New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 28)

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New York Assembly Bill A03640

Introduced
1/28/25  
Requires public schools to provide at least one flavored milk option at scheduled meal periods.
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New York Assembly Bill A03649

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Permits the state board of elections to join certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations and provide such organizations with certain voter information; requires the state to join a multistate voter list maintenance organization on or before July 31, 2026.
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New York Assembly Bill A03653

Introduced
1/29/25  
Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.
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New York Assembly Bill A03654

Introduced
1/29/25  
Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.
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New York Assembly Bill A03655

Introduced
1/29/25  
Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval at least one and up to ten neighborhood scale weatherization and electrification-ready projects.
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New York Assembly Bill A03656

Introduced
1/29/25  
Creates the crime of unlawful possession of a radio frequency jamming device.
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New York Assembly Bill A03657

Introduced
1/29/25  
Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.
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New York Assembly Bill A03658

Introduced
1/29/25  
Creates the New York state public sector employee loan forgiveness program for graduates of SUNY or CUNY schools employed in a state or local public sector position.
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New York Assembly Bill A03659

Introduced
1/29/25  
Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony.
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New York Assembly Bill A03662

Introduced
1/29/25  
Requires all contracts over fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by any department, agency or authority of the state for the purchase of personal protective equipment or medical supplies shall require that the personal protective equipment or medical supply items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the state of New York during the existence of a disaster emergency involving an epidemic, pandemic or similar disease outbreak.
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New York Assembly Bill A03673

Introduced
1/29/25  
Relates to lifting mandatory hiring and retirement ages for municipal police.
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New York Assembly Bill A03686

Introduced
1/30/25  
Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.
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New York Assembly Bill A03693

Introduced
1/30/25  
Allows CUNY community college students to transfer all earned credits to a New York state university.
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New York Assembly Bill A03718

Introduced
1/30/25  
Provides for toll reimbursement for port authority of New York and New Jersey employees for entering or exiting the port authority port district, the twenty-five mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
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New York Assembly Bill A03729

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Establishes a real property tax exemption for the primary residences of surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty.