New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04197

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires instruction in owning and operating a business including, but not limited to, basic financial literacy necessary for sound financial decision-making, leadership, management, communication, budgeting, savings, credit, debt, insurance, taxation, and other issues associated with owning and operating a business.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04201

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes the crime of stalking a police officer, peace officer, correction officer or firefighter to include intent to harass, annoy or alarm a police officer, peace officer, correction officer, firefighter or an immediate family member of a police officer, peace officer, correction officer or firefighter, intentionally engaging in a course of conduct directed at such person which is likely to cause such person to reasonably fear physical injury or serious physical injury, the commission of a sex offense against, or the kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment or death of such person or a member of such person's immediate family.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04205

Introduced
1/31/25  
Directs the board of trustees of the state university of New York and the board of trustees of the city university of New York to develop and administer the tuition exemption for law enforcement program, which exempts police officers enrolled in full-time or part-time degree programs at the state university of New York or the city university of New York, including community colleges, from tuition and fees for the duration of their enrollment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04206

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires courts to consider whether an individual poses a risk or threat of physical danger to the safety of any person or the community when imposing a securing order; makes stalking in the second and third degree a qualifying offense; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04207

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits a mandatory immunization against the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 for children, incapacitated persons, or students or staff of employment institutions or day care facilities; prohibits requiring people to carry or present evidence of having received the COVID-19 vaccine.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04209

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes the crime of aggravated resisting arrest as where a person intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting an authorized arrest of such person or another person through the use of physical force, where such authorized arrest is for a crime which is a felony.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04213

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits the discharge of bilge water into waters of the state from any vessel, watercraft, marina or mooring.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04214

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits a violation captured by a speed camera to be dismissed upon the application of the person alleged to be liable for such violation if any information that is required to be inserted in the notice of liability is omitted from such notice of liability, misdescribed or illegible.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04217

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires all commercial buildings be retrofitted with motion detectors for controlling lighting.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04221

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits certain types of pollution in the Long Island Sound and Great South Bay.