Asm. Joe DeStefano

Co-sponsor A 7524

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to tax credits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-four, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.

In committee Feb 9, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6739

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Increases the amount of residential solar tax credits

Increases the amount of residential solar tax credits.

In committee Feb 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 7459

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to establishing a task force on safety in school transportation

Relates to establishing a task force on safety in school transportation to review and promote such safety.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 9086

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to requiring a referenced rate for prescription drug

Relates to reducing the cost of prescription drugs by establishing maximum wholesale drug prices that are the same as the prices in Canada.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 9065

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires a certain percentage of affordable housing funded by the state be used for veterans and people with disabilities

Requires affordable housing funded by the state be used for veterans and people with disabilities, with each group receiving five percent of such affordable housing.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 9012

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act

Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.

In committee Feb 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 8976

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of certain crimes

Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of felonies committed against a volunteer fire department, volunteer fire company, fire district, or fire protection district.

In committee Jan 31, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 8964

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Authorizes the Long Island rail road commuter's council study technologies which would allow seamless communication between fire departments and the Long Island rail road

Authorizes the Long Island rail road commuter's council to study technologies which would allow seamless communication between fire departments and the Long Island rail road to improve passenger safety and emergency response efficiency.

In committee Jan 31, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6744

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to family leave

Relates to family leave; includes being called to active duty within the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, or any other U.S. territory.

In committee Jan 31, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6839

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Establishes a multi-agency study group to conduct a study and to make recommendations regarding the optimal pension and retirement plan alternatives which could be made available in this state

Establishes a multi-agency study group to conduct a study and to make recommendations regarding the optimal pension and retirement plan alternatives which could be made available to not-for-profit human services corporations in this state.

In committee Jan 31, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track