New York State Assembly

The 2019 state legislative session thankfully came to a merciful close in the early morning hours of June 21st. After last November’s election, when downstate politicians seized control of the state senate, most understood that the legislative agenda...

“One-party rule in Albany is an unmitigated disaster. The best part about the 2019 Legislative Session is that for now, the damage is over. What we saw during the last six months was unchecked liberal extremism too eager to show what could be done,...

“The amount of outrageous leftist bills that got passed this year is simply staggering- The Dream Act, driver’s licenses for illegal aliens, full term abortion! That’s not to mention the unionization of farm workers, a purely socialist...

Assemblymember Michael Reilly (R-South Shore) announced today that he has introduced legislation which would make punishable as a Class-E Felony the filing of false information to generate an extreme risk protection order on another individual. Reilly’s...

Assemblymember Michael Reilly (R-South Shore) announced today that he has introduced legislation which would make punishable as a Class-E Felony the filing of false information to generate an extreme risk protection order on another individual. Reilly's...

Women's History Month is a time to celebrate the many amazing women throughout history. Notables, like Marie Curie, who is the only woman in history to be awarded two Nobel Prizes, one for Physics in 1903 and the other in 1911 for Chemistry1; Dr. Shirley...

Today, Assemblymembers Brian Manktelow (R,C,I,Ref-Lyons) and Michael Reilly (R-South Shore) announced their intent to introduce legislation which would designate it an assault in the first degree if an individual punches, kicks, or strikes a pregnant...

Assemblyman Brian Manktelow (R,C,I,Ref-Lyons) and Assemblyman Michael Reilly (R-South Shore) were pleased to announce the intention to introduce legislation to protect not only women who are victims of domestic violence but their unborn children. This...

Today, Assemblymembers Brian Manktelow (R,C,I,Ref-Lyons) and Michael Reilly (R-South Shore) announced their intent to introduce legislation which would designate it an assault in the first degree if an individual punches, kicks, or strikes a pregnant...

Editor’s Note: Letter to Speaker Heastie Attached As a result of the high flux of controversial legislation that has passed the Assembly in recent weeks including expanding abortion, free college for illegal aliens and stricter gun control, Assemblyman...

Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman (D-29) announced she helped pass legislation to protect and strengthen women’s reproductive rights. The measures affirm a woman’s right to choose in New York State, require insurers to cover cost-free contraception...

Albany, NY – Today, the New York State Legislature passed a series of initiatives to ensure women's reproductive rights. One of these initiatives, The Reproductive Health Act, has already been signed into law. This comes concurrently with the 46th...

“Abortion has been legal in New York State since 1970, even when it was illegal at the federal level. Today’s passage of the Reproductive Health Act came under the false narratives that the legality of women’s rights are being jeopardized,...

“Today I voted against the Reproductive Health Act because I believe there is always another option. I know two women who chose not to abort their children, and though I have never met them, I see them each and every day in my two eldest children...

Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick, 66th Assembly District, Manhattan, announces Assembly passage of her legislation, A.21, which protects a woman’s right to an abortion by updating New York’s outdated laws. “New York women deserve to have their own...

Assemblymember Phil Steck (D-Colonie) announced that he helped pass legislation to reaffirm women’s reproductive rights in New York State. After years of failing to even come up for a vote in the state Senate, these measures are expected to be passed...

The Assembly Health Committee favorably reported 12 bills at its first meeting of the 2019 legislative session on January 15. The Committee reported bills guaranteeing a woman’s right to choose; requiring feminine hygiene products to be offered for...

Member of New York State Assembly Alicia Hyndman (D-Queens) helped pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) as part of the Assembly’s continued efforts to protect transgender rights in New York (A.747). “Discrimination, hate...

“I am appalled by the governor’s repeated assault on life in this state. His focus on abortion in the third trimester, up to and including 9 months, is outrageous when we have so much more to work on. He’s stuffing even more leftist oppression...