Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Include Electronic Cigarettes in Clean Indoor Act Passes Assembly & Senate
Jun 20, 2017
New York, NY – New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced passage of her bill, A.516-A, which would extend the protections of New York State’s Clean Indoor Air Act to include e-cigarettes. The Clean Indoor Air...
New York Takes Sides in Bathroom Wars Passes Bill to Designate as Gender-Neutral Restrooms in State-Owned, Operated Facilities
Jun 20, 2017
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today, during Pride Week, announced passage of her bill to designate as gender-neutral all restrooms in all state-owned and operated facilities.
"Across the country, states are moving...
Rosenthal: Bill Will Make Tampons Available for Free in New York’s Correctional Facilities and County Jails
Jun 14, 2017
Albany, NY – A bill sponsored by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) to provide free feminine hygiene products in prisons in New York State passed the Assembly Monday, 142-1.
“Tampons are fundamental health necessities, and women...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & Whoopi Goldberg Partner to Make Periods Less Painful
May 30, 2017
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that legislation she is working on with Whoopi Goldberg to allow medical marijuana to be prescribed for dysmenorrhea, or painful menstrual cramps, passed out of the Assembly...
Environmentally Conscious NYC Middle Schoolers Trek to Albany in Support of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Revitalize Waterways Statewide
May 24, 2017
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) was joined in Albany by a class of environmental science students from the West End Secondary School (WESS), a public middle school in her Assembly district, and advocates from the Billion...
Assemblymember Rosenthal Unveils Trio of Bills to Increase Access to Feminine Hygiene Products for Vulnerable Populations in New York
May 12, 2017
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced the introduction of three bills (A.347, A.585, A.588) to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost for menstruating individuals in schools, homeless shelters and state & local...
Animal Planet Star Jackson Galaxy Lends Support to Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Bill to Ban Cat Declawing in New York State
May 12, 2017
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) appeared with Animal Planet star Jackson Galaxy this weekend at Cat Camp, a two-day conference and cat adoption event, to raise awareness of her bill in the State Legislature to ban the...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Leads Busloads of Upper West Siders to Protest Donald Trump and Congress’ Anti-Women Agenda to Women’s March on Washington
Jan 12, 2017
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) will be leading busloads of Upper West Siders to protest President-Elect Trump and the Congressional Majority’s war on women at the January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Washington.
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Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Beagle Freedom Bill Becomes Law
Nov 16, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill, the Beagle Freedom Bill, A. 8261-A, which would require beagles and other dogs and cats used in scientific research, to be considered for adoption before...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s New Law Puts Required Reading on Crib Safety in the Hands of New Parents
Nov 16, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her bill, A.356/S.6730, to require hospitals and birth centers to distribute a leaflet detailing crib safety information to maternity patients at the time of discharge,...
New Law Will Prevent Needless Animal Euthanasia by Encouraging Vets To Perform Free Spay/Neuter Procedures
Nov 16, 2016
New York — Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill allowing veterinarians to satisfy continuing education requirements by providing free spay and neuter procedures was signed into law.
“Robust spay and...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal & State Senator Brad Hoylman to Introduce the #IVoted Bill
Nov 9, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and State Senator Brad Hoylman today announced that they plan to introduce legislation, the #IVoted Bill, to legalize ballot selfies in New York.
“I can hashtag just about anything on social media,...
Upper West Side Parents to de Blasio: Keep Lincoln Towers Together!
Oct 26, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), State Senator Brad Hoylman and parents and residents of the Lincoln Towers community rallied to urge the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to keep the Lincoln Towers school...
New York State Cracks Down on Illegal Hotels, Airbnb
Oct 21, 2016
New York, NY – With the signing into law of Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal's bill prohibiting advertising of illegal hotels by the Governor, New York today became the first state in the nation to take bold action to stop the spread of illegal Airbnb...
Day One of Tax-Free Tampons, Other Feminine Hygiene Products in New York State
Sep 1, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that the law she sponsored to eliminate state and local sales tax on tampons and similar feminine hygiene product takes effect today, September 1, 2016. The bill was...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Beagle Freedom Bill Becomes Law
Aug 17, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill, the Beagle Freedom Bill, A. 8261-A, which would require beagles and other dogs and cats used in scientific research, to be considered for adoption before...
New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Representatives from 10 States Send Letter to Obama Urging him to Veto “DARK Act”
Jul 7, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), along with 19 of her colleagues from 10 states across the country who are sponsors of state-level legislation to require mandatory on-package labeling of genetically modified organism...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, Advocates Call On Senate To Pass Wage Theft Prevention Bill After Successful Vote In Assembly
May 23, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today called upon the Senate to take up bill A.5501-C/S.2232-E, the SWEAT (Securing Wages Earned Against Theft) bill, which would build upon the historic Wage Theft Prevention Act by allowing workers...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Applauds Federal Action to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes
May 10, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drugs Abuse, applauded the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it will regulate e-cigarettes like it does...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Bill to Crack Down on Airbnb Passes Housing Committee
Apr 17, 2016
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) today announced that her bill to crack down on Airbnb and illegal hotel operators and protect tenants, bill A.8704-B, jumped a major hurdle today when it was voted out of the Assembly...
