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Notice of Public Hearing - Impact of COVID-19 on state-funded student financial aid and access opportunity programs
September 8, 2020
Notice of Public Hearing - The impacts of COVID-19 on individuals struggling with a substance use disorder and the availability of supportive services
September 8, 2020
Grants Action News - September 2020
September 1, 2020
Notice of Public Hearing - Impact of COVID-19 on individuals with either a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability
August 26, 2020
Notice of Public Hearing - Power and communication failures from Tropical Storm Isaias
August 13, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on Hate-Motivated Vandalism of a New York State Government Office
August 11, 2020
Senate And Assembly to Hold Joint Legislative Hearing on Utilities' Failure During Recent Storm
August 9, 2020
Notice of Online Video Public Hearing - Impact of COVID-19 on the Workforce
August 6, 2020
Speaker Carl Heastie Implements Sanctions Against Assemblymember Michael Miller
August 6, 2020
Notice of Online Video Public Hearing - The Impacts of COVID-19 on New York’s Veterans
August 5, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on the Re-Election of Mario Cilento as President of the AFL-CIO
August 4, 2020
Grants Action News - August 2020
July 29, 2020
Notice of Online Video Public Hearing - Residential health care facilities and COVID-19
July 27, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Help Support Vulnerable New Yorkers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
July 24, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation Creating Automatic Voter Registration
July 24, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation Protecting New Yorkers from Discrimination by Real Estate Brokers and Agents
July 24, 2020
Senate and Assembly Majorities Advance Legislation Limiting Immunity for Health Care Services
July 23, 2020
Assembly Passes the Healthy Terminals Act
July 22, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation Recognizing Abolition Commemoration Day and Juneteenth in New York State
July 22, 2020
Senate and Assembly Majorities Advance Anti-SLAPP Legislation to Protect Free Speech
July 22, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Provide That New York Drivers Will Not Lose License for Inability to Pay Certain Traffic Fees and Fines
July 22, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Require Video Recordings of Juvenile Interrogations
July 21, 2020
Assembly Passes the Protect Our Courts Act, Ensuring Access to Courts Without Fear of Immigration Related Arrests
July 20, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation Expanding Rape Statutes and Allowing Survivors to Seek Justice
July 20, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
July 18, 2020
Notice of Online Video Public Hearing - The Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education
July 17, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on Right to Monitor Act Going into Effect
July 14, 2020
Senate and Assembly Majorities Announce Joint Legislative Hearings on Impact of COVID-19
July 13, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Allow Employers to Deny Contraceptive Coverage for Women
July 8, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins & Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Announce Joint Legislative Hearing on Independent Redistricting
July 8, 2020
Notice of Online Public Hearing - Evaluating Constitutional Provisions Impacting Redistricting in 2022
July 8, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins & Assembly Speaker Heastie Statement on Appointing Ekow N. Yankah to Public Campaign Finance Board
July 2, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on the Passing of Assemblymember David F. Gantt
July 1, 2020
Grants Action News - July 2020
July 1, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down Abortion Restrictions
June 29, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on Supreme Court DACA Decision
June 18, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Create the Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office
June 10, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation Creating Office of Special Investigation, Ensuring Independent Investigation of Deaths in Law Enforcement Custody
June 10, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Require Body Cameras for All New York State Police Officers
June 9, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Promote Transparency and Accountability for Law Enforcement
June 9, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Better Ensure the Safety of Individuals in Custody
June 9, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation Protecting New Yorkers' Rights to Record Law Enforcement Activity
June 8, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Prevent the Biased Misuse of Emergency Services
June 8, 2020
Assembly Passes STAT Act to Bring Transparency to Policing Data
June 8, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation Requiring Officers to Promptly Report Discharge of a Firearm
June 8, 2020
Assembly Passes Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act
June 8, 2020
Speaker Heastie Announces Assembly to Pass Legislative Package to Protect New Yorkers, Improve Police and Community Relations, and Bring Transparency and Accountability to the Criminal Justice System
June 8, 2020
Notice of Public Hearing - The federal response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses in New York State
June 5, 2020
Statement from Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
June 1, 2020
Grants Action News - June 2020
June 1, 2020
Statement from Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
May 29, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on Assembly Majority's Passage of Critical COVID-19 Legislation
May 29, 2020
Assembly Passes Legislation to Provide Death Benefits to Families of Municipal Frontline Workers
May 29, 2020
Senate and Assembly Majorities Announce Passage of Major Legislative Package Combating COVID-19 and Protecting New Yorkers
May 29, 2020
Assembly Speaker Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins Announce Plans to Convene Session Next Week
May 22, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on HEROES Act
May 13, 2020
Notice of Public Hearing - Exploring solutions to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on minority communities
May 11, 2020
Notice of Public Hearing - The federal response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses in New York State.
May 6, 2020
New York State Assembly and Uber Partner to Donate 8,000 Free Meals to New York City Nonprofits and Institutions
May 5, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on Funding for Food Banks
May 2, 2020
Legislature to Hold Two Joint Legislative Public Hearings on the Impacts of COVID-19 on New York State
May 1, 2020
Grants Action News - May 2020
May 1, 2020
Speaker Heastie and Members of Assembly Majority Call on N.Y. Congressional Delegation to Support Federal Aid for State & Local Governments Facing Devastating Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19
April 29, 2020
Speaker Heastie Statement on the Passing of Former Assemblymember Richard Brodsky
April 8, 2020
Special COVID-19 Edition Grants Action News - April 2020
April 6, 2020
Statement from Speaker Carl Heastie
April 4, 2020
SFY 2020-21 Budget Expands Annual Sick Leave to All New Yorkers
April 3, 2020
SFY 2020-21 Budget Invests $18.4 Billion in Higher Education
April 3, 2020