JD

Joseph M Destefano R

Mayor
Middletown Mayor (NY)
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2028
3 Total

On Record (40)

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May 04, 2026 · source · details / share
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Apr 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Apr 20, 2026 · source · details / share
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Dedicates a bridge on state route 112 over state route 27 to Edward "Red" Corrigan in the town of Patchogue, county of Suffolk.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Dedicates a portion of state route 27 to Chief John "Jack" Blaum, Sr. in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the Medford fire district, located in Suffolk county, to deposit into the insurance reserve fund an amount of $400,000 in each of the years 2026, 2027 and 2028.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides that if a defendant dies when they have a pending appeal, such appeal shall be dismissed and the trial court's judgment shall remain in effect.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Reduces federal adjusted gross income by the amount of overtime compensation earned by an individual in certain circumstances; defines overtime compensation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides accidental disability retirement benefits for deputy sheriff Richard Stueber, a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Recalibrates the final average salary retirement calculations in the New York state teachers' retirement system for Joanne Halverson by including certain earnings from the 2020-2021 year.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates a service learning program for students serving as active volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers; mandates certain features of such program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the use of state funds for non-residents seeking an abortion or any other procedure that results in the intentional termination of a pregnancy at any stage of gestation.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a temporary moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature and creates regional mandate relief councils.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Corrects a reference to the applicable tax assessment roll for a tax exemption granted to the Ruth AME Zion Church in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for fire marshals I and supervisors of such title in Suffolk county.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk to alienate certain parklands for use as a recharge basin and to dedicate other lands as replacement parklands.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to yellow signals at traffic intersections; requires traffic-control signals shall be examined and certified as accurate every two years.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Excludes volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services employees from the permissive use of marijuana.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Includes peace officers in offenses of unlawful fleeing in a motor vehicle.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk to amend an existing conservation easement to allow for rail access and service.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the period of limitation for the prosecution of sex offenses committed against children; such actions may be commenced within 15 years after such child has reached the age of 18.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows lifetime orders of protection when the respondent is convicted of certain felonies or an attempt to commit such felonies.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires individuals arrested in connection with a felony to submit a DNA sample; makes related provisions and technical corrections.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designates offenses against law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel as hate crimes.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides pregnant persons with alternative birth choices to preserve the life of a fetus when electing to have an abortion by health care practitioners offering sedated birth and perinatal hospice procedures.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present; requires two-thirds approval for messages of necessity.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Ministerios Sion, Inc. for all of the 2024 general taxes and all of the 2024 school taxes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Calvary Full Gospel Assembly of God Church for the property located at 777 Sipp Avenue in East Patchogue.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires detailed fiscal impact notes on certain legislation stating the estimated annual cost to the political subdivision affected and the source of such estimate; provides that bills will be invalidated if the funding source is not provided or the fiscal impact results in an annual net additional cost in excess of $10,000.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows retired state police officers to serve as police officers for local police departments without diminution of retirement benefits; empowers the superintendent of state police to approve such service.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Increases driver safety training course requirements for D, M, and MJ license applicants; directs the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles to study the operation and safety of motorcycles, e-bikes, and scooters.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes; includes the definition of emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff for burglary in the second degree, robbery in the second degree and crimes which resulted in death or serious physical injury.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Facilitates compliance with the sex offender registry for offenders without a registerable residence; defines "homeless sex offender" and "sex offender registration officer"; makes related provisions.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires a government photo identification card to be presented when casting a ballot; provides for a method to receive a government photo identification card at no charge; provides that notaries are not permitted to collect a fee for collecting the documents required.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides that the state shall pay to the city or county operating a facility, including whenever a person confined during proceedings pursuant to article ten of the mental hygiene law has been placed in any county jail or penitentiary, or a city prison operated by a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants, the actual per day …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits a municipal corporation from prohibiting the issuing of a permit for the construction of any new commercial, residential, or mixed-use building on the basis that such building will be a mixed-fuel building.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits insurance companies from imposing a co-pay pursuant to a follow up visit with a physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription which was initially written for seven days or less.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes the offenses of menacing a police officer or peace officer in the first degree and menacing a police officer or peace officer in the second degree; relates to circumstances under which an officer is not required to issue an appearance ticket; makes conforming changes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share