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 A00634

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to prompt payments to counties by the state; provides if prompt payment is not provided an interest payment shall be made to the contractor or county government.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00635

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides a tax credit for qualified caregiving expenses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00653

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits the governing board of a municipal corporation from adopting any law, ordinance, regulation or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of a utility service to a customer based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered to the customer.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00655

Introduced
1/8/25  
Directs the department of environmental conservation, in conjunction with the department of health and the department of labor, to establish the municipal asbestos abatement grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities for the abatement of asbestos in vacant and/or abandoned commercial properties; makes a $15,000,000 appropriation therefor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00680

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00688

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Empowers the office of fire prevention and control to, in coordination with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the chief disability officer, provide minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00756

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Defines the term "construction projects" to mean the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of any school building where a district receives any apportionment for debt service or building aid and the school building is sited within the Long Island region; provides that each contract involving the award of a construction project shall require the use of a project labor agreement for all contractors and subcontractors on such project.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00785

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the use of appropriate personnel and measures to respond to incidents involving any individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergency on any school site owned or operated by a school or at a location of a school sponsored event.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00815

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to ensuring net metering is a compensation floor for residential producers of energy.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00819

Introduced
1/8/25  
Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license or identification cards amended with a veteran notation.