January 13, 2025
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
As we welcome 2025 and the start of a new Legislative Session in Albany, I'm energized to continue passing impactful legislation on the issues that matter to you.
Please follow me on my Assembly Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts or visit my Assembly website to stay updated on my legislative happenings. If there is anything you have questions about, or that my office can assist you with, please email me at paulina@nyassembly.gov or call (914) 723-1115.
Sincerely,
Amy Paulin
NYS Assembly 88th District
Stepinac High School Student Wins Essay Contest
Congratulations to Dylan Adorno of Archbishop Stepinac High School on his winning essay in Univision's essay contest!
Collecting Donations for Toys for Tots
Thank you to the Marine Corps League, Westchester County Detachment, and to former Marine and New Rochelle resident Jim Maisano for organizing this wonderful toy collection for New Rochelle’s children.
Welcoming New Rochelle Library's New Executive Director
It was a pleasure to meet with NRPL Executive Director Eugenia Schatoff, and Board Trustee Rhiannon Navin, and support the library’s service to the New Rochelle community.
Induction into the Civil Air Patrol Legislative Squadron
I’m proud to have been appointed to the honorary position of Major within the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol’s Legislative Squadron!
Nonprofit Westchester Budget Forum
It was a pleasure to speak at NPW’s annual event, supporting local nonprofits and their essential work for our community.
I had a wonderful time joining the seniors at Beth El Synagogue Center for “Schmooze with the News”!
Thank you Tuckahoe Seniors for including me in your holiday celebration!
Happy holidays to the Garth Road Eastchester Seniors. My friend with the red and black checked bows is 100!
It was a pleasure to swear in Pelham Seniors' new leadership and join them for some holiday cheer!
Thank you Bethesda Baptist Church of New Rochelle and NR seniors for sharing the blessings of this holiday season!
I had a great time with the Bronxville Seniors at their Christmas Lunch!
It was a pleasure to join the Scarsdale Seniors for their Holiday Party!
It was wonderful to visit with Eastchester seniors at Lake Isle and host a consumer protection seminar.
- Times-Herald Record: Opinion: Paulin legislation will ensure safe schools
- Times Union: Commentary: Reducing New York's C-section rate
- Yonkers Times: Paulin’s Parkinson’s Disease registry bill signed into law
- News12, Spectrum News: Paulin proposes legislation to enhance small plane safety
- Medicare Rights: Paulin applauded for prioritizing health care affordability
- News8: Paulin’s legislation cracks down on cell phone theft
- Scarsdale10583: Paulin sponsors bills to improve the healthcare and wellbeing of New Yorkers
- SILive, FingerLakes1: Advocates push for Paulin’s Medical Aid in Dying bill
- Bloomberg Law: Paulin renews push to extend SALT workaround
- Mid Hudson News: Paulin helps secure $1 million for Burke Rehabilitation Center
MORE OF MY BILLS HAVE BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW!
Helping Families Overcome Reproductive Challenges
Ch.554 of 2024 addresses safety gaps in the standards for embryo storage facilities. These include ensuring that these facilities can moderate and record temperature, have an alarm notification for unwanted temperature deviations, and establish a chain of custody for specimens. This new law will help ensure that women’s embryos are stored safely and effectively, providing a pathway to parenthood for women and couples who otherwise would be unable to have children.
Ch.671 of 2024 makes key updates to the landmark law passed by Assemblywoman Paulin and State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal in 2020 legalizing compensated gestational surrogacy agreements in New York State. This new law makes necessary updates including regarding preconception care, medical expenses associated with pregnancy, and uncompensated surrogacy agreements.
Finding a Cure for Parkinson’s Disease
Ch.573 of 2024 provides for the collection of data on the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The registry will help expand understanding of PD and advance medical research towards prevention, treatment and an eventual cure.
Improving Lives for those Suffering from Spinal Cord Injuries
Ch.565 of 2024 eliminates the funding cap for New York’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Program. Research funded by SCIRP has led to breakthroughs such as allowing individuals with spinal cord injuries to regain the use of their arms and hands. By removing the cap and allowing more funds to flow into the SCIRP, New York will continue to help improve the lives of people with spinal cord injuries.
This 40-pound chunk of love is the perfect dog - great with other dogs, always smiling and wagging his tail, and is happy running around the backyard or snuggling at your side. Come meet him and fall in love! Casper is almost 2 years old.
If you'd like to set up an appointment to meet Casper, please visit the Humane Society of Westchester website to complete an adoption application https://humanesocietyofwestchester.org/adopt-a-dog/. Once your application is submitted, please call the shelter at 914-632-2925 to meet Casper!
