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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 1195 — Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer | Yea | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8479 — Extends provisions of law relating to applied behavioral analysis | Yea | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6078 — Allows child day care providers an extension of time to make necessary changes or accommodations to their facility to meet licensing… | Yea | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8411 — Extends the reporting deadline of the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises to 2026 | Yea | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7004 — Updates the Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association's charter | Yea | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8409 — Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to permissible fees in connection with open end loans | Yea | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 982 — Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission | Yea | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4712 — Authorizes the secretary of state to appoint a person from the utility intervention unit within the consumer protection division to serve… | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 56 — Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by… | Nay | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7038 — Requires rates paid for rehabilitation and opioid treatment be pursuant to certain fee schedules published by the office of addiction… | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6581 — Excludes amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small game; repealer | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2332 — Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the twelve most common… | Nay | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6595 — Extends certain provisions relating to medical malpractice insurers | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1096 — Relates to pricing changes for online grocery delivery and online pick-up services | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8151 — Relates to proposed rate changes for gas and electric service | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 979 — Relates to contractual liability insurance policies | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1848 — Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services | Yea | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 852 — Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number and for such serial number to be… | Nay | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 810 — Permits the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8280 — Relates to the department of environmental conservation's management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams and razor clams | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6223 — Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax | Nay | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6220 — Extends the authorization of the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax for hotels not located… | Nay | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7672 — Relates to municipal cybersecurity incidents or ransomware attacks | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8281 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish | Yea | May 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7372 — Relates to extending the occupancy tax in the village of Tuckahoe | Nay | May 19, 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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