New York State Representative

Lester Chang Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08082

Introduced
4/24/25  
Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08197

Introduced
5/5/25  
Requires signage warning about EBT/SNAP skimming at all retail food stores; mandates chip-enabled point-of-sale systems for SNAP transactions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08317

Introduced
5/13/25  
Requires all vehicles move over or slow down for parked, stopped and standing vehicles on highways, requiring the inclusion of at least one question regarding such requirement on the state driver's license examination, and requires public education measures on such requirement.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08393

Introduced
5/13/25  
Provides for disability benefits for pregnancy loss.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08463

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08540

Introduced
5/20/25  
Requires the education department, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and adopt a comprehensive fentanyl education, awareness, and recognition program for all public, charter, and private schools in the state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08618

Introduced
5/22/25  
Prohibits a person from defacing or damaging a fine art or historical monument; makes such crime bail eligible.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08508

Introduced
5/20/25  
Requires the commissioner of education mandate schools donate unused food to local food banks and establish policies and procedures to effectuate such program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08748

Introduced
6/2/25  
Exempts certain military service credit from being included in calculations of up to three years of military service credit for a public retirement system of the state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill C00241

Introduced
3/19/25  
Terminates the provisions of Executive Order number 47.3