Assemblywoman Hunter Delivered for CNY in the 2024 Legislative Session
Jun 10, 2024
“The 2024 Legislative Session was one of our most productive to date. My office passed a total of (16) pieces of legislation through both houses on a wide range of important issues, including banking, healthcare and veteran services. I am proud to have...
Le Moyne Athletic Complex to Undergo $45 Million Renovation; Assemblymember Pam Hunter Leads Effort to Secure $12 Million in State Funding
May 28, 2024
With $12 million in funding from the state of New York, the Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex at Le Moyne College is scheduled to undergo a $45 million expansion and renovation over the next five years. In addition to improvements to the existing...
Assemblymember Hunter’s Biomarker Bill Signed by Governor Hochul
Dec 22, 2023
Today, Governor Hochul signed Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter's biomarker legislation into law (A1673). The bill would require every state-regulated insurance plan, including Medicaid, to provide coverage for biomarker testing."In cancer care, a biomarker...
Assemblywoman Hunter’s Deer Management Legislation Signed into Law
Dec 12, 2023
On Friday, Governor Hochul signed Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter’s deer management legislation into law (A783). The bill would establish an urban deer management pilot program to mitigate deer-related vehicle accidents. “Among the many issues I discuss...
Assemblymember Hunter’s Overdraft Legislation Signed into Law
Nov 2, 2023
Last week, Governor Hochul signed Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter's overdraft legislation into law (A5519). The bill would protect consumers from excessive or unexpected overdraft fees for paperless transactions."Before today, protections against excessive...
Assemblymember Hunter & Senator Krueger Introduce New Bill Allowing Consumers to Buy Wine in NY Grocery Stores, Joining 40 Other States
May 11, 2023
New York State Assembly Banking Committee Chair Pamela Hunter (D-Syracuse) and State Senate Finance Committee Chair Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) announced today that they are introducing new legislation to allow consumers to buy wine in New York grocery...
Assemblywoman Hunter’s Statement on the Final Budget
May 11, 2023
“Last year, my colleagues and I had a highly productive legislative session in the Assembly that was responsive to the challenges we face as a state. We passed a measure that suspended the state gas tax, accelerated middle-class tax cuts, and made record...
Assemblywoman Hunter, Cristal Starling, Institute for Justice Hold Press Conference on A.641 to Ensure Due Process When Property Is Seized by Law Enforcement
May 2, 2023
Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter (D-Syracuse) convened a press conference on Tuesday, May 2, urging the New York State Assembly to approve her proposed legislation aimed at safeguarding due process in cases involving the confiscation of property and/or money...
Assemblymember Hunter: I Urge the Senate and Governor Hochul to Join Us in Protecting Consumers
Mar 29, 2023
“It is a good day when the New York State Assembly stands with consumers. I am proud that my legislation to protect consumers from excessive or unexpected overdraft fees for paperless transactions has passed the Assembly. “Working families in the...
Assemblywoman Hunter’s statement on the Second Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment
Jan 24, 2023
“In 1973, Roe v. Wade affirmed that a woman has a constitutional right over the autonomy of her body. In the words of the first female Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, “an entire generation has come of age free to assume Roe’s concept...
