New York State Representative

Joseph DeStefano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 33)

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04209

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes the crime of aggravated resisting arrest as where a person intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting an authorized arrest of such person or another person through the use of physical force, where such authorized arrest is for a crime which is a felony.
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New York Assembly Bill A04213

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits the discharge of bilge water into waters of the state from any vessel, watercraft, marina or mooring.
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New York Assembly Bill A04214

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits a violation captured by a speed camera to be dismissed upon the application of the person alleged to be liable for such violation if any information that is required to be inserted in the notice of liability is omitted from such notice of liability, misdescribed or illegible.
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New York Assembly Bill A04217

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires all commercial buildings be retrofitted with motion detectors for controlling lighting.
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New York Assembly Bill A04221

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits certain types of pollution in the Long Island Sound and Great South Bay.
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New York Assembly Bill A04224

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits the percentage of disbursements from the state lottery fund that goes towards education aid from falling below 45.15 percent.
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New York Assembly Bill A04234

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the establishment of electronics and hazardous waste recycling programs in towns within Nassau and Suffolk counties for one year.
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New York Assembly Bill A04235

Introduced
1/31/25  
Reclassifies court officers and court clerks of the unified court system under the definition of police officer.
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New York Assembly Bill A04242

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop a bleeding control kit program which requires bleeding control kits to be installed in easily accessible areas of schools; requires training of personnel to use bleeding control kits in the event of an injury to another person.
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New York Assembly Bill A04244

Introduced
1/31/25  
Allows for principals to be remanded into custody for drug treatment where there is a risk of continued substance abuse or the use of an opioid antagonist was required.
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New York Assembly Bill A04245

Introduced
1/31/25  
Authorizes the New York state and local employees' retirement system to accept an application for disability retirement benefits from Andrew Reilly, Jr.
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New York Assembly Bill A04275

Introduced
1/31/25  
Requires the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candidates which appear on a ballot.
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New York Assembly Bill A04278

Introduced
2/3/25  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
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New York Assembly Bill A04305

Introduced
2/4/25  
Prohibits grass clippings from being thrown or deposited upon any highway.
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New York Assembly Bill A04309

Introduced
2/4/25  
Prohibits state agencies from promulgating rules, regulations or any form of guidance requiring individuals under the age of eighteen who are not exhibiting COVID-19 related symptoms, as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, to wear a mask or face covering in a public place or while participating in any recreational or organized sporting activity.