New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 46)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03419

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Allows victim impact statements in New York state be video recorded; requires that the members of the parole board and all presiding commissioners for such hearing review all relevant victim impact statements prior to the conduct of a parole hearing and to sign a written attestation confirming that they have done so.
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New York Assembly Bill A03449

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Relates to establishing the COVID-19 children scholarship; provides that children whose parent, primary caretaker or sibling died or was disabled as a result of contracting COVID-19 shall be eligible for such scholarship.
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New York Assembly Bill A03437

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Prohibits food service establishments from using a dynamic pricing model in determining the prices on its menu; requires fixed prices be published on a food service establishment's menu.
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New York Assembly Bill A03434

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Requires school bus drivers and attendants who ride with children attending preschool special education programs to complete training in the needs of such children.
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New York Assembly Bill A04278

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
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New York Assembly Bill A04339

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes a county representation system for electing the governor and lieutenant-governor within the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A04344

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Provides free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service.
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New York Assembly Bill A04369

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Requires the state shall offer a statewide emergency services internet protocol network (ESINet) available for connection to local public safety answering points (PSAPs).
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New York Assembly Bill A04331

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Doubles the penalties for use of mobile telephones and use of portable electronic devices when such violations arise out of the same incident as a conviction for failure to move over and when such violations occurred in a work zone.
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New York Assembly Bill A04389

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Prohibits the state from purchasing any product that was made with child labor or which contains components or parts manufactured or procured using child labor.
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New York Assembly Bill A04395

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Relates to requiring the commissioner of taxation and finance in conjunction with the health department and the office of temporary and disability assistance to conduct a study on the earned income tax credit and to propose changes thereto.
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New York Assembly Bill A04312

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to designate HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 communicable diseases; requires reporting of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 cases to the department of health; creates educational materials about the virus.
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New York Assembly Bill A04421

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Changes the primary election date from the fourth Tuesday in June to the second Tuesday in August; moves the presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in April.
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New York Assembly Bill A03455

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Requires a parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child under the age of eighteen to be physically present when any immunization is administered to such child.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00078

Introduced
2/4/25  
Recognizing June 8, 2025, as World Oceans Day