New York State Assembly

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz blasted Governor Pataki for vetoing legislation authored by Dinowitz that would require insurance companies to cover health care costs of drivers injured as a result of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Existing...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz blasted Governor Pataki’s decision to veto make the emergency contraception legislation. Governor Pataki is expected to veto the bill, according to the Governor’s staff. His staff indicated that the Governor’s problem...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan announced their support of the efforts of Association of Riverdale Cooperatives (ARC) and Skyline Federal Credit Union to bring Credit Union services to Riverdale. Representing nearly 100...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz urged Governor Pataki to make emergency contraception legislation law. In a letter to Governor Pataki, Assemblyman Dinowitz stated, “I am writing to urge you to sign into law A.116, which provides access to emergency...

George E. PatakiGovernorExecutive ChamberCapitolState Street, Room 210Albany, New York 12224 Re: A.116/S.3661 "Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Act" Dear Governor Pataki: I have sponsored the above referenced bill which has passed in the Assembly...

Denise Sheehan, Acting CommissionerDepartment of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12207 Dear Ms. Sheehan: I am writing to request an extension be allowed for written comments on Oil and Gas leasing from July 29, 2005 until at least...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced today that the Assembly will conduct a "roundtable" discussion and a public hearing aimed at soliciting insight about the best ways to strengthen the protection of New Yorkers from sex offenses, including...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) is rating the Assembly’s just-ended 2005 legislative session as one of its most productive in recent years, but noted that many important issues were left unresolved. He vowed to continue fighting for...

Taking action on the growing menace in New York State of methamphetamine use and methamphetamine labs, the New York State Assembly passed major legislation to combat this scourge which has spread across the country and threatens to rival the crack epidemic...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced a major legislative agreement with Governor George Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on a comprehensive plan that will fulfill the commitment made nearly...

For the fifth year in a row, the Assembly passed "Timothy’s Law," a bill Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Broome) is a sponsor of that ends discrimination against people who need mental health and chemical dependency care (A.2912). The legislation...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) today joined his fellow Assembly minority colleagues during an Albany press conference to again demand action from the Assembly leadership on important legislation that has been languishing in committees...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz sponsored legislation that was passed by both the Assembly and Senate this week. If signed into law by Governor Pataki, the bill will save consumers money and aggravation from receiving unsolicited calls on their cell phones....

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced that important legislation she sponsored on cancer mapping (A.1884) passed in the Assembly today with unanimous bi-partisan support (130-0). "This legislation takes New York a step closer toward linking...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced Assembly passage of bi-partisan legislation he sponsored that would improve the Amber Alert Plan by requiring the state Division of Criminal Justice Services to work with local governments and law enforcement...

A short time from now, the Public Authorities Control Board (PACB) will convene and will decide whether the taxpayers of this State, without the benefit of all the facts, should invest billions of dollars in the current plan put forth for development...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced the Assembly passed legislation she sponsored, known as the Patriot Plan III, to expand benefits for veterans and their families (A.8291). The plan expands laws passed in 2003 and 2004 to help New Yorkers...

In a repudiation of Governor Pataki and an endorsement of greater openness and efficiency in state government, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz helped override the Governor’s veto of enabling legislation for a constitutional amendment to reform the budget...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) was joined today by his Assembly minority colleagues in launching a statewide petition drive designed to force the Assembly majority to act on civil confinement legislation and strengthen Megan’s...

Thank you, Bill, for another gracious and generous introduction. Thank you ladies and gentlemen for that warm reception and for allowing me this opportunity to further discuss the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan. Bob Douglass. Bill...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) is sponsoring civil confinement legislation that will safeguard our children by keeping sexual predators off our streets. "This legislation gives prosecutors in law enforcement a new tool to keep the most...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,I,C-Merrick) and his Assembly minority colleagues are launching a statewide petition drive designed to force Assembly majority to act on civil confinement legislation and strengthen Megan’s Law in an effort to further...

I am always hopeful of any sign that the Lower Manhattan community will finally receive the kind of leadership and assistance we have been repeatedly promised. But after years of delay and disappointment, planning and announcements must produce results. We...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) is hailing Assembly passage of "hit, run and hide" legislation that will increase the penalties for drivers who leave the scene of fatal or personal injury accidents. The state Senate earlier passed the...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) joined his minority colleagues this week in alerting the full Assembly to legislative issues that must be addressed before the 2005 session ends in late June. "We have seven weeks left in the legislative...

It is both troubling and unfortunate that it has taken mounting public pressure, the result of months of inaction and delay by Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg for them to get together and announce that the Freedom Tower needs to be redesigned. In...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today blasted the majority-led Assembly Mental Health Committee for refusing to allow civil confinement legislation to come to the floor for debate and a vote by the full Assembly. The legislation would give...