New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04154

Introduced
1/31/25  
Includes the Sandy Ground community, the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States, in the education curriculum.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04155

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits judicial discretion based on dangerousness when issuing a securing order; allows for limited pre-trial detention upon such a determination; extends the time period for discovery from twenty to forty-five days; permits the immediate issuance of a bench warrant for failure to appear for certain principals charged with hate crimes; places restrictions on when appearance tickets may be issued.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04156

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires a notice of a change in premium for a renewal of a commercial insurance policy shall be mailed or delivered at least ninety days in advance of the expiration date of such policy.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04158

Introduced
1/31/25  
Relates to the seizure and redemption of vehicles used in illegal races, exhibitions or contests of speed.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04161

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits removal of an adolescent offender to family court where the defendant possessed a loaded firearm during the commission of the offense.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04165

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04168

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits municipalities from transferring primary investigating authority of vehicle collisions that result in serious injury or death from the police to a non-law enforcement agency.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04173

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits companies to assess various insurance quotes without having binding agreements with insurance brokers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04186

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits roadside signage for the sale of cannabis or cannabis products on a highway, road, or other vehicular pathway; establishes that a civil penalty of $1,000 shall be assessed for the first offense and a subsequent fine of up to $2,500 for each day that a violation continues.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04188

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits increases in rates of homeowners' insurance in excess of twenty-five percent per year except where agreed to in the policy.