New York State Representative

Harvey Epstein Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01285

Introduced
1/9/25  
Grants medical assistance eligibility for kidney transplant expenses for residents of New York with end-stage renal disease who are otherwise eligible for benefits except for their immigration status.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01295

Introduced
1/9/25  
Includes information about bystander intervention training in the department of labor's model sexual harassment prevention policy that includes information and practical guidance on how to enable bystanders to recognize potentially problematic behaviors and to motivate bystanders to take action when such bystanders observe problematic behaviors.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01297

Introduced
1/9/25  
Enacts the "Marvin Mayfield act", eliminating mandatory minimum sentences.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01302

Introduced
1/9/25  
Prohibits persons who are or have ever been foreign agents from holding public office and political party positions; defines "foreign agent".
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01306

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01308

Introduced
1/9/25  
Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; requires the comptroller to establish a universal basic income pilot program to provide 10,000 participants with income of $7,200 for individuals or $14,400 for couples per year for two years; establishes participant criteria; requires a study on the program one year after its conclusion; makes an appropriation therefor.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01316

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Prohibits the use of consumer credit history in hiring, employment and licensing determinations.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01318

Introduced
1/9/25  
Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit program to provide a minimum amount of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits that is higher than the amount of federal SNAP benefits.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01331

Introduced
1/9/25  
Requires certain watercraft, aircrafts, and trains to use clean energy, including ensuring such vehicles are zero-emissions; requires NYSERDA to study zero-emission commercial vehicles, the use of renewable energy in publicly funded airports, and the use of sustainable aviation fuel; requires NYSERDA to administer a grant program to flying schools and clubs that install charging infrastructure.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01325

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
4/30/25  
Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake by the department of corrections; requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with intervention services that are evidence-based, effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.