Grants Action News - July 2023
Jul 5, 2023
A Message From Speaker Carl E. Heastie
Welcome to the New York State Assembly website.
Since its creation in 1777, the state Assembly has helped shape history, often leading the way with progressive action and reform. On February 3, 2015 the New York State Assembly continued making history by electing New York's first African American Assembly Speaker. I am deeply proud of this honor.
The Assembly is known as the "People's House" in New York. Here, we work every day to help improve the lives of all New York's...
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Jun 30, 2023
Speaker Heastie Begins Annual Statewide Tour on Long Island
Jun 27, 2023
Speaker Heastie Statement on the Passing of Richard Ravitch
Jun 26, 2023
I am saddened to hear of the death of Richard Ravitch. His passing is a tremendous loss for our state. Richard’s long and storied career was wide-reaching – leaving his mark on state and federal policy, the MTA, and even Major League Baseball. He...
Assembly Passes Legislation Banning Non-Compete Agreements in New York
Jun 23, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Labor Committee Chair Latoya Joyner today announced that statewide legislation protecting employees from being required to sign a non-compete agreement with their employer has passed both houses of the Legislature and will be...
Assembly Passes Bill To Protect Abortion and Reproductive Health Service Providers Using Telehealth
Jun 20, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Karines Reyes announced today that the Assembly has passed legislation to protect doctors, medical providers and facilitators serving patients seeking abortion and reproductive health services via telehealth (A.01709,...
Assembly Passes Legislation to Help Those Wrongfully Convicted Find Justice
Jun 20, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Jeffrion L. Aubry today announced that the Assembly has passed legislation to help those wrongfully convicted seek justice and to vacate convictions of those who were convicted under statutes that were later decriminalized...
Speaker Heastie Statement on Senior Staff Appointment
Jun 12, 2023
I am pleased to announce that Rebecca Mudie will serve as counsel to the Majority of the New York State Assembly.Becca most recently served the Assembly as legislative counsel for Program and Policy. Prior to that, she was director of Intergovernmental...
The Assembly Passes Bill Protecting Employees Freedoms in the Workplace
Jun 10, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Karines Reyes announced today the passage of a bill to protect employees by prohibiting employers from coercing them into attending or participating in meetings sponsored by the employer’s political or religious...
Assembly Announces Passage of Bill Recognizing Diwali as a School Holiday in New York City Public Schools
Jun 10, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie, Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, and Asian Pacific American Task Force Co-Chairs Grace Lee and Zohran K. Mamdani announced today the passage of legislation declaring Diwali as a school holiday in New York City public schools requiring...
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