Press Releases

Assemblymember Rosenthal's Legislation Ending Shackling of Pregnant Women in Police Custody Passes Both Houses

Albany, New York – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, heralded passage of her legislation (A.1670-B) to ban the shackling of pregnant and postpartum women in the custody of...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Passage of Landmark Health Data Privacy Legislation

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announces passage of her landmark legislation, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (A.10357), which prohibits the sale of New Yorkers’...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Announces Passage of Budget Bill Raising SCRIE/DRIE Income Limits

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced that as part of today's Revenue budget bill, the Legislature raised the income eligibility of the Senior Citizen and Disability...

Assemblymember Rosenthal’s Legislation Banning Manufacture of 3D Printed Guns Passes in New York State Budget

Albany, New York – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, heralded passage of her legislation (A.1777) banning the manufacture of 3D guns and the dissemination of 3D printing...

Assemblymember Rosenthal’s Bill Protecting Vaccine Access in New York State Passes Assembly

Albany, New York – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF- Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced that her legislation (A.9140), which extends liability protections to health care providers who administer vaccines in...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Passes Legislation Requiring NYS Provide Free Menstrual Products in State-Owned Buildings

Albany, NY – Today, Assemblymember Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, passed critical legislation, A.1740, requiring New York to provide free menstrual products in state-owned or -leased buildings. The bill...

Assemblymember Rosenthal & Women Advocates Call for Urgent Passage of Menopause Legislation

Albany, New York – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal(D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, called for the urgent passage of her legislation that would improve workplace, insurance and healthcare standards for New Yorkers...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill Banning Toxins in Menstrual Products Becomes Law

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF -Manhattan) announced today that her legislation that prohibits the inclusion of PFAS, or forever chemicals, and other toxins in menstrual products sold in New York State has been signed...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill Empowering Domestic Violence Survivors to Escape Coerced Debts Signed into Law

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF - Manhattan) announced today that her bill creating a mechanism for survivors of domestic violence to free themselves of debts forced upon them by their abuser was signed into law. The bill...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal Statement in Response to Governor Hochul's Veto of A.26/S.5534

“We are deeply disappointed by Governor Hochul’s decision to veto our legislation expanding access to HIV treatment and prevention drugs. By continuing to impose unnecessary prior authorization requirements, New Yorkers on Medicaid will continue...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s First-in-the-Nation Bill Regulating Deepfakes in Commercial Advertisements Signed into Law

New York, NY – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF – Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced that her first-in-the-nation legislation, which requires disclosure to consumers when synthetic performers, or deepfakes,...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Celebrates First-in-the-Nation Diaper Ingredient Labeling Law Taking Effect

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF - Manhattan) announced today that her first-in-the-nation law requiring ingredient listings on all packages of diapers sold in New York State goes into effect December 11, 2025.The law applies...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Signing of Bill Expanding Access to Epinephrine Nasal Spray

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A.5392-B/S.7807-A) expanding access to epinephrine nasal sprays has been signed into law by the Governor. This legislation updates New York’s...

Hinchey, Rosenthal Bill Strengthens Extreme Risk Protection Orders by Recognizing Animal Cruelty as a Risk Factor

ALBANY, NY – New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today announced that legislation they sponsor to expand New York’s temporary extreme risk protection order (TERPO) law has been signed by the Governor. The...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Heralds Signing of her Landmark Legislation Banning Algorithmic Rental Gouging in New York State

New York, New York – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced that her legislation banning landlords from colluding to artificially inflate New Yorkers’ rents was signed into...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Author of New York's Landmark Menstrual Equity Laws, Announces Slate of Bills to Address Menopausal Healthcare Gaps in New York State

New York, NY –On NBC’s Today Show, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal announced that she has introduced a package of bills to address the gaps in healthcare coverage and workplace protections for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause in...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill to Increase Awareness of IUD Pain Management Methods Passes Both Houses

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A.778-A/S.7714-A) to require that patients be provided with information on intrauterine devices, or IUDs, including pain management options, passed...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill to Shield DV Survivors from Liability for Coerced Debts Passes Assembly

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A.3038-B/S.1353-B) to protect abuse victims from being held liable for coerced debts passed the Assembly and will now head to the Governor’s desk....

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Passes Legislation Banning Landlords from Colluding to Raise Rents Through Algorithmic Pricing

Albany, New York – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced the passage of her landmark legislation banning landlords from colluding to raise rents through the use of algorithms...

NYS Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Hails Passage of the Housing Access Voucher Program in New York State Budget

Albany, NY – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, hailed passage of her landmark legislation, the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), in the 2025-26 New York State budget. This...