the last two years. He was first elected to the Senate in 2012.