Albany, NY - Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, announced today that her bill requiring opioid antagonists to be available in workplaces for emergency use, has been signed into law by Governor Hochul (Ch....

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, announced that her bill to support families through loss has been signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul (Ch. 582 of 2025 and Ch. 28 of 2026). This legislation...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that her bill to protect children in day care centers has been signed into law. The legislation requires day care inspectors to receive training on identifying controlled substances and...

Albany, NY - Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) today announced that the landmark Medical Aid in Dying Act has been signed into law (Ch. 714 of 2025 and Ch. 1 of 2026). The legislation, which she authored and championed, will provide terminally...

Albany, NY – New York State lawmakers Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) and Senator Michelle Hinchey (D-Hudson Valley) announced today that their bill to protect healthcare providers who prescribe and dispense mifepristone, or any medication...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin joined nearly 1,000 community members on January 28 at Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains for an interfaith prayer vigil and anti-violence rally, standing in solidarity with neighbors and clergy from more than 30 churches and...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and State Senator Shelley Mayer today announced new legislation A.9648/S.8853 they are jointly sponsoring to ensure that New York State’s childhood vaccination requirements remain grounded in established medical...

The body of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage in Gaza, has been found and returned to Israel. At last, his loved ones can give him the burial he deserves. More than two years after the horrors of October 7th, a day that will forever be seared into our...

I am outraged and heartbroken by the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, a tragedy that follows the horrific and unjust death of Renee Good. These incidents of ICE violence are devastating, and cannot be without consequence. No enforcement mandate can...

I am heartbroken and outraged by the horrific arson attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi. The burning of this historic synagogue is not just an attack on a building, it’s an attack on Jewish life and safety in America. That this...

Albany, NY - After a decade of tireless advocacy, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) today announced her legislation, the Medical Aid in Dying Act (A.136/S.138), will become law in New York State. The legislation, which she authored and has championed,...

What should have been a night of joy and celebration for Jews around the world has been overshadowed by the tragic shooting of Jewish people celebrating the first night of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. I am heartbroken by this violence...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Senator Shelley B. Mayer issued the following comments in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s veto of their bill, A.7616/S.7001, that aims to reform New York’s Prompt Contracting Law to ensure nonprofits...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, and Senator Michelle Hinchey today issued the following joint statement in response to the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) vote to abandon...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, announced today that her bill A.1944/S.3765 has been signed into law by Governor Hochul (Ch. 509 of 2025). The legislation is intended to ensure that individuals...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that legislation she authored, A.1395/S.3360, has been signed into law by Governor Hochul (Ch. 506 of 2025). The new law expands New York’s anatomical gift statute by allowing a close...

Scarsdale, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) joined faith leaders, state and local officials, and hundreds of advocates at Chase Park in Scarsdale last night in support of the Medical Aid in Dying Act (A136/S138). The legislation, which...

Albany, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Senator Michelle Hinchey today announced that Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation they sponsor (Ch. 479 of 2025) to create a statewide research registry for Frontotemporal Degeneration...

Albany, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin announced today that their legislation requiring police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family or domestic violence has been...

New York, NY – Assemblywoman and Health Committee Chair Amy Paulin (D-Westchester), chaired a public hearing in New York City on Tuesday, September 30th to examine the potential medicinal value and risks of psilocybin. “The testimony at today’s...