New York State Representative

Harvey Epstein 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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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 Assembly Bill A00798

Introduced
1/8/25  
Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students; requires verification of compliance.
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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 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.
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New York Assembly Bill A00836

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement to a participant for its reasonable costs of participation in any proceeding before the Public Service Commission (PSC).
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New York Assembly Bill A00841

Introduced
1/8/25  
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 A00860

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing or screening is necessary for a medical emergency.
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New York Assembly Bill A00875

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history; establishes time frames for public agencies to respond to such applications; requires public agencies to report information regarding granting licenses annually.
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New York Assembly Bill A00881

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the permitted voluntary dissolution of a mutual company.
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New York Assembly Bill A00893

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based solely on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds.
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New York Assembly Bill A00895

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires insurance to cover car seats for newborns.
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New York Assembly Bill A00898

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Allows the alteration or repeal of real property tax exemptions for private institutions of higher education.
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New York Assembly Bill A00905

Introduced
1/8/25  
Exempts a person from a money judgment arising from an action in another state for knowingly engaging in conduct that aids or abets the performance or inducement of an abortion.
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New York Assembly Bill A00931

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prevents certain elected officials from being a member of an agency or industrial development authority.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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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.