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Lester Chang

NY House District 49

Republican/Conservative New York since Jan 1, 2023

Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0

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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

Criminal Justice & Policing 76Government Operations & Budget 58Civil Rights & Liberties 35Education 35Economy & Taxes 31Social Services & Welfare 31Healthcare 28Transportation & Infrastructure 26Labor & Employment 23Environment & Energy 20Veterans Affairs 19Housing 16Elections & Voting 12Defense & Military 10Technology & Privacy 8Banking & Finance 6Gun Policy 6Immigration 5Other 5Agriculture 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
NY House District 49 current
New York
 Republican/Conservative Jan 1, 2023 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
A 2605 — Requires the results of any outage management system stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted online Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 1719 — Prohibits charging a fee to obtain a certified copy or certified transcript of birth in certain situations Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9570 — Relates to the clergy property tax exemption Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9598 — Relates to prohibitions on the use of certain tropical hardwoods for state contracts Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 947 — Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of rent through an automated clearing house or online… Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1946 — Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 1202 — Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9274 — Requires merchants to round cash purchases to the nearest five cent denomination in order to reduce the circulation of pennies within New… Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4424 — Enacts the anti-waiver of employment rights act Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8248 — Relates to access of certain information by the New York city department of investigation Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8906 — Requires entities that access a consumer's consumer credit report to notify such consumer of their right to obtain a security freeze Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10312 — Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their families Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8482 — Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on attachment to the labor market Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 1962 — Enacts "Francesco's law"; repealer Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 11168 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 11005 — Extends certain provisions of law relating to requiring regulations to permit tuition waivers for certain firefighters and fire officers… Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10405 — Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 1563 — Relates to information to be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accommodations Nay May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10497 — Relates to base pilotage tariffs at Sandy Hook, Sands Point and Execution Rocks Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 368 — Relates to requiring employers to obtain an acknowledgement of receipt from employees of their sexual harassment prevention policy and… Nay May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2538 — Provides that applicants or recipients for SNAP benefits shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the supplemental… Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3524 — Preserves the ability to appeal a violation of a defendant's right to make a statement personally at sentencing Nay May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 2300 — Creates the substance use disorder treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1984 — Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 634 — Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes screening Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (26 as lead sponsor)

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