New York State Representative

Harvey Epstein 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00701

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00588

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the former crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; expunges criminal records for persons previously convicted of such crime; directs the chief administrator of the courts to provide information regarding such expungement; adds language to identify that the crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense is no longer in law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00465

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Requires the chair of the public service commission create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program to provide power through an extended outage.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00687

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that certain communications made without malice regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination shall be deemed privileged; provides that a prevailing defendant in an action brought against such defendant for making a communication that is privileged shall be entitled to attorney's fees and costs for such defense.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00473

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a nonpartisan poll monitoring program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00532

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits courts from ordering an evaluation of a party or child or allowing into evidence a forensic report created by a forensic evaluator on a party or child to assist such court in a child custody or visitation determination.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00508

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Increases the maximum time limits for tuition assistance program awards; increases the maximum number of academic years of study to six.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00745

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00646

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to coverage and billing procedures in the Medicaid program for complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00602

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00612

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Removes certain requirements on what the office of children and family services can determine to be an appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00643

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies; relates to the inference of an assignee's intent and purpose in taking an assignment of a claim against an obligor that is not an eligible obligor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00483

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to permitting certain not-for-profit corporations engaged in engineering for certain conservation efforts to do business or provide professional engineering, land surveying, or professional geology services in the state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00649

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the tolling of statute of limitations for individuals in state custody; provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to three years after such person is released from such custody.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00569

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the publication of information on public meetings; requires the office of information technology services to develop a mobile application and website to publish information on every public meeting held by a state or local public body; requires public bodies to report such meetings to the office of information technology services.