Statement from Assembly Member Seawright
Aug 3, 2021
The Attorney General's independent report substantiates and corroborates earlier charges of serial sexual misconduct and federal and state law violations. As the chair of the Assembly Majority Task Force on Women's Issues, I commend these brave women...
Assembly Member Seawright and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Held Special District Meeting
Jul 23, 2021
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright today held a special district meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for community leaders of the Upper East Side, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island. The meeting with the New York senior senator at the Lenox...
Assembly Member Seawright's Legislation Limiting Lender Annual Fees Signed in Law by Governor Cuomo
Jul 1, 2021
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed into law Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright's legislation to limit the annual fees lenders can charge for credit cards, home-equity loans, and other forms of revolving credit. In 1996, the Legislature authorized licensed...
Seawright Legislation Strengthens Consumer Privacy Protections
May 19, 2021
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright today announced the passing of legislation to strengthen consumer privacy protections in credit and debit card transactions. Many businesses in New York require personal information such as a zip code when consumers...
Seawright Helps to Successfully Secure The Met Fifth Avenue as Additional Early Voting and Election Day Poll Site for City’s June Primary Election
May 11, 2021
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright announced today that The Met Fifth Avenue will be open to voters between Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 20 for early voting and on Election Day, June 22. Seawright’s office led a sign-on letter to The Met and the...
Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright have Announced the Passage of a Package of Bills to Combat Climate Change on the 51st Anniversary of Earth Day
Apr 21, 2021
"The Assembly Majority remains committed to protecting our environment and the health of all New Yorkers," said Speaker Heastie. "The legislation passed in today's Earth Day package builds on the standards we set in the Climate Leadership and Community...
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright Issued the Following Statement
Apr 20, 2021
The verdict in the George Floyd murder trial tonight was a vital and profound step towards justice in America. It is, however, a beginning step towards genuine law enforcement reform to assure all of the citizenry that such tragedies will never happen...
Assembly Member Seawright and Weinstein Sexual Assault Trial Witnesses Seek Pioneering Penal Law Reforms to Protect Victims
Apr 6, 2021
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright unveiled new legislation today that would, for the first time, define the meaning of consent in the state of New York’s penal law for sexual assault and all crimes. Under the Seawright proposal, consent is defined as...
Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright and Speaker Carl Heastie Announce Passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act to Legalize Adult Use of Marijuana in New York State
Mar 31, 2021
Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright and Speaker Carl Heastie today announced the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act to legalize adult use of marijuana in New York State. Seawright said the Act will advance a new era of equity and fairness,...
Assembly Member Seawright Joins in Passing Legislation to Increase Transparency and Accountability in Government During Sunshine Week
Mar 22, 2021
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright has joined in supporting four measures in the New York State Assembly to enhance transparency and accountability in government, marking the Sunshine Week's nationwide observance. "Now more than ever, our democratic society...
