New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 36)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05110

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Authorizes the imposition of bail for certain felony offenses involving the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession with intent to sell synthetic opioids.
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New York Assembly Bill A05145

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Provides for the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists encompassing the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of music.
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New York Assembly Bill A05253

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Establishes the "Vets to Vollies" program which encourages veterans or discharged military personnel to join their local fire department and emergency medical service agency.
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New York Assembly Bill A05227

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Creates a residential condominium owner's bill of rights that includes the right to transparency, the right to timely decisions, voting rights, the right to notice, and the right against extraordinary expenses.
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New York Assembly Bill A05139

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Requires residential property owners to register backyard chicken coops for the purposes of containing disease outbreaks affecting such chicken coops.
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New York Assembly Bill A05810

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Relates to establishing a child care tax credit; credit shall be twenty-five percent of the expenses of child care.
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New York Assembly Bill A05915

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Relates to enacting the "comprehensive passenger safety enhancement act" to enhance passenger safety in commercial passenger vehicles.
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New York Assembly Bill A08309

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/11/26  
Requires the New York state bridge authority, the Thousand Islands bridge authority, the Nassau county bridge authority, the Ogdensburg bridge authority, and the New York state thruway authority to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges and provide a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, and the public a copy of such plan.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05146

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Establishes the offenses of menacing a police officer or peace officer in the first degree and menacing a police officer or peace officer in the second degree; relates to circumstances under which an officer is not required to issue an appearance ticket; makes conforming changes.
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New York Assembly Bill A05224

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes; includes the definition of emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.
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New York Assembly Bill A05262

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Relates to yellow signals at traffic intersections; requires traffic-control signals shall be examined and certified as accurate every two years.
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New York Assembly Bill A05236

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Relates to the period of limitation for the prosecution of sex offenses committed against children; such actions may be commenced within 15 years after such child has reached the age of 18.
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New York Assembly Bill A05268

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Increases driver safety training course requirements for D, M, and MJ license applicants; directs the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles to study the operation and safety of motorcycles, e-bikes, and scooters.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00115

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025, as Library Lover's Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A08334

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Ministerios Sion, Inc. for all of the 2024 general taxes and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes.