New York State Assembly

New York will be taking a historic step rooted in compassion and dignity. I was proud to vote for the Medical Aid in Dying Act (S138/A136) and to stand with advocates, families, and colleagues who fought for years to make this possible. This law is not...

Albany, NY – Senator Samra Brouk and Assemblymember Sarah Clark’s Child Care Capacity Expansion Bill (A.10025/S.9728) passed the Assembly and Senate this session, sending it to the Governor’s desk for consideration. New York State has a child care...

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...

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...

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Emérita Torres today announced that the Assembly has passed legislation prohibiting surveillance pricing to protect New Yorkers from predatory pricing tactics (A.9349-B, Torres). “As prices are rising on everyday...

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 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...

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...

On the last day of legislative session, the New York State Assembly unanimously passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Phil Steck (D-110th AD) and cosponsored by Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh (R-112th AD) and Assemblymember Jake Blumencranz...

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...

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...

Albany, NY – Senator Patricia Fahy (D–Albany), Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D–NYC), and the NY FAIR NEWS Act coalition announced that both houses of the New York state legislature passed the NY FAIR News Act (New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence...

Last week, the state Assembly wrapped up its 2026 legislative session. Each year, from January through early June, legislators gather in Albany to represent their communities and address the challenges facing New Yorkers. This year, those challenges were...