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 A04731

Introduced
2/6/25  
Establishes the office of organized retail theft within the department of law to receive and investigate complaints from any source, or upon its own initiative, of allegations involving the use and role of organized retail theft.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04734

Introduced
2/6/25  
Authorizes municipalities to establish residency restrictions for sex offenders.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04738

Introduced
2/6/25  
Requires that a minimum of ten percent of the labor hours of the total construction workforce employed by all contractors and subcontractors performing work pursuant to a construction contract shall be performed by a person or persons participating in a certified apprenticeship program; makes technical amendments.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04746

Introduced
2/6/25  
Creates a cyber security enhancement fund to be used for the purpose of upgrading cyber security in local governments, including but not limited to, villages, towns and cities with a population of one million or less; restricts the use of taxpayer moneys in paying ransoms in response to ransomware attacks.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04747

Introduced
2/6/25  
Relates to enacting the Come Home to Hunt Act, which provides for the purchase of a two-day hunting license for non-residents to hunt domestic game bird, migratory game bird, big game, and small game.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04750

Introduced
2/6/25  
Requires the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health, to develop model mental health screenings for students and associated guidelines to assist school mental health screeners to perform mental health screening services to identify concerns in students' mental health.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04753

Introduced
2/6/25  
Establishes Bella's Law which calls for an investigation into possible domestic violence or abuse for persons who have been accused of animal abuse.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04755

Introduced
2/6/25  
Provides that people arrested in connection with certain felonies must submit a DNA sample.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04756

Introduced
2/6/25  
Relates to the fine schedule for owner liability for failure of a vehicle operator to stop for a school bus displaying a red visual signal and stop-arm.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04757

Introduced
2/6/25  
Authorizes the Long Island rail road commuter's council to study technologies which would allow seamless communication between fire departments and the Long Island rail road to improve passenger safety and emergency response efficiency.