Press Releases

Thiele: Assembly Passes Legislation to Ensure Safe Drinking Water in Schools

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced that the Assembly passed legislation requiring the state health and education departments to create statewide guidelines for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services...

Thiele Takes Step to Strip Pensions from Corrupt Politicians

“I have zero tolerance for corruption in government. That’s why I passed a resolution to amend the New York State Constitution (A.7704) that provides for the stripping of pensions for public officials convicted of a felony related to their official...

Thiele Helps Pass Legislation to Address the Heroin Epidemic

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced the Assembly passed a series of bills – which have the support of the Senate and the governor – to improve the treatment and prevention of heroin and opioid addiction, which has reached...

Thiele: Assembly Passes Law to Improve Access to Vital Breast Cancer Screenings

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced that the Assembly passed legislation – which has the support of the Senate and governor – to make breast cancer screenings more accessible and improve insurance coverage to promote early...

Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Thiele Pass Three Measures to Benefit Sag Harbor

Albany – State Senator Ken LaValle and State Assemblyman Fred Thiele have passed three pieces of State legislation that will benefit the Sag Harbor community. The first piece of legislation (S.2926-B/A.4264-B) would allow the Village of Sag Harbor...

Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Thiele Pass Bill for Pilot Seaweed Cultivation Program

State Senator Ken LaValle and State Assemblyman Fred Thiele passed legislation, S.7772-A/A.10146-A, which would authorize Suffolk County to allow certain underwater lands in Gardiner's and Peconic Bays to be used for the implementation of a pilot program...

Thiele: Stem Incentive Program Available for Students Pursuing Higher Education

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today announced the availability of the New York State Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program to help students across New York State afford college tuition. The...

Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Thiele Report Legislation Approved to Protect National Historic Landmarks from Erosion

Senator Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele announced that the Legislature had approved their legislation (S368/A169) to protect national historic landmarks from shore erosion. The bill would enable the NY State Department of Conservation (DEC) to...

Thiele is working to Relieve Counties of Mandated Legal Services Costs

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced the passage of a bill that creates a unified system to ensure equitable funding for indigent legal services across the state (A.6202-C). The bill requires the state to gradually...

Thiele and Murry Introduce Legislation to Stop PSEG-LI from putting financial interests of its parent company ahead of Long Island ratepayers

New York Assembly Members Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D WF-Sag Harbor) and Dean Murray (R, C, I-East Patchogue) today introduced anti conflict-of-interest legislation that prohibits PSEG-LI, a subsidiary of New Jersey-based utility PSEG, from performing any...

Thiele: Women Must Have the Only Say in Their Health Care Decisions

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced that he helped pass two key bills to protect and strengthen women’s reproductive rights. The measures prohibit discrimination against employees based on reproductive choices...

Thiele: Assembly Passes Dream Act to Send More Young People to College

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced that he helped pass the New York State Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act to ensure college-bound students with immigrant parents have a fair shot...

Thiele: New York Health Act Provides Universal Health Care for All New Yorkers

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced the Assembly passed legislation he sponsored that would create a universal plan to cover every New York State resident, known as the New York Health Act (A.5062-A). “Health...

South Fork Public Transportation Update By State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr.

For years, I have pursued the expansion of public transportation opportunities on the South Fork as a means of reducing traffic congestion, mitigating the impact on climate from automobile traffic, and providing residents with greater and long overdue...

Thiele Helps Pass Legislation to Combat ‘Zombie’ Homes

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced the Assembly passed legislation he supported to address the growing number of residential properties abandoned due to foreclosure and minimize the negative effects these vacant...

Thiele: On Memorial Day, Take Time to Reflect on the Price of Freedom

As we travel through life’s highs and lows, it’s easy to take fundamental American opportunities for granted. But it’s important to remember that our liberty and national identity were hard-won by soldiers who sacrificed so much and even gave their...

Thiele: Legislation Expands Access to Pension Benefits for All Veterans

“Veterans in New York State deserve to be recognized for their military service. Currently, only some veterans are eligible for pension credit in the New York State public retirement system. This unfairly leaves out too many of our military personnel,...

Assembly Approves Thiele Legislation Protecting Manufactured Homeowners from Rent Gouging

The New York State Assembly has given final passage to legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Fred Thiele which will give counties home rule authority to prevent rent gouging in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks. The legislation, A.6269/S.4436,...

Thiele Announces Passage of Legislative Resolutions Memorializing May 2016 as Lupus Awareness Month in State of New York

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced today that the New York State Assembly and Senate have passed resolutions memorializing Governor Andrew Cuomo to proclaim May 2016 as Lupus Awareness Month in New York State....

Thiele: State Creates Task Force to Combat Heroin and Opioid Crisis

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) announced that New York State has developed a new statewide Heroin Task Force comprised of a broad coalition of experts in healthcare, drug policy, advocacy, education, and recovery...