Statement from Assemblymember Dan Quart on the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act
Mar 30, 2021
“After decades of unjust arrests, convictions, and communities torn apart by prohibition, New York is finally legalizing marijuana. Most importantly, we are doing it the right way: by centering the communities most harmed by criminalization. Despite...
Assemblymember Quart, Advocates Demand Passage of the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act
Mar 4, 2021
New York, NY – Since 1989, 303 New Yorkers have been exonerated of a crime, amounting to a collective 3,068 years lost to wrongful conviction. Now, advocates and lawmakers are saying the true number of wrongful convictions is higher than reported because...
Assemblymember Dan Quart Introduces Legislation to Ban the Use of Controversial Surveillance Tool
Jun 12, 2020
New York, NY – Fearing reverse location search warrants could ensnare innocent people, Assemblymember Dan Quart and Senator Zellnor Myrie have introduced legislation (A10246A/S08183) to ban the practice. Whereas a conventional warrant requires law...
Assemblymember Dan Quart Introduces Legislation to Decriminalize Face Coverings in Public Spaces
May 27, 2020
New York, NY – On April 17, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order requiring all New Yorkers under the age of 2 to wear a face covering in public when social distancing isn’t possible. Despite the order, wearing a face mask in public is still...
Statement from Assemblymember Dan Quart Regarding Bail Rollbacks
Apr 3, 2020
“Rolling back bail reform is unconscionable. It undoes the progress we painstakingly negotiated for months, and it does so through what has been an anti-democratic process. No directly impacted people have been consulted. In fact, the people who...
Comment from State Assemblymember Dan Quart on the Draft Model Sexual Harassment Policies, Complaint Form and Training Document
Sep 12, 2018
Sexual harassment is a widespread problem across New York State; no industry is exempt. Stronger policies to protect victims of sexual harassment and to prevent harassers from carrying on unchecked campaigns of harassment for years are critical for the...
Assemblymember Quart Statement on SFY 2018-19 Budget Agreement
Apr 2, 2018
New York, NY – Following the announcement of the SFY 2018-2019 Budget Agreement, Assemblymember Quart released the following statement:
“There are positives in this year’s budget to celebrate -- an unprecedented amount of funding for public schools,...
Assemblymember Quart Statement on Governor Cuomo's Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Jan 3, 2018
New York, NY – Assemblymember Dan Quart released the following statement today in response to Governor Cuomo's proposed criminal justice reform bills:
“I applaud Governor Cuomo for his effort to draw more attention to the major reforms needed to...
Assemblymember Quart Announces Legislation to End Cash Bail, Reform New York’s Criminal Justice System
Jan 3, 2018
New York, NY – Assemblymember Dan Quart, joined by anti-online harassment advocate Meaghan Barakett and exoneree advocate Jeffrey Deskovic, today announced a package of bills designed to improve New York’s criminal justice system. The legislation...
Assemblymember Quart, Senator Savino, Advocates Urge Governor to Sign Gravity Knife Reform into Law
Oct 13, 2017
New York, NY – Assemblymember Dan Quart, Senator Diane Savino, Council Member Vanessa Gibson, Tina Luongo of The Legal Aid Society, and Andrea Sáenz of Brooklyn Defender Services, today called upon Governor Cuomo to support reform to New York’s outdated...
