New York State Representative

Harvey Epstein Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00738

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to women's health in correctional facilities; establishes a women's health education program; requires HIV and STD testing to be offered to incarcerated individuals; provides pregnant incarcerated individuals with access to prenatal vitamins as well as a specialized diet tailored to pregnancy needs; requires a study and report on women's health in prison.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00745

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00783

Introduced
1/8/25  
Makes permanent provisions relating to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00798

Introduced
1/8/25  
Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students; requires verification of compliance.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00803

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes in the city of New York a bicycle lane safety program to enforce certain restrictions on the use of bicycle lanes and/or protected bicycle lanes by means of bicycle lane photo devices.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00808

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of the unregulated drug supply; provides exemptions for participants in the drug checking program from certain controlled substance offenses.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00760

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to banning the use of non-compostable produce stickers beginning January 1, 2026; provides civil penalties for violations; provides that fines shall be deposited into the environmental protection fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00770

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting the use of cellular telephones during classroom instruction; requires the department of education to adopt a model policy for use by school districts.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00776

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits dry cleaning establishments from returning clothing to customers in single use garment bags; allows dry cleaning establishments to return clothing to customers in reusable bags provided by such customers or offer for sale a reusable bag.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00805

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Engrossed
3/26/25  
Relates to requiring gender neutral bathrooms in state-owned buildings; provides that if no single-occupancy bathroom can be designated as gender neutral in a state-owned building, a multiple-occupancy bathroom shall be designated as gender neutral instead; requires state-owned and state-leased buildings to provide adequate notice regarding gender neutral bathrooms.