Press Releases

Westchester County Health Care Corporation – Current Fiscal Crisis Why? What next?

The New York State Assembly Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day - May 18, 2005

Assembly Passes Emergency Contraception Bill

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin announced today Assembly passage of legislation allowing women needing Emergency Contraception (EC) – or the morning-after pill – to access it through a pharmacist or registered nurse without...

New York State Assembly and Senate Pass Paulin Election Law Reform

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D - Scarsdale) announced today that the New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation she authored (A7953) to improve the Fire District election process by prohibiting electioneering within one hundred feet of a polling...

New York State Assembly and Senate Pass Paulin Theatrical Financing Legislation

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D - Scarsdale) announced today that the New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation she authored (A1448, S1606) to encourage the financing and production of off-Broadway theatrical works. This legislation amends outdated...

Paulin Health Certificate Legislation Helps Parents and Physicians

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) announced today that the Assembly and Senate passed her legislation to give parents and physicians additional time to schedule children’s health exams and obtain the required health certificates for submission...

New York State Assembly and Senate Pass Paulin Public Lewdness Legislation

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D - Scarsdale) announced today that the New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation she authored (A9855, S6649) to increase the probation period for the crime of public lewdness to up to three years. Classified under...

Assembly Passes Paulin’s Bill Targeting Illegal Gun Sales

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) announced Assembly passage of legislation she sponsored that makes it more difficult for criminals to obtain firearms, rifles and shotguns from gun dealers and increases the criminal penalties for those who illegally...

Paulin’s Legislation Reinstating Daycare Medication Procedures Passes Assembly and Senate

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin today announced that her legislation to help working parents by permitting daycare staff to continue to administer medication to children was passed by the Assembly and Senate (A.8987-A). “Last year, the State Education Department...

Legislature Passes Paulin’s Measure Extending Orders of Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) announced the Assembly and Senate passed a bill she authored that will increase the maximum duration of orders of protection for victims of domestic violence (A.8923-A). “This legislation will increase the maximum...

Paulin’s Legislation to Prevent Animal Cruelty Passes

Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) announced the Assembly and Senate passed her legislation requiring dog owners to provide adequate outdoor shelter (A.8679). “As we head into the summer, pet owners across New York are going to be letting their dogs outside...