New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 50)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03292

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Relates to pistol permit applications for military personnel; requires the licensing officer to act on an application for any member of the active or reserve component of the armed forces within 90 days of presentment.
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New York Assembly Bill A03960

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Relates to public financing for state office; provides limitations on contributions to candidates for election to any public office in the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A03862

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
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New York Assembly Bill A03885

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Preserves the ability of health care providers to access the independent dispute resolution process.
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New York Assembly Bill A03982

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Establishes the crime of failure to report a school safety threat as a class A misdemeanor.
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New York Assembly Bill A03752

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Expands the monitoring of student incidents within the online occurrence reporting system to maintain and store data for the entirety of a student's elementary and secondary education, in order to allow school principals to identify repeated incidents of behavior and determine if additional support or intervention is needed.
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New York Assembly Bill A03797

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Relates to the improvement and operation of sober living homes including the process for certification, inspections, and violations and the establishment of a toll free hotline to respond to complaints.
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New York Assembly Bill A03839

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Requires insurance reimbursement for the total direct and indirect practice expenses associated with vaccinations.
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New York Assembly Bill A03840

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A03853

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Relates to property tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations; allows for nonprofit organizations to file an application for an exemption with the assessor no later than the taxable status date applicable to the following year's assessment roll where such nonprofit organization has purchased property after the taxable status date but prior to the levy of taxes.
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New York Assembly Bill A04017

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network; prohibits a payment card network from altering or manipulating the computation and imposition of interchange fees.
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New York Assembly Bill A03732

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Relates to unlawful strikes by public employees; provides for the settlement of certain disputes relating to terms and conditions of employment of certain transit and transportation authorities.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00069

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 7, 2025, as Students with Disabilities Advocacy Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00068

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 3, 2025, as Canadian Heritage Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00067

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025, as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in the State of New York