Press Releases

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s Eastchester Fire Election Bill Signed into Law by Governor Andrew Cuomo

Scarsdale – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88th District) is pleased to announce that the Eastchester Fire Election Bill (2288A) was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday. The Eastchester Fire District Elections will now be held as part of...

Paulin Speaks About Amendment to Domestic Relations Law

Albany – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88th District) will be discussing her proposed legislation to amend the current Domestic Relations Law in a 1 p.m. press conference on June 5 in the LCA Press Room (Room 130 in the Legislative Office Building). ...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Introduces Legislation in Support of National Infertility Awareness Week

Albany – Though nearly 10 percent of the population has experienced the heartache brought on by infertility it is a condition that doesn’t always garner a great deal of attention. Therefore, the anguish that accompanies infertility is often dealt...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Leads the Way in Getting Hannah's Law Passed

Albany – Hannah Devane’s life became a bit easier this week when the bill that bears her name was passed by both the New York State Assembly and Senate. Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88th District) spearheaded the effort to get “Hannah’s Law”...

Paulin Seeks to Give Consumers More Information about Ingredients in Generic Drugs

Scarsdale, N.Y – New Hampshire resident Karen Bartlett developed a debilitating skin disease after taking a generic drug for shoulder pain, prompting her to sue the pharmaceutical company that made the drug. Bartlett was awarded $21 million but the...

Legislature Passes 16 Paulin Bills

The New York State Assembly ended its session on Friday and I am pleased to announce that 16 of the bills that I introduced passed both the Assembly and the Senate and will, at some point, be sent to the governor to be signed into law. Here are some...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Reports on Her 2011 Legislative Accomplishments

Assemblywoman Paulin (D-88) reports that the 2011 legislative session was for her one of the most successful. Paulin’s commitment to good government led her to work again this session in a bipartisan and professional manner which proved to be a winning...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Notes Legislation

During Domestic Violence Month, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88) encourages her constituents to learn about domestic violence, one of the most insidious crimes prevalent in our society. Paulin’s passion for protecting the vulnerable is reflected...

Con Ed Repairs Planned for Scarsdale and New Rochelle Neighborhoods

Constituent concerns about the increasing number of electrical power outages they have endured over the past several months prompted Assemblywoman Paulin to ask Con Ed to find a permanent solution. Con Ed agreed that the number of power outages had...

Paulin Holds News Conference on Medicaid Mandate Relief

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin hosted a news conference at the Westchester County Office Building in White Plains on Monday, October 3 to discuss her recently-introduced bill to reform county government Medicaid mandates. The legislation would, over time, shift...

Governor Cuomo Signs Bill Approving Lease of SUNY Purchase Land for Senior Housing, Learning

Governor Cuomo has signed A.340, a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale), allowing unused land on the SUNY Purchase campus to be leased to the non-profit Purchase College Advancement Corp., which will work with a developer for the construction...

Amy Paulin Listed Among Assembly’s Most Successful Bill Sponsors

The recently released Review of Legislative Action for New York’s 2011 session, prepared by the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), has listed Amy Paulin of New York’s 88th Assembly District as one of the Assembly’s most successful...

Governor Signs Assemblywoman Paulin’s Bill Simplifying Polling Place Voter Redirection

Albany – Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill put forth by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin to simplify the task of assisting voters who have arrived at the wrong polling place. The bill amends an earlier law that required polling places to maintain countywide...

Assemblywoman Paulin Announces Passage of Bill to Keep Guns from Domestic Violence Abusers

Assemblywoman Paulin is pleased to announce that her bill (A.698- D) to bring New York into compliance with provisions of the federal Gun Control Act that prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence from purchasing or owning...

Assembly and Senate pass bill to allow SUNY Purchase to build senior learning center

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D, Scarsdale) is pleased to announce that both the Assembly and the Senate have passed bill A.340A which allows SUNY Purchase to lease a parcel of their land to develop a senior residential learning center operated by the Purchase...

Assemblywoman Paulin: Bill to Help Public Libraries has Passed the Assembly

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin is pleased to announce that her bill (A.113A) to enable more public libraries to utilize the state constructions grant program has passed the Assembly. “Current matching requirements for construction grants are unnecessarily...

Assemblywoman Paulin: Assembly and Senate Pass Sweeping Ethics Legislation

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D, Scarsdale) in excited to announce that both the Assembly and the Senate passed sweeping ethics legislation on June 13th, 2011 (A.8031). “I have fought for greater government transparency throughout my entire career and...

Bill Passes Assembly to Improve Response to Reports of Abuse Against Vulnerable Adults

As the newly appointed Chair of the Assembly Committee on Children and Families, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D, Scarsdale) is pleased to announce that her bill (A.7633) to allow Adult Protective Services (APS) to view records from Child Protective Services...

Assemblywoman Paulin Announces Construction Grant Awards to Scarsdale and Pelham

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D- Scarsdale) announced that the Town of Pelham Public Library and the Scarsdale Public Library have been awarded $12,847 and $111,280, respectively, in public library construction grant funds. In Pelham, the funds will be used...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Insists on Accountability from the MTA

Assemblywoman Paulin continues to push for accountability from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for the delays experienced on the Metro-North New Haven line this winter. After urging from Paulin, the Assembly Standing Committee on Corporations,...