New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 12)

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02033

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes a tax deduction for a taxpayer who is a beneficiary of a deferred compensation plan and who elects to make a distribution of such deferred compensation in order to pay for qualified health insurance premiums, in an amount equal to six thousand dollars.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01925

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the sector partnership enhancement and reinforcement program to assist in the identification of target industry clusters and employers for creation of new local sector partnerships and to provide grants to emerging and existing local sector partnerships and to community colleges seeking to establish local sector partnerships for recruitment activities; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02473

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Designates the definition of person for the purposes of homicide as Mya's law.
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New York Assembly Bill A02446

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Establishes the Take A Look medical and dental workforce employment tour pilot program which is a campaign to promote and market the health care workforce employment and career opportunities in the following economic development regions: central, north country, western, finger lakes, capital region, mohawk and southern tier.
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New York Assembly Bill A02540

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Prohibits food-service and retail establishments from refusing to accept cash as payment for goods or services; calls for a civil fine if an establishment should refuse cash as payment.
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New York Assembly Bill A02570

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Provides that a person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the second degree when a person pretends to be a servicemember or former servicemember, or a first responder, or as having received a decoration or medal; establishes a stolen valor fee.
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New York Assembly Bill A02498

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Increases the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in 2025.
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New York Assembly Bill A02520

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Enrolled
10/9/25  
Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitation technology fee schedule for the same service or item.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02504

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Establishes the veterans' services organization capital support program to provide funding to eligible entities for payment of the capital costs of construction, improvement, repairs, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of facilities owned by eligible entities, and for the acquisition of related equipment with a useful life of not less than ten years; appropriates a sum of $10,000,000 therefor.
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New York Assembly Bill A02496

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Includes entities that provide employment or services to formerly incarcerated persons in the preferred source exemption for purposes of state purchasing.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02564

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Directs the division of military and naval affairs to establish policies relating to security and protection of New York national guard and air national guard recruiting centers.
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New York Assembly Bill A02480

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Relates to creating a tax credit for taxpayers who purchase and install a water filtration or purification system in their residence or business.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02488

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Relates to the apportionment of moneys for capital outlays and debt service for school building purposes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02649

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Relates to indoor air quality in schools.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02634

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Expands the definition of tuition for children with handicapping conditions.