New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 26)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05519

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Permits passing a school bus on a public highway with six or more lanes when traveling the opposite direction of the stopped school bus while separated from such school bus by a median or permanent barrier.
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New York Assembly Bill A04938

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring certain trainings during work hours without a loss of pay; requires certain reporting by bidders for telecommunication contracts.
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New York Assembly Bill A04956

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Relates to the SUNY Maritime admissions program increasing the number of positions reserved for nomination by the governor and members of the legislature and scholarship under the SUNY Maritime admissions program.
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New York Assembly Bill A04899

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Refer
5/5/26  
Report Pass
5/29/26  
Refer
5/29/26  
Requires law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence.
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New York Assembly Bill A06025

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Exempts from jury duty prospective jurors who are age seventy-five or older who make a request to be exempt.
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New York Assembly Bill A06133

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Establishes a warranty for new consumer goods with a purchase price of five hundred dollars or more per unit.
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New York Assembly Bill A06089

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Creates the New York state commission on government efficiency to examine state spending, identify unnecessary and wasteful spending and create a report of recommendations of spending items that can be eliminated by New York state.
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New York Assembly Bill A06159

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Increases the penalty for rape in the first degree from a class B felony to an class A-II felony.
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New York Assembly Bill A06169

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Criminalizes the act of engaging in any scheme, plan or pattern to transport an undocumented immigrant from any location outside of New York state to a location within New York state with the intent of dropping such person off in any municipality or federal property located wholly within New York state boundaries or to transport an undocumented immigrant from any location within New York state to another location within New York state with the intent of dropping such person off in any municipality or federal property located wholly within New York state boundaries.
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New York Assembly Bill A06160

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city of Auburn; directs the department of economic development to enter into a contract with the city of Auburn for the operation of such welcome center.
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New York Assembly Bill A06165

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Enacts the wetlands homeowner's relief act; provides that a homeowner who currently lives within a wetlands designated area shall not have to apply for a building permit for use of land within a fifty foot periphery of the house and garage; provides that new maps may not be issued without prior approval from the legislature; prohibits DEC from delineating wetlands beyond the boundaries shown on official wetlands maps.
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New York Assembly Bill A06130

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Establishes a farmers' bill of rights; specifies prohibited unfair trade practices which have the purpose of intentionally impairing a producer's freedom to bargain collectively with other producers in the marketing of the producer's product; provides that the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets shall take action to restrain such violations upon the application of an association of producers; increases the limit on damages for encouraging or permitting delivery of products in violation of marketing agreements.
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New York Assembly Bill A06166

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop a regional plan for Long Island glass recycling in coordination with Alfred university and Long Island municipalities.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00096

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025, as Black History Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00144

Introduced
2/26/25  
Commemorating the Asian American community's celebration of Losar on February 28-March 2, 2025