New York State Representative

Harvey Epstein 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 56)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08260

Introduced
11/15/23  
Refer
11/15/23  
Imposes an excise tax on the gross receipts of the sales of firearms, major components of firearms and ammunition; establishes the gun violence prevention and school safety fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A08262

Introduced
11/15/23  
Refer
11/15/23  
Establishes an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leadership institute within the state university of New York as an initiative for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leaders in higher education with a mission to retain and grow from within SUNY a greater proportion of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) professionals at SUNY campuses; creates an eight member advisory council.
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New York Assembly Bill A08263

Introduced
11/15/23  
Refer
11/15/23  
Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status, or lack thereof.
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New York Assembly Bill A08285

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Requires town and village justices be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office.
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New York Assembly Bill A08289

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
4/16/24  
Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle, with certain exceptions, for more than 3 consecutive minutes; establishes the first violation is a warning and subsequent violations of such section are traffic infractions punishable by a fine of $150.
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New York Assembly Bill A08291

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
5/7/24  
Refer
5/7/24  
Report Pass
5/22/24  
Requires any dealer where lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist, micromobility devices and limited use motorcycles are sold at retail or repaired, and/or lithium-ion electric batteries are housed in a storage facility to maintain functional fire protection and suppression measures effective against lithium-ion battery and electrical fires, including but not limited to Class B extinguishers, battery cases, and automatic monitoring and detection; authorizes the department of state to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; imposes a fine of $250 for a knowing violation to comply with such provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A08295

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Protects wolves by requiring animals which could be wolves be submitted for a DNA test and, when determined to be wolves, requiring the department take action to protect wolves from being taken in the future.
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New York Assembly Bill A08318

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Relates to eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program, safety net assistance and medical assistance for certain noncitizens.
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New York Assembly Bill A08333

Introduced
12/13/23  
Refer
12/13/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
5/22/24  
Refer
5/22/24  
Report Pass
6/3/24  
Refer
6/3/24  
Report Pass
6/3/24  
Engrossed
6/5/24  
Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to certify the technological viability of personalized handguns and to establish requirements related to the sale of personalized handguns; defines personalized handgun; requires the division to establish and maintain a roster of all personalized handguns approved for retail sale to the public; requires the division to report to the legislature on the technological viability of personalized handguns.
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New York Assembly Bill A08343

Introduced
12/13/23  
Refer
12/13/23  
Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state.
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New York Assembly Bill A08364

Introduced
12/13/23  
Refer
12/13/23  
Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items.
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New York Assembly Bill A08407

Introduced
12/13/23  
Refer
12/13/23  
Relates to the tolling of statute of limitations for individuals in state custody; provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to three years after such person is released from such custody.
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New York Assembly Bill A08411

Introduced
12/15/23  
Refer
12/15/23  
Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.
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New York Assembly Bill A08423

Introduced
12/29/23  
Refer
12/29/23  
Requires inclusion of complete street design for state and local transportation projects undertaken by DOT or which receive both federal and state funding and are subject to DOT oversight.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A08427

Introduced
12/29/23  
Refer
12/29/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
6/5/24  
Refer
6/5/24  
Report Pass
6/5/24  
Engrossed
6/5/24  
Refer
6/5/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Enrolled
10/9/24  
Chaptered
10/9/24  
Eliminates the two year restriction on temporary retail permits for applications subject to the 500 foot law; provides that a temporary retail permit may not be issued in a city with a population of one million or more people if a retail license at the location was canceled, suspended or revoked by the authority for two consecutive licensees at such location.