DiPietro: Why Is It Taking the Governor So Long to Sign Women’s Equality Bills?

A statement from Assemblyman David DiPietro (R,C-East Aurora)

Seven overwhelmingly-passed women’s equality bills are collecting dust on Gov. Cuomo’s desk while he waits for the perfect photo-op, and that’s disgusting. Some of these bills don’t go into full effect for 90 days, pushing their start date into next year. The people of New York and our legislative bodies have spoken loud and clear. These bills should have been signed into law before the ink dried from the final printing. The women of New York shouldn’t have to wait until the governor can fill the stage behind him as he signs these bills into law. These laws continue New York’s rich tradition of leading the way on women’s rights, and the governor should recognize that and make them law today.