New York State Assembly

Town of Tonawanda, NY – New York State Senator Jeremy J. Zellner and Assemblyman William C. Conrad III today announced $1.1 million in state funding secured to support critical upgrades at parks across the Town of Tonawanda, including major improvements...

Speaker Carl Heastie continued his annual statewide tour today with Assemblymember Karen McMahon in Amherst, where they announced $300,000 for the Amherst State Park Veterans Memorial and $1 million for Briarhurst Park. Speaker Heastie and Assemblymember...

Albany, NY – A major victory has been secured in the New York State Budget to expand buffer zone protections for houses of worship, Jewish day schools, and community institutions across New York State, strengthening safeguards against harassment, intimidation,...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D–Westchester) announced that the New York State Legislature has passed two of her bills (A.1942/S.3822 and A.9609/S.9592) which update New York’s law to allow nurse practitioners to make routine health...

Learning Disability Week serves as an important reminder that every individual learns differently and that those differences should be recognized, understood and celebrated. It is an opportunity to raise awareness about learning disabilities, highlight...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) is partnering with Sunnking Sustainable Solutions to host a free electronics recycling event for Genesee County residents on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The event will take place in the parking...

Albany, N.Y., June 15--State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats), Senator Pam Helming (R,C-Canandaigua), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning), and Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski (R,C-Canisteo) today called on the governor to enact legislation they have...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, today announced the passage in both the Assembly and Senate of her legislation (A.509/S.6230) to ensure children attending summer camps can receive medications...

Flushing, New York – This Friday, Assemblymember Ron Kim, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development, was joined by Congressmember Grace Meng and Assemblymembers Nily Rozic and Edward Braunstein in celebrating the...

Speaker Carl Heastie today joined Assemblymember Erik Dilan at Hope Gardens, a NYCHA development located in Bushwick, Brooklyn to announce a $3 million capital grant to renovate its Youth Center, one of the single largest state grants to be awarded in...

Speaker Carl Heastie, Consumer Affairs Committee Chair Nily Rozic, Assemblymember Emérita Torres and Assemblymember Grace Lee today announced the Assembly passed legislation to strengthen safety protections and ensure transparency for infant food and...

Albany, NY – “When the children can’t get to the farm, we’ll bring the farm to them!,” exclaimed the Assemblywoman. Thanks to the incredible generosity of Agricultural Advocate Ben Simons and Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol, as well as the...

Assemblywoman Andrea K. Bailey (R,C-Geneseo) is pleased to announce her upcoming mobile office hours. The first stop will be in West Bloomfield on Monday, June 22, and additional visits are scheduled in communities throughout the district in the months...

While I am proud of the meaningful legislation we passed this year, I cannot help but think about the opportunities that were lost because of an increasingly cumbersome budget process and the extraordinary amount of authority that has been ceded to the...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D–Westchester) applauds a provision in this year’s Enacted State Budget which includes a 2.7% Targeted Inflationary Increase (TII) for human service workers and organizations across the State. Paulin supported...

Speaker Carl Heastie today kicked off his annual statewide tour with Assemblymember Didi Barrett, visiting Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School in Hudson and announcing $1.6 million for outdoor classrooms. “The Assembly Majority is committed to preparing...

New York state’s newly enacted state budget contains a revision to the Real Property Tax Law regarding veterans’ property tax exemptions. The newly enacted state budget allows local governments to provide a full property tax exemption for veterans...

WATERTOWN, NY — Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown), ranking Minority member of the Assembly Standing Committee on Energy, today called on the governor to veto A.11560, the Responsible Data Center Development Act, and announced that he has sent the...

Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C–Yorktown) and Senator Pete Harckham (D, WF-40th) today announced a historic increase in Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding as part of the enacted 2026-27 state budget, delivering critical...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D–Westchester) is highlighting new provisions in the SFY 2026-27 Enacted Budget that take direct aim at the growing threat of 3D-printed ghost guns. The measures, which Paulin advocated and voted for, prohibit...

Penn Yan, N.Y., June 9—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) visited Penn Yan Academy on Monday to pay tribute to the Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team for winning the 2025 New York State Public High School...

Albany, NY – Long-awaited peace of mind regarding the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail is on the horizon with the news this week that Assemblywoman Rebecca Kassay’s legislation to create a perpetual conservation easement aimed to protect...

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal today announced the passage of legislation that would strengthen protections for incarcerated pregnant individuals by prohibiting the use of restraints and use of force against them (A.1670, Rosenthal)....

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara today announced that he secured $4 million in the 2026-27 New York State Budget for the development of Rotterdam Commons, a new community recreation complex and park for the Town of Rotterdam.Joined by Rotterdam Town Supervisor...

Speaker Carl Heastie and Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi today announced that the Assembly has passed Kyra’s law, which would clarify the legal framework for courts to promote the safety of children in child custody and visitation...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) today celebrated the inclusion of more than $30 million in the FY 2027 New York State Budget to support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across New York State. "I was proud...