Press Releases

Nuisance Calls Goes into Effect

This week, the Nuisance Call Act (Ch. 572 of 2019) sponsored by Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) went into effect. The legislation closes a loophole in New York’s Do Not Call law that had allowed New Yorkers on the list to still receive calls...

New York Assembly Members Urge the MTA to Add Critical Project for the Metro-North Railroad in the 2020-2024 Capital Plan

Tarrytown, NY – The members of the New York State Assembly representing the communities that rely the most upon the Metro-North Railroad sent a public letter to MTA Chair Pat Foye and held a press conference near the Tarrytown Metro-North station...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s Limousine Safety Bills Signed into Law

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) announced on Monday that three bills which she introduced were signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Two of the bills are related to safety improvements in the operation of for-hire stretch...

Assemblymember Paulin and Senator Rivera Urge Passage of Their Bill to Curb Internet Sales of E-Cigarettes and Vaping Products

Bronx, NY and Scarsdale, NY – In response to an outbreak of lung injuries among otherwise healthy people who use electronic cigarettes or vaping products that has prompted investigations and public health warnings by the Food and Drug Administration...

Amy Paulin Hails NY and NJ Appointments to Gateway Development Commission

Scarsdale, NY – Assemblymember Amy R. Paulin hailed the appointments by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to the newly-established Gateway Development Commission, which will act as a coordinating agency for the...

New York Assembly Members Call for Fully Funding Universal Pre-K Statewide

Yonkers, White Plains, and New City, NY – Today, the members of the New York State Assembly representing the communities in Westchester and Rockland Counties conducted a tour of pre-school programs within their counties to highlight the need for...

Starting Today: Paulin, Gianaris Law to Keep Guns Out of the Wrong Hands by Extending the Time Limit for Background Checks Takes Effect

New York, NY – A new law takes effect today to increase the time interval before a firearm, shotgun, or rifle may be sold to an individual whose background check requires additional scrutiny and follow up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (A.2690...

Amy Paulin Introduces Measures to Close Loopholes Around “Straw Purchases” of Ammunition

Albany, NY – Prompted by developing details in the case of the August 4 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) announced that she will be introducing two measures to close gaps in existing laws relating to so-called...

NYS Legislators Representing New Rochelle Celebrate Library Construction Grants for New Rochelle Public Library

New Rochelle, NY – The members of the New York State Assembly and State Senate who represent the City of New Rochelle celebrated the news that New Rochelle Public Library had received two Library Construction Grants to support their ongoing renovation...

Assemblymember Paulin and Senator Mayer Celebrate Library Construction Grants Awarded to Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe Public Libraries

Eastchester, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) and State Senator Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) celebrated the news that the Bronxville Public Library, Eastchester Public Library, and Tuckahoe Public Library had each received Library Construction...

Amy Paulin’s Safe Storage of Firearms Bill Signed into Law

Scarsdale, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) released the following statement upon the news that Governor Andrew Cuomo had signed into law her bill (A. 2686A) to require the safe and secure storage of rifles, shotguns, and handguns to...

Governors of New York and New Jersey Sign Amy Paulin’s Bill to Establish the Gateway Development Commission

Albany, NY and Trenton, NJ – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) hailed today’s announcement that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy would sign the Gateway Development Commission Act. The law is the product...

Statement by Assemblymember Amy R. Paulin on Today’s Approval of a Consumer Education and Awareness Campaign to Encourage Clean Energy in Westchester County

As the author of the legislation that prompted the development of this program, I applaud the Public Service Commission’s approval of the consumer education and awareness campaign in Westchester County. Con Edison’s natural gas moratorium was...

NYS Legislature Passes Amy Paulin’s Nuisance Call Act

Albany, NY – In the closing days of the 2019 legislative session, the Assembly and State Senate passed the Nuisance Call Act (A. 2224), sponsored by Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale). The legislation represents one piece of a multi-pronged...

NY and NJ Take Major Step to Move Critical Gateway Project Forward

Albany, NY and Trenton, NJ – Over the last two days, the legislative bodies of New York and New Jersey have passed identical bills under the name the Gateway Development Commission Act. The bill is the product of a six-way negotiation between both...

Assemblymember Paulin and Senator Krueger Cheer Passage of Bill to Protect Against a Federal Assault on the Integrity of Non-Profits and Houses of Worship

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) and Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) applauded passage of a bill to preserve existing restrictions on houses of worship and 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations from participating or intervening...

Assemblymember Paulin, Senator Hoylman, Legislators, and Activists Renew Call for Repeal of Loitering for the Purposes of Prostitution Law

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy R. Paulin and State Senator Brad Hoylman were joined by their fellow Assemblymembers and State Senators, civil rights experts, and social justice activists, including advocates from the transgender and gender-nonconforming...

Students from Albert Leonard Middle School and Pelham Middle School Honored as the Winners of Amy Paulin’s 4th Annual “There Ought to Be a Law” Contest

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Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy R. Paulin is proud to announce two middle school students at Pelham Middle School and one at Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle are the winners of her Fourth Annual “There Ought to Be a Law” Contest....

Amy Paulin Cheers Passage of the Child Parent Security Act to Reform New York’s Outdated Laws on Gestational Surrogacy Agreements

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) released the following statement in reaction to the State Senate passing the Child-Parent Security Act (S. 2071B/A. 1071C). Assemblymember Paulin is the sponsor of the bill in the Assembly. “I...

Westchester Assembly Delegation Stands Up Against Bill that Benefits Insurance Companies Over Area Hospitals

Albany, NY – Despite united opposition by all members of the State Assembly representing Westchester County, the Assembly has passed a bill that would benefit insurance companies at the expense of hospitals and could prove financially devastating...