New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 23)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02720

Introduced
1/22/25  
Enacts the solar for schools act which provides grants for eligible school districts to purchase and install solar and geothermal power sources; defines terms; directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish such grant program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York Assembly Bill A02724

Introduced
1/22/25  
Relates to the number of signatures for independent nominating petitions; decreases the number of signatures and votes to 15,000 signatures for statewide candidates and 50,000 votes to maintain party ballot status; changes the petition period to 12 weeks and the petitioning time to May-August.
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New York Assembly Bill A02730

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements; requires thermal energy networks to require contractors and subcontractors to use pre-apprenticeship direct entry providers registered with the department of labor.
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New York Assembly Bill A03027

Introduced
1/23/25  
Renames the empire state trail the Governor Malcolm Wilson empire state trail.
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New York Assembly Bill A03073

Introduced
1/23/25  
Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship and for cemetery desecration.
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New York Assembly Bill A03114

Introduced
1/23/25  
Relates to increasing the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit; increases the amount of the credit from $200 to $500 for single filers and from $400 to $1,000 for spouses filing jointly.
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New York Assembly Bill A03131

Introduced
1/23/25  
Provides for the viewing of photo or video footage captured by a camera installed inside a school bus, by a parent or guardian of a pupil, when such parent, guardian or pupil reports any incident of physical harm, harassment, intimidation or bullying occurring against the pupil while such pupil travelled on such school bus.
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New York Assembly Bill A03171

Introduced
1/23/25  
Designates September 11th Remembrance day as a public holiday.
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New York Assembly Bill A03176

Introduced
1/23/25  
Provides that an employee whose position is eliminated for certain reasons and who is subsequently transferred to a different agency be entitled to the same hourly salary; retain all accrued sick leave; retain, cash out or use all accrued vacation time; and be paid relocation expenses.
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New York Assembly Bill A03179

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requires nonresident visitor sex offenders and registered sex offenders register when temporarily residing within the state; requires short-term rental hosts and short-term rental hosting platforms inform nearby property owners when nonresident visitor sex offenders and registered sex offenders are staying in the unit.
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New York Assembly Bill A03180

Introduced
1/23/25  
Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.
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New York Assembly Bill A03185

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in any school having an enrollment of 100 pupils or more.
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New York Assembly Bill A03216

Introduced
1/23/25  
Authorizes municipalities to contract for services through contracts let by any other governmental entity.
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New York Assembly Bill A03217

Introduced
1/23/25  
Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A03219

Introduced
1/23/25  
Authorizes electronic court appearances for criminal matters, excluding jury trials, in all counties in the state; authorizes electronic appearances for criminal matters where the court determines a personal appearance would be impractical, unsafe or excessively burdensome; authorizes sentencing to a period of incarceration to be conducted via electronic appearance for defendants who are already incarcerated.