New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 35)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05246

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Excludes volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services employees from the permissive use of marijuana.
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New York Assembly Bill K00107

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 15, 2025, as National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day in the State of New York

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05103

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Permits facilities to be dually licensed under the office of mental health and the office of addiction services and supports.
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New York Assembly Bill A05114

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Requires online products targeted towards children provide features to protect child users including providing screen time controls, prohibiting the promotion of harmful or illegal activities, and removing features which inappropriately amplify the level of engagement a child user has with the online product.
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New York Assembly Bill A05122

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Allows for individuals to consent to receive information from the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the national marrow donor program at the time of application for or renewal of a driver's license or non-driver identification card; directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a process by which the department of motor vehicles shall refer driver's license and non-driver identification card applicants who consent to having their information shared with the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the national marrow donor program for the purposes of receiving information from such programs about enrolling as a potential donor.
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New York Assembly Bill A05138

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Restructures the form of ballot proposals on election ballots; requires the creation and distribution of ballot publicity pamphlets; creates ballot proposal hearings.
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New York Assembly Bill A05117

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Requires every department, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any other agency or instrumentality of the state, when relying on statistics in planning, policy enforcement and reporting, to base such planning, policy enforcement and reporting on the worst-case scenario.
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New York Assembly Bill A05089

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Requires the state police to conduct active shooter drills in the state Capitol and the legislative office building.
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New York Assembly Bill A05077

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Requires municipal corporations to approve any facility intending to house asylum seekers prior to their establishment; establishes a review process that incorporates notice to the public and the opportunity for the public to comment; renders a decision within 8 weeks.
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New York Assembly Bill A05144

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Permits award of crime victim assistance funds to victims of overdoses, where such overdoses cause death and were the result of deception, surreptitious delivery, or third-party administration of a controlled substance.
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New York Assembly Bill A05098

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Establishes the New York state first home savings program to authorize first time home buyers to establish savings accounts to buy their first home.
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New York Assembly Bill A05069

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Enacts "Chelsey's law"; provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter when such person knows or has reasonable grounds to know that a controlled substance is likely to cause the death of another person and sells, administers, delivers, or causes the delivery of a controlled substance to another person and such substance causes, contributes to, or aids in the death of such other person.
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New York Assembly Bill A05136

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study and prepare a report on the future of power plants in New York state; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon completion of the study and report.
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New York Assembly Bill A05092

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Requires the department of criminal justice services to monitor desk appearance tickets and report on the rate which principals appear in court on such tickets.
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New York Assembly Bill A05079

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training.