Senator Mayer and Assemblyman Otis Announce Legislation to Protect Shorelines and the Environment from Increased Climate Change Related Hazards Signed into Law
Oct 3, 2023
Press Releases
Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Protect New Yorkers from Increasingly Frequent and Extreme Flooding
Sep 22, 2023
Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to protect New Yorkers from flooding as storms become increasingly frequent and extreme. Legislation (S.5186-A/A.5221-A) requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to implement permit regulations...
Governor Hochul Signs Otis/Gonzalez Bill on Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure
Sep 21, 2023
Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (91st AD) and State Senator Kristen Gonzalez (59th SD) announced that Governor Kathy Hochul has signed their legislation, A7364/S7414, to provide additional cyber security protection to critical infrastructure...
Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Help High School Students Excel in the Classroom and in Extra-Curricular Activities
Sep 7, 2023
Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to help high school students succeed -- both in and out of the classroom. Legislation (A.514-A/S.5650-A) ensures parents and students receive information on what advanced placement courses are offered, how...
Assemblyman Steve Otis and State Senator Shelley Mayer Announce Local Bridge Funding for Mamaroneck and Rye
Jul 11, 2023
Westchester, NY - Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) and Senator Shelley Mayer (SD 37) announced two important state grants awarded to Sound Shore communities that will assist each community with bridge infrastructure projects that are part of broader flood...
Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis Pass Legislation to Protect Shorelines and the Environment from Increased Climate Change Related Hazards
Jul 10, 2023
ALBANY, NY - Communities across New York State face intensifying climate change related hazards, including dangerous floods, and the New York State Senate and Assembly have now passed an important bill which will protect our shorelines and environment...
Improving Access to a Lifesaving Device
Jul 5, 2023
Mayer, Otis Pass Legislation Requiring Schools to Provide Student Government
Jun 14, 2023
Albany, NY – New York State Senator Shelley B. Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis announce that their legislation, which would require school districts to provide students with the opportunity to participate in student government while in high school,...
Mayer and Otis Pass Legislation Requiring Automated External Defibrillator Implementation Plans for Camps and Youth Sports
Jun 8, 2023
Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) and State Senator Shelley B. Mayer (SD 37) announced the passage of their bill, A.366A/S.7424, in both houses of the New York State legislature. This legislation will require camps and youth sports programs...
Assemblyman Otis Hosts Annual NYS Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop
May 15, 2023
Rye – NY – Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) along with representatives from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) will host a special workshop on the EFC’s 2023 round of clean water grant programs. The workshop will be held on Friday,...
NYS Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop
May 12, 2023
New York State Assemblyman Steve Otis invites you to a NYS clean water infrastructure grant workshop. Friday, May 19, 202311:30 AM – 1:30 PMJay Heritage Center – Carriage House210 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 Admission is free, but registration...
State Budget Includes $17.5 Million for Village of Mamaroneck Flood Project
May 3, 2023
Albany, NY – State Senator Shelley B. Mayer (SD 36) and State Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD 91) announced today that the recently adopted state budget includes the $17.5 million state share to fund the Mamaroneck Sheldrake US Army Corp of Engineers flood...
Krueger and Otis Re-Introduce Bill to Create Electric Landscaping Equipment Rebate Program
Mar 22, 2023
Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblyman Steve Otis, announced the re-introduction of a bill (S.5853/A.5681) to create a rebate program for the purchase of electric landscaping equipment. A similar bill, carried by Senator Krueger and former...
Senator Mayer and Assemblyman Otis Applaud New York State Department of Civil Service’s Landmark EMS Policy Decision, Achieved with the Assistance of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
Feb 16, 2023
Harckham, Otis Legislation to Provide Workers Electronic Notice of Employees Rights Signed into Law
Dec 23, 2022
Albany, NY - State Assemblyman Steve Otis (D - AD 91) and State Senator Pete Harckham (SD – 40) announced that their legislation to require that workplace legal notices regarding the worker rights and protections be made available to employees electronically...
Statement of Assemblyman Steve Otis, Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery Meeting on the Hurricane Ida Action Plan, September 8, 2022, New Rochelle City Hall
Sep 9, 2022
Welcome to New Rochelle and to the Sound Shore of Westchester County. Thank you for your Hurricane Ida Action Plan and Program Design proposal. And thank you for coming here to share your plan and solicit further comments. Westchester County communities...
Workshop Brings Clean Water Grant Information to Westchester Local Governments
Jul 21, 2022
Important information for local governments on State Clean Water Grants will be presented at the annual workshop hosted by Assemblyman Steve Otis (AD-91) and the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation for Westchester local governments, environmental...
NYS Clean Water Infrastructure Grant Workshop
Jul 18, 2022
Statement from Assemblyman Otis on Supreme Court Draft Opinion
May 20, 2022
Dear Friends,Last week I participated in a number of events to decry the Supreme Court decision draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade.While the final decision has not been released, the arguments and assumptions presented in the draft are shocking and...
Living Shorelines with Assemblyman Otis and NYS Senator Mayer – Thursday May 5th @4pm
Apr 29, 2022
