New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00307

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the state to pass enabling legislation before entering into any compact, program or other legal agreement with any other state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00385

Introduced
1/8/25  
Creates an assembly standing committee on ethics and guidance of eight members.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00312

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires orders of custody to state whether law enforcement is authorized to remove a child or children in order to comply with and enforce such orders.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00314

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides that the owner, lessee or occupant of premises owes no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others engaged generally in recreational activities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00315

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the legislature to provide funding to reimburse localities for the costs associated with expenditures made as a requirement of any law which mandates the undertaking of a new program or increases the level of service of an existing program by a locality; requires the legislature to establish procedures for the allocation of funds among the local governments.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00338

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the farm ownership succession planning program to provide farm owners with a succession planning toolkit that can be used by such farm owners who plan on selling or closing their farm.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00347

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to empowering the commissioner of a board of elections to order a voting machine audit upon a finding of discrepancies and shall also be empowered to order an audit of a particular contest.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00369

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to certification of inspectors of motor vehicles and the standards of competency and fitness they shall meet in order to be certified.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00371

Introduced
1/8/25  
Authorizes the issuance of distinctive legion of valor license plates for individuals who have received the army medal of honor, navy medal of honor, air force medal of honor, army distinguished service cross, navy cross, coast guard cross, or air force cross.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00387

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Engrossed
5/14/25  
Refer
5/14/25  
Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services; requires general hospitals to develop a language assistance program to ensure meaningful access to the general hospital's services and reasonable accommodation for all patients who require language assistance.