New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 55)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08185

Introduced
10/27/23  
Refer
10/27/23  
Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A08187

Introduced
10/27/23  
Refer
10/27/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
5/21/24  
Refer
5/21/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Refer
6/6/24  
Designates the bridge crossing over the Chaumont river on state route 12E in the village of Chaumont, county of Jefferson, as the "Michael J. Finerson Memorial Bridge".
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New York Assembly Bill A08188

Introduced
10/27/23  
Refer
10/27/23  
Imposes a fee of not less than twenty per centum of transaction amounts equal to or exceeding one thousand dollars on customers who initiate international wire transfers without a valid social security number or taxpayer identification number.
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New York Assembly Bill A08200

Introduced
10/27/23  
Refer
10/27/23  
Prohibits roadside signage for the sale of cannabis or cannabis products on a highway, road, or other vehicular pathway; establishes that a civil penalty of $1,000 shall be assessed for the first offense and a subsequent fine of up to $2,500 for each day that a violation continues.
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New York Assembly Bill A08203

Introduced
10/27/23  
Refer
10/27/23  
Expands felony sex offenses to include promoting prostitution in the second degree, promoting prostitution in the first degree, compelling prostitution, sex trafficking, and sex trafficking of a child.
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New York Assembly Bill A08226

Introduced
11/6/23  
Refer
11/6/23  
Requires short-term rental companies to provide an annual inventory of short-term rental locations and capacities, and monthly utilization data for each county in the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A08236

Introduced
11/6/23  
Refer
11/6/23  
Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients; requires an employee of such general hospital or nursing home who is a notary public to be present from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on business days.
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New York Assembly Bill A08261

Introduced
11/15/23  
Refer
11/15/23  
Relates to facilitating the prosecution of hate crimes; establishes the crimes of bias harassment in the first and second degrees.
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New York Assembly Bill A08264

Introduced
11/15/23  
Refer
11/15/23  
Establishes the school safety specialist act; establishes a certification and training program for school safety specialists; outlines the roles and duties of school safety specialists.
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New York Assembly Bill A08271

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Requires that any rules or regulations promulgated by the department of environmental conservation pursuant to the climate action fund are subject to a vote of the legislature and must be approved by a majority vote prior to implementation.
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New York Assembly Bill A08272

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Requires that vehicles yield the right of way to multi-use trails that cross roadways.
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New York Assembly Bill A08274

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Refer
3/20/24  
Report Pass
5/28/24  
Refer
5/28/24  
Requires the office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of segments of trails on the Empire state trail, and provide notice of such closings to the public.
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New York Assembly Bill A08277

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room, either at such patient's bedside or in the patient's room depending on the patient's mobility.
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New York Assembly Bill A08279

Introduced
11/27/23  
Refer
11/27/23  
Enacts the "dismantling student antisemitism act", or "DSA act"; requires mandatory sensitivity training that includes the topic of antisemitism; includes reporting requirements regarding antisemitism complaints and disciplinary processes.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08186

Introduced
10/27/23  
Refer
10/27/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
5/21/24  
Refer
5/21/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Refer
6/6/24  
Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Medford FD Commissioner Niel Marturiello Memorial Bridge" in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.