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Lester Chang R

Assemblymember
New York Assembly District 41
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

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On Record (26)

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Requires that no homeless shelter shall be located within five hundred feet of a transit facility.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts "Barreto's law" which establishes the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study examining the feasibility of 40- and 50-year mortgages in the state of New York; requires such superintendent to submit a report of findings.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the construction or maintenance of energy storage systems capable of storing more than twenty kilowatt hours within five hundred feet of a school or dwelling in a city with a population of one million or more.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a maximum age of seventy-two for service and a maximum enlistment or commission age of fifty for the New York naval militia and the New York guard; creates uniform and training requirements for the New York guard.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designates the month of May as "Elder Appreciation Month".
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Exempts certain military service credit from being included in calculations of up to three years of military service credit for a public retirement system of the state.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the commissioner of education mandate schools donate unused food to local food banks and establish policies and procedures to effectuate such program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires defense and indemnification of public officers and employees in certain cities; repeals provisions relating to the right of security against unreasonable search and seizure.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires that no homeless shelter shall be located within five hundred feet of a transit facility or within a building that has a rent-controlled or rent-stabilized dwelling unit.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows the state and city university of New York system to offer college credits to prospective students based on such prospective student's performance on the regents examinations.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a day of commemoration known as "October 7th Remembrance Day".
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts "Barreto's law" which establishes the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Includes New York guard members to the recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia; permits tuition benefits for post-graduate study.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes the organized militia as public employees working group to examine the potential costs and benefits of designating members of the New York state organized militia as public employees.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Increases penalties for public urination or defecation to $500 for any violation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to withholding the governor and lieutenant governor's salaries until the legislative passage of the budget occurs.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the assembly to identify the date of Asian Lunar New Year; declares such day as a public holiday each year.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires that in cases concerning dwellings with two units or less, petitions that go to trial be resolved in six months or less upon issue being joined; provides that in cases concerning dwellings with three or four units, the court shall render a final judgment on a petition no later than twelve months from the date upon which the issue …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to delaying the implementation of class size reduction plans and including additional exemptions to class size targets; provides such plans shall begin in September 2031 and be achieved by September 2036; adds gifted and talented schools and programs, screened admissions schools and programs, portfolio and specialized high schools and advanced placement classes; requires parents at each respective school be …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Waives application fees for individuals who certify to the state civil service department that they are unemployed; removes provisions requiring an individual also be primarily responsible for the support of a household or receiving public assistance.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the SUNY Maritime admissions program increasing the number of positions reserved for nomination by the governor and members of the legislature and scholarship under the SUNY Maritime admissions program.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires fire insurance for any building where bicycles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or stored for repair, sale or rental; requires insurance coverage of at least one million dollars and an additional one hundred thousand dollars per tenant if tenants reside in such building.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires the periodic inspection of commercial buildings where bicycles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or stored for repair, sale, or rental; requires such inspection quarterly; requires the state fire prevention and building code council to establish a fee for such inspection; requires the inspection of such buildings following a fire-related emergency or other fire-related incident.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employment in the public sector workforce including the current levels of employment and how to increase participation in the state and local public sector workforce.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Directs the New York state department of transportation and the New York city department of transportation to conduct a study on parking availability along the portion of 8th Avenue between 39th street and 73rd street in the borough of Brooklyn in the city of New York.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (35)

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Requires lifetime post-release supervision for offenders convicted of rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, course of sexual conduct against a child in the first and second degrees …
Jul 15, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two …
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition; allows for school districts and municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand to opt into the recognition of such holidays.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $500 per year.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals prohibitions on hydraulic fracturing; establishes new permitting procedures regarding hydraulic fracturing.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Requires a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID, a United States passport, an identification card issued by a United States educational institution, a United States military identification card, a government issued medical card, or any identification card issued …
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the revocation of a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Requires insurers to provide insurance coverage for treatment of rare diseases, life-threatening conditions or diseases, degenerative and disabling conditions, or diagnoses involving medically fragile children, by a provider of the patient's choice.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in 2025.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a spending cap; increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the public service commission in consultation with NYSERDA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the notification of a public utility company's or municipality's customers when the supply rate increases by at least forty percent and to notify such customers of bill assistance programs by posting on the utility company's website.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a police safety equipment grant program to provide for services and expenses related to police safety equipment; directs a sum of $30,000,000 to be appropriated to such program.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the commissioner to establish Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history and civic impact curriculum or instructions for school districts.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules, regulations and model policies regarding setback requirements for the siting of battery energy storage systems; requires minimum setback requirements for commercial energy storage systems, with a capacity of three megawatts or …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that persons charged with a parking violation shall be able to make an electronic court appearance unless a locality elects not to permit electronic appearances.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the imposition of bail for certain offenses involving threats of mass harm against a school district, school, school staff or a student.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a 13 member veteran suicide mortality review board to serve as the statewide entity responsible for the multidisciplinary review of suicide deaths among veterans by identifying trends and systemic factors contributing to veteran suicide; assessing gaps in services, access …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "brightness emission analysis for motorist safety (BEAMS) act" which requires the department of transportation with participating institutions conduct a study on LED headlights.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Requires signage warning about EBT/SNAP skimming at all retail food stores; mandates chip-enabled point-of-sale systems for SNAP transactions.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a pilot program in partnership with a nonprofit organization to improve equity and efficiency in housing for people with developmental disabilities by encouraging shared housing.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to certain crimes of interference with health care services or access to places of religious worship; expands interference to include groups of two or more people demonstrating or preparing to demonstrate twenty-five feet outside of reproductive health care facilities …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Permits schools located within the state to purchase reduced fat or whole New York milk to provide or sell at such school.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Allows home-schooled children to participate in interscholastic athletic activities and driver's education in the district where they reside.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the education department, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and adopt a comprehensive fentanyl education, awareness, and recognition program for all public, charter, and private schools in the state.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires audits by the comptroller in the event of arrest or conviction of contractors of certain sections of law relating to theft and fraud.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to communicate in their preferred manner.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides a religious exemption from vaccination requirements for school attendance.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety; requires …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state; removes the requirement that only authorized dealers and pharmacists could sell such devices; permits shipping of such devices within the state; repeals certain provisions of law relating …
May 21, 2026 · details / share