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Joe DeStefano
NY House District 3
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 264Criminal Justice & Policing 199Healthcare 159Economy & Taxes 151Social Services & Welfare 134Transportation & Infrastructure 131Education 122Labor & Employment 122Environment & Energy 105Civil Rights & Liberties 96Housing 61Technology & Privacy 45Veterans Affairs 38Elections & Voting 34Banking & Finance 32Other 28Agriculture 24Defense & Military 17Gun Policy 14Immigration 11Foreign Policy & Trade 8Abortion & Reproductive Rights 7
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY House District 3 current
New York |
Republican/Conservative | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 7359 — Establishes a New York native plants designation | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6609 — Authorizes Karol Hughes, a part-time police officer, with the town/village of East Rochester police department to take the civil service… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8275 — Amends chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to disability due to disease or… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8418 — Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7360 — Authorizes a thirty year retirement benefit for certain members in Nassau county | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7321 — Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5341 — Relates to the restriction on certain facilities being located within a certain distance from cannabis storefronts | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7934 — Authorizes the Onondaga county sheriff's department to offer the optional twenty year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7802 — Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1515 — Directs the superintendent of banks to promulgate rules and regulations requiring licensed cashers of checks to file suspicious activity… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6824 — Provides for eye and tissue donation | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7345 — Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6215 — Extends authorization for the county of Fulton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Nay | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3493 — Extends the authorization for the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax | Nay | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4725 — Prohibits the use of drilling fluids and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8465 — Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6558 — Requires allergen labeling for prepackaged foods | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2496 — Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2182 — Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7377 — Establishes a stakeholder group in the Oswego river basin | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 26 — Prohibits Medicaid from requiring prior authorization for certain HIV medications | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3516 — Relates to enacting the "keep police radio public act" | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2212 — Prohibits the retention of any amount of payment due and owing for materials delivered and accepted for a public or private construction… | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4997 — Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs, and prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7007 — Authorizes the village of Port Chester to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to a certain police officer employed by such village | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (60 as lead sponsor)
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K 1026
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Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026 as Music in Our Schools Month
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K 450
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Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025, as Wildfire Safety Awareness Month in the State of New York
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A 7798
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Establishes a temporary moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature and creates regional mandate relief councils
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A 7309
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Corrects a reference to the applicable tax assessment roll for a tax exemption granted to the Ruth AME Zion Church
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K 828
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Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 11, 2026, as Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the State of New York
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A 5209
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Facilitates compliance with the sex offender registry for offenders without a registerable residence
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K 623
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Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2025, as Pet Rescue Awareness Month in the State of New York
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A 5212
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Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff
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A 5198
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Requires individuals arrested in connection with a felony to submit a DNA sample
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A 8179
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Recalibrates the final average salary retirement calculations in the New York state teachers' retirement system for Joanne Halverson
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