New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04784

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Requires the state to pay for late fees or fines incurred by state employees when the legislature and the governor fail to pass a timely state budget and make a provision for state employees to be paid.
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New York Assembly Bill A04773

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Makes it a violation to loiter while masked or disguised by unusual or unnatural attire or facial alteration while in a group of six or more persons so masked or disguised.
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New York Assembly Bill A04753

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Establishes Bella's Law which calls for an investigation into possible domestic violence or abuse for persons who have been accused of animal abuse.
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New York Assembly Bill A04755

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Provides that people arrested in connection with certain felonies must submit a DNA sample.
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New York Assembly Bill A04761

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to purchasing restrictions and persons boycotting American allies.
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New York Assembly Bill A04821

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Directs the New York state bridge authority to provide a report by July 1, 2027, outlining their efforts and progress on decreasing and deterring suicide attempts on authority bridges.
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New York Assembly Bill A04834

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to produce and publish a report to assess the staffing and other issues causing the continued displacement of individuals with developmental disabilities from various state-operated institutions under the jurisdiction of the office for people with developmental disabilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A04796

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Establishes minimum compensation standards for the reimbursement of home health agencies and persons employed thereof; directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to develop methodologies to determine such minimum compensation standard.
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New York Assembly Bill A04808

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Makes an appropriation of seven million dollars over seven years to the Island Park School District for the purpose of stabilizing the Island Park School District and offsetting a loss of tax revenue.
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New York Assembly Bill A04772

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Enacts "the combating campus antisemitism act"; prohibits the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in promoting antisemitism in a manner that is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action, that constitutes "true threats"; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A04781

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Requires such apprenticeship program is specific to the type and scope of work which is being performed and have a graduation rate of at least thirty percent as determined by the department of labor; makes technical corrections.
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New York Assembly Bill A04807

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Allows for certain rules and regulations to be waived in order to promulgate collaboration between mental health providers to develop programs for the benefit of the mentally ill.
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New York Assembly Bill A04790

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Requires all new residential and commercial units in Suffolk and Nassau counties, including all structures that have realized repairs or improvements that are equal to or greater than fifty percent of the structure's value, to install underground service drops at such locations.
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New York Assembly Bill A04756

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to the fine schedule for owner liability for failure of a vehicle operator to stop for a school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm.
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New York Assembly Bill A04731

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Establishes the office of organized retail theft within the department of law to receive and investigate complaints from any source, or upon its own initiative, of allegations involving the use and role of organized retail theft.