Press Releases

Paulin to Governor Hochul: Fix the CDPAP Transition. The Lives of NY’s Disabled and Elderly are at Risk.

Albany, NY - Amy Paulin, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee today called on the Governor and her administration to help ensure New York’s elderly and disabled CDPAP clients continue to receive their current care, by fixing all the transition issues....

Assemblymember Amy Paulin is Seeking Nominations for her Women of Distinction Awards

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Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that she is seeking nominations of women who live in the Village of Tuckahoe for her 2025 Women of Distinction Awards to honor and recognize local women who have worked to improve their communities...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s Legislation Expanding Abortion Medication Access is the Path to Protect New York’s Doctors and Provide Abortion Access Around the Country

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has reintroduced legislation A.1172/S.2533 to expand abortion access by allowing pharmacists to dispense abortion medication with the use of non-patient specific prescriptions. Her bill would allow abortion medication...

Statement of Assemblywoman Amy Paulin on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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Today is the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, which gave women a federal Constitutional right to an abortion. January 22nd now stands as a day of both celebration and loss. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe. This...

Assemblywoman Paulin’s Bills Helping Hopeful Parents Signed into Law

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that Governor Hochul has signed into law two key pieces of legislation that she authored (Chapters 671 and 554 of 2024) to help prospective parents in New York. Ch. 671 of 2024 makes key...

Assemblywoman Paulin’s Bedsore Prevention Program Bill is Vetoed by Governor Hochul

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s bill which would require hospitals and residential healthcare facilities to implement a pressure ulcer (bedsore) prevention program has been vetoed by Governor Hochul. The program makes bedsore prevention in...

Gov. Hochul’s Veto of Assemblywoman Paulin’s Bill Will Hurt School-Based Health Centers

Albany, NY – Governor Hochul vetoed a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin which would permanently carve out school-based health centers (SBHCs) from Medicaid Managed Care, which has the potential to cause fiscal stress to SBHCs, affecting the...

Amy Paulin’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Bill Signed into Law

Albany, NY — Assemblywoman Amy Paulin is thrilled that her legislation (A.9632/S.9144) was signed by the Governor, which eliminates the funding cap for New York’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Program. In 1998, through the advocacy of Christopher Reeve...

Amy Paulin’s Parkinson’s Disease Registry Bill Signed into Law

Albany, NY — Assemblywoman Amy Paulin announces the passage of her legislation to establish a state Parkinson's Disease Registry (A.5803/S.4674) which would provide for the collection of data on the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin Pushes for Small Plane Safety Bills

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin urges the legislature to pass her bills to make small planes safer, A.3920 and A.1175. The legislation would require small plane owners to register with the NYSDOT and show proof of third-party insurance, helping...

Gov. Hochul Vetoes Bill by Assemblywoman Paulin to Streamline the Process for Review of New Medical Technologies and Services for Medicaid Coverage

Albany, NY – Governor Hochul vetoed a bill by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin which would allow everyone to have access to medical equipment and technology, especially the elderly and most vulnerable. “I am deeply disappointed with Governor Hochul’s veto...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s Bill to Deter Cell Phone Theft is Signed into Law

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation she authored (Ch. 543 of 2024) which mandates cell phone carriers limit or disable service to stolen cell phones. This new law...

Gov. Hochul Vetoes Bill by Mayer and Paulin to Support Non-Profit Organizations

Albany, NY – Governor Hochul vetoed a bill on Friday by Senator Shelley Mayer and Assembly Member Amy Paulin that aims to address the unacceptably slow contract and procurement process faced by non-profit organizations that contract with New York State....

Assemblywoman Paulin’s Three Bills Expanding Healthcare Access and Addressing Healthcare Workforce Shortages are Signed into Law

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that Governor Hochul has signed into law three key pieces of legislation that she authored (Chs. 520, 476, 474 of 2024) which will help address healthcare workforce shortages and expand...

Harckham, Paulin to Reintroduce Domestic Violence Weapons Bill

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Albany, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Amy Paulin announced today that they will be reintroducing their legislation that requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family...

Westchester Assembly Members Issue Recommendations Regarding School Foundation Aid

Westchester County – Westchester Assemblymembers Amy Paulin (D-88), Gary Pretlow (D-89) Nader Sayegh (D-90), Steve Otis (D-91), MaryJane Shimsky (D-92), Chris Burdick (D-93), and Dana Levenberg (D-95) announce that they have issued a letter to the Rockefeller...

Assemblywoman Paulin’s Bill Helping Breast Cancer Survivors is Signed into Law

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that Governor Hochul has signed into law legislation she authored (Ch. 228 of 2024) which helps breast cancer survivors by requiring certain insurers to provide coverage for tattooing...

Assemblywoman Paulin’s Bill Requiring Free Menstrual Products in Public College Restrooms is Signed into Law

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Albany, NY – Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) announced that Governor Hochul has signed into law the bill she authored (Ch. 227 of 2024) which addresses period poverty by requiring public colleges and universities to provide free menstrual...

Statement of Assemblywoman Amy Paulin: Supreme Court’s Reckless Bump Stocks Decision Endangers the Safety of Our Families

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court issued a disastrous ruling that reversed the federal ban on bump stocks. This is an irresponsible and alarming decision that will make our communities less safe. It’s also another example of this iteration of the Court’s...

Statement from Assemblywoman Amy Paulin on Medical Aid in Dying Bill

This year we got closer than ever to passing my Medical Aid in Dying bill with State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.  Medical aid in dying allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult with six months or less to live to request a prescription from...