New York State Representative

Joseph Destefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 56)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02444

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Exempts toothpaste, toothbrushes and dental floss from the payment of sales tax.
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New York Assembly Bill A02546

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Directs the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study on the implementation of traffic control devices at intersections with a high volume of visual and hearing impaired pedestrians.
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New York Assembly Bill A02494

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Establishes the school safety specialist act; establishes a certification and training program for school safety specialists; outlines the roles and duties of school safety specialists.
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New York Assembly Bill A01798

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes a tax credit for electric vehicle charging stations task force to recommend a program for a tax credit for commercial property owners who install electric vehicle charging stations on such property.
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New York Assembly Bill A02013

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Provides that a person convicted of murder in the first or second degree, or aggravated murder, in the death of a child who is less than thirteen years old shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
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New York Assembly Bill A01800

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over based solely on the ground of the insured's age.
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New York Assembly Bill A02022

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Authorizes the town of Chester to establish community preservation funds; establishes a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in said community preservation fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A02035

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Allows certain certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants or physicians to be able to be certified as an emergency service technician to service rural areas of the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A02641

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes that any person who knowingly engages in a repeated course of cyberbullying of a minor is guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by a period of imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both.
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New York Assembly Bill A02594

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Enacts the good jobs guarantee program to provide workforce training and opportunities for employment for residents of New York state to secure high paying jobs through the acquisition of job skills.
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New York Assembly Bill A01115

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Authorizes municipalities to make purchases from other municipalities' contracts.
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New York Assembly Bill A01248

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Refer
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Prohibits the knowing sale, offer for sale, or delivery of xylazine to persons under the age of 21 and without proof of the intended use for institutional, veterinary, or scientific purposes.
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New York Assembly Bill A01128

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Establishes March 13 as a day of commemoration to be known as "K9 Veterans Day".

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill K00024

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 20 - 27, 2025, as National Passenger Safety Week in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00028

Introduced
1/21/25  
Commemorating the observance of the 40th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 20, 2025