New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 37)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04844

Introduced
2/23/23  
Designates a portion of the state highway system on the Long Island Expressway, county of Suffolk, as the "Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher Memorial Bridge".
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New York Assembly Bill A04857

Introduced
2/23/23  
Refer
2/23/23  
Establishes a deadbeats most wanted list and worldwide web page.
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New York Assembly Bill A04923

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Requires industrial development agencies to only include jobs filled by residents of New York state when assessing the progress of projects that are provided financial assistance.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04850

Introduced
2/23/23  
Refer
2/23/23  
Directs the commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, to conduct a statewide study and review of the transportation of individuals with developmental disabilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A04859

Introduced
2/23/23  
Refer
2/23/23  
Relates to licenses to carry and possess firearms for police officers; authorizes police officers to apply for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A04873

Introduced
2/24/23  
Refer
2/24/23  
Requires at least one full-time licensed or certified school social worker to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high school and senior high school throughout the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A04889

Introduced
2/24/23  
Refer
2/24/23  
Relates to delaying the implementation of class size reduction plans and including additional exemptions to class size targets; provides such plans shall begin in September 2029 and be achieved by September 2034; adds gifted and talented schools and programs, screened admissions schools and programs, portfolio and specialized high schools and advanced placement classes.
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New York Assembly Bill A04937

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Requires the state pay taxes on the assessed value of properties of closed state prisons until such prison is reopened, used by another state agency, or is conveyed to a non-governmental entity.
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New York Assembly Bill A04939

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Authorizes the spouses of certain volunteer firefighters to be issued a distinctive license plate for volunteer firefighters.
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New York Assembly Bill A04944

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Relates to requiring CPR and AED training by youth league coaches; requires youth league coaches to be trained in adult and child CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator; provides current coaches have one year from the effective date of the law to receive such training; provides that a person who is unable to complete a training due to a physical disability may coach as long as a person who has completed a training is present at all times.
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New York Assembly Bill A04950

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Requires testing the radon level of gas produced, sold, purchased, acquired, stored or injected; prohibits gas with a radon content greater than 2 pCi/L from entering the distribution system.
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New York Assembly Bill A04961

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Entitles each member of the legislature to bring one statewide piece of legislation of his or her choosing to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.
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New York Assembly Bill A04966

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Provides for reimbursement for schools to transition from native names, logos, and mascots for the actual costs of such transition.
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New York Assembly Bill A04971

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health and the director of the state office for the aging shall establish a mental home health services program for the aging to facilitate access to mental home health services to respond to identified mental health needs, including those needs that may have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for the aging or families that may not have access to mental health professionals in-person; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A04978

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Requires daycare facilities to maintain evacuation and lockdown plans for children with disabilities during an emergency situation.