New York State Assembly

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale), Chair of the Assembly Task Force on People with Disabilities, announced passage of her bill to require new school buses which transport three or more children with disabilities who use wheelchairs or other assistive...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Broome) announced a bill she sponsored to improve the safety of highway construction workers and motorists passed the Assembly (A.1691-A), and will be sent to the governor for approval. "A recent tragedy in which three...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced a major legislative agreement with Governor George Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on a comprehensive plan that will fulfill the commitment made nearly...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced the Assembly passed bipartisan legislation that she co-sponsored to help crack down on the manufacture and use of methamphetamines in New York. The legislation also has the support of the governor and...

For the fifth year in a row, the Assembly passed "Timothy’s Law," a bill Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Broome) is a sponsor of that ends discrimination against people who need mental health and chemical dependency care (A.2912). The legislation...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) again demanded action from the Assembly leadership on important legislation that has languished in committees since the bills were introduced. This year’s legislative session ends June 23 and many important...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) today joined his fellow Assembly minority colleagues during an Albany press conference to again demand action from the Assembly leadership on important legislation that has been languishing in committees...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Nicholas Spano have introduced legislation to crack down on repeat DWI offenders. Unsurprisingly, repeat DWI offenders account for about half the DWI arrests each year. This substantially contributes to...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz sponsored legislation that was passed by both the Assembly and Senate this week. If signed into law by Governor Pataki, the bill will save consumers money and aggravation from receiving unsolicited calls on their cell phones....

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced Assembly passage of the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act (A.7672), legislation she co-sponsored that would develop new and integrated approaches for serving older adults with mental illness by:Creating...

Hurricane season has officially started and will run through November, and reports about the devastating effects of hurricanes already are appearing in the media. To help residents prepare for hurricanes and other natural disasters, as well as what...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) announced he is sponsoring the 2005 Summer Reading Challenge at elementary schools in his district. The Summer Reading Challenge is designed to encourage students to continue learning –through reading...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced that important legislation she sponsored on cancer mapping (A.1884) passed in the Assembly today with unanimous bi-partisan support (130-0). "This legislation takes New York a step closer toward linking...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) expressed his disappointment with Tuesday’s decision by the Assembly Transportation Committee chairman to pull a bill from the panel’s agenda that would have allowed for discussion of New York’s Vicarious...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced Assembly passage of bi-partisan legislation he sponsored that would improve the accountability of the state’s economic development efforts (A.6633-A). The bill, known as the "Research and Development...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced Assembly passage of legislation he authored requiring information on Shaken Baby Syndrome be included in the already required parenting instruction curriculum at the high school level (A.6832). "Shaken...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced Assembly passage of bi-partisan legislation he sponsored that would improve the Amber Alert Plan by requiring the state Division of Criminal Justice Services to work with local governments and law enforcement...

A short time from now, the Public Authorities Control Board (PACB) will convene and will decide whether the taxpayers of this State, without the benefit of all the facts, should invest billions of dollars in the current plan put forth for development...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell), a member of the Environmental Conservation Committee, is sponsoring the "Bigger, Better Bottle Bill" (A.2517/S.1290). "New York State’s Bottle Bill is our most successful recycling initiative,"...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has been named to the Center for Women Policy Studies’ National Honor Roll of State Legislators in recognition of her commitment to women’s human rights. Assemblywoman Paulin is one of more than 400 state legislators nationwide...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced the Assembly passed legislation she sponsored, known as the Patriot Plan III, to expand benefits for veterans and their families (A.8291). The plan expands laws passed in 2003 and 2004 to help New Yorkers...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz successfully got the MTA to agree to provide more buses at the West 225th subway stop. In response to a letter from Assemblyman Dinowitz to the MTA’s chairman, Peter S. Kalikow, the MTA indicated to the assemblyman that...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz supported a package of legislation passed by the New York State Assembly that protects children from firearms, limits the ownership of dangerous military weapons, and keeps guns out of the hands of criminals. Firearms are...

In a repudiation of Governor Pataki and an endorsement of greater openness and efficiency in state government, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz helped override the Governor’s veto of enabling legislation for a constitutional amendment to reform the budget...