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 A04224

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits the percentage of disbursements from the state lottery fund that goes towards education aid from falling below 45.15 percent.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04234

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the establishment of electronics and hazardous waste recycling programs in towns within Nassau and Suffolk counties for one year.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04235

Introduced
1/31/25  
Reclassifies court officers and court clerks of the unified court system under the definition of police officer.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04242

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop a bleeding control kit program which requires bleeding control kits to be installed in easily accessible areas of schools; requires training of personnel to use bleeding control kits in the event of an injury to another person.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04244

Introduced
1/31/25  
Allows for principals to be remanded into custody for drug treatment where there is a risk of continued substance abuse or the use of an opioid antagonist was required.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04275

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candidates which appear on a ballot.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04278

Introduced
2/3/25  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04305

Introduced
2/4/25  
Prohibits grass clippings from being thrown or deposited upon any highway.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04309

Introduced
2/4/25  
Prohibits state agencies from promulgating rules, regulations or any form of guidance requiring individuals under the age of eighteen who are not exhibiting COVID-19 related symptoms, as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, to wear a mask or face covering in a public place or while participating in any recreational or organized sporting activity.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04312

Introduced
2/4/25  
Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to designate HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 communicable diseases; requires reporting of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 cases to the department of health; creates educational materials about the virus.