Directs the New York state thruway authority to establish an electronic toll collection device for motor vehicles used by farms which grants a discount for use of the thruway. Authorizes the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a resident curator program for the rehabilitation of state park buildings. .outer_percentage { Enacts the state and local government food waste prevention and diversion act; requires facilities generating excess food waste to take measures to minimize such waste. Andrew Cuomo", "Rivals of Democratic Renegades Pick Up Endorsements and Momentum", "A Shouting Match, Nasty Personal Attacks and a Growing Rift Among N.Y. Democrats", "Pelhamite Alessandra Biaggi Challenging State Sen. Jeff Klein for Democratic Nomination", "Jeff Klein spent more than $3M in NYS Senate primary loss", "Democratic Insurgents Topple 6 New York Senate Incumbents", "Progressive challenger Alessandra Biaggi defeats Richard Ribustello in New York state Senate race", "Alessandra Biaggi defeats Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein in NY primary", "Alessandra Biaggi victory in state Senate race puts 'nail in the IDC coffin', "Sex Harassment Laws Toughened in New York: 'Finally, This Is Happening', "Under Siege Over Sex Harassment Claims, Cuomo Offers Apology", "Cuomo Resigns Amid Scandals, Ending Decade-Long Run in Disgrace", "Letter to U.S. Michelle sponsored several laws that make access to healthcare more equitable for upstate New Yorkers. Establishes a blue ribbon commission on fair competition in the outdoor recreation industry to examine, evaluate and make recommendations regarding methods to promote fair competition in the outdoor recreation industry; provides such commission shall consist of eleven appointed members; requires a report to the governor and legislature on or before December 31, 2024. Michele, 32, and Zandy Reich, 36, tied the knot Saturday night in an intimate and romantic . Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a do-not-solicit solar development statewide registry prohibiting solar solicitors from contacting persons who are included on such registry; establishes requirements for solar solicitors who make solar marketing sales calls, electronic messaging, and on-premises sales appeals to customers in New York state; establishes penalties for violations. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. [59] She was noted especially for having long pushed for legislation addressing sexual assault and sexual abuse. Observing and celebrating March 22-April 21, 2023, as Ramadan, the month of fasting for the Muslim community, in the State of New York. Provides a thirty year period of probable usefulness for lead service line replacement programs as a capital asset. She has brought that advocacy to Albany, sponsoring several pieces of legislation to address substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery, including a bill that requires SUNY & CUNY Schools to train RAs on how to administer Narcan and keep an on-site supply in all studenthousing. Ive seen your determination during these difficult pandemic times, and Ive witnessed the countless acts of neighborly kindness that continue to bind our communities together. top: 2px; What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? A state legislator should be someone who knows how to listen, empathize, and help solve complex problems. top: -1px; a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } Shes fighting for issues that impact our entire community, elevating challenges that have been left on the table for too long. } "[58] In November 2021, Biaggi was named to the City & State New York "Women 100", as one of the prominent women wielding power in New York State. letter-spacing: 0.03em; Requires electric vehicle charging stations to be installed at gasoline stations when new gas dispensing motor fuel pumps are being installed at such gasoline station; prohibits building permits from being issued when there is not at least one electric vehicle charging station being installed at such gas station. Adds wage theft to the types of activities included in the crime of larceny. Includes certain lands used in single operation for the production of tree nuts in the definition of agricultural land; includes tree nuts in the definition of fruits. Requires menstrual products in all public college and university buildings; replaces term "feminine hygiene" with "menstrual". Women's equality, especially equal pay for equal work. And of course, Ill keep checking in with current constituents to learn how I can help support all of our communities. [35][36][15][37] Klein outspent Biaggi by a rate of 9-to-1, spending $2.7 million to her $333,000. When Michelle Hinchey announced her bid for a New York State Senate seat last year, many recognized a familiar name. Extends provisions providing for the sale of municipal obligations by the county of Erie. Provides for paid family leave after a stillbirth. Senator Michelle Hinchey, a strong union advocate and champion on energy, environmental protection, and economic development, was elected to the New York State Senate in 2020, making history as the youngest woman to represent an Upstate district in the Democratic Majority Conference. I hope youll join me. } Increases the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state by establishing a state code enforcement office headed by an ombudsperson. Michelle Hinchey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. I'm running for Congress in #NY03 to bring progressive and honest leadership to the frontlines of our country's most important fights", "Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney soundly defeats progressive challenger", "Fearing 'Extinction-Level Event,' N.Y. Democrats Turn Against Each Other", "Biaggi Seeks to Block Sean Patrick Maloney's Chosen Path to Re-election", "New York Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Mondaire Jones Flee Blue Districts", "Insurgent candidate learned politics at the family table", "Senator Biaggi issues statement on the Closure of Mount Vernon Hospital", "Immigration MIC: NYS Senator Alessandra Biaggi on her Italian immigrant roots & the underdog story to the NYS Senate! .race_header { width: 350px; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { [2],

She was the chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance. Make sure to visit your local sugar shacks today for delicious maple treats & tours of NY maple production! $('.hideResponses').hide(); What do you perceive to be your states greatest challenges over the next decade? "[25], Following the election, she worked on various advocacy and voter engagement measures. Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery. }. left: 0; var nTimer = setInterval(function() { .results_row { background-color: #dac113; overflow: hidden; Still, Hinchey feels confident she can prevail on November 3, despite her observation that the district is gerrymandered to favor Republicans. [23][17] She then worked from 2014 to 2015 at her first job as a lawyer, as Assistant General Counsel for New York State Governor Andrew Cuomos Office of Storm Recovery. Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Woodbury, county of Orange, as the "Detective Brian C. Mulkeen Memorial Bridge". }. color: #fff; Published on March 11, 2019 11:07 AM. .top_disclaimer { Designates March 8th each year as a day of commemoration, to be known as International Women's Day. In her first year, she wrote legislation to make New York's farm to food bank program permanent, creating a new market for our farmers while also getting healthier food to the people who need it most. $('.hideResponses').hide(); column-gap: 1em; $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { Authorizes park-and-ride development as construction or improvement by the department of transportation partly at municipal expense. Cities | Commending Dan DiClemente for his many years of service to the Rochester City School District. Relates to direct interstate and intrastate cider shipments; establishes requirements regarding age verification and shipping limits. } I served on the Board of Directors of the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development which fosters the environmental and economic well-being of the Catskill region, and worked with Environment NY on a year-long grassroots campaign to ban fracking across NYS, leading to the State's Moratorium. The Democraticprimary election was canceled. span { [23] In April to December 2017, Biaggi served as counsel in Governor Cuomo's Counsel's Office, and as a member of the governor's executive clemency team. to bring unparalleled investment, attention, and policy solutions to address the housing crisis in rural and upstate New York. .widget-row.Democratic { Hinchey . I was 14 in Mr. Perpetua's Biology class at Saugerties High School. } [57], In June 2021, she was named to the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center annual 40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in NYC Food Policy. font-size: .9em; Weve certainly been busy! [44], In June 2019, the New York legislature passed sweeping anti-sexual-harassment legislation that Biaggi had sponsored. font-weight: bold; That evening Amedure had 66,784 votes to Hinchey's 58,613, a difference of 8,171 votes, however, there were still nearly 30,000 absentee ballots that had to be counted. } width: 100% !important; Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2023 through April 10, 2023. Fairly funding education. . width: 100%; $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { Alessandra Rose Biaggi (born May 20, 1986) is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Senate from 2019 to 2022, representing the 34th district, which includes portions of Bronx and Westchester Counties. [49] They referred to what they called SafeSport's failure to carry out impartial and thorough investigations, and ensure the safety of athletes it is charged with protecting. list-style-type: circle; Relates to establishing a twenty year retirement plan for members or officers of law enforcement; includes every non-seasonally appointed sworn member or officer of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, a forest ranger in the service of the department of environmental conservation, a police officer in the department of environmental conservation, the regional state park police, and university police officers in such twenty year plan. U.S. Congress | })(); Michelle Hinchey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Provides for coverage of hearing aids for child patients who are covered under a policy or contract of insurance if the hearing aids are fitted and dispensed by a licensed audiologist certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association following medical clearance by a physician licensed to practice medicine and an audiological evaluation medically appropriate to the age of the child. AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland. State Senator Michelle Hinchey, a Democrat, announced last week that she's seeking re-election, canceling out an earlier announcement made by her team that she was considering a run for federal office. Hinchey was assigned to the following committees: .subcommittee { D, WF ) Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students. } [7][8] Her great-grandparents had immigrated to the United States from Italy, and she is the fourth generation of her family to live in her district. Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers and how being a caregiver impacts their education. font-weight: bold; div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } Requires the state shall offer a statewide emergency services internet protocol network (ESINet) available for connection to local public safety answering points (PSAPs). text-align: left !important; Relates to directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation. Tags: members. Extends the excelsior jobs program and certain incentives for medical equipment projects within such program. It is Ballotpedias goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { Shifts the conducting of the income verification process for the purposes of the senior citizen tax exemption from municipalities to the department of taxation and finance. Since taking office, she has passed over fifty bills that brought Democrats and Republicans together to improve the quality of life for Upstate New Yorkers. Lowers the threshold for eligibility for the appropriation of moneys for the promotion of agriculture and domestic arts from five thousand dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars. .votebox-results-metadata-p { background-color: white; Richard Amedure advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 46. font-weight: bold; Grants each of the representatives of the counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Orange and Rockland a vote during the proceedings of the metropolitan transportation authority. . Among her prominent. Democrats are confident they will be successful in at least one of the outstanding races to . Commemorating the observance of the 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 16, 2023. Enacts "Melanie's law"; relates to orders of protection; allows courts to issue orders of protection for immediate family members or household members of the named victims, regardless of age. padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; max-height: 580px; Effectuates a Medicaid rate enhancement for Valley Health Services of the Bassett Healthcare Network. Michelle knows that agriculture is a key part of our upstate economies, which its why shes committed to protecting our family farmers. }, .leg-hnt-container { "[12], In a major upset, Biaggi defeated Klein in the primary, 54%46%. Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2023, as Black History Month in the State of New York, Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 1, 2023, as Girls and Women in Sports Day in the State of New York, Commending Staff Sergeant Aquilino Gonell in recognition of his prompt and heroic actions in protecting the members of Congress and their staff, Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2023, as Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month in the State of New York. Michelle was a three time Bachelor franchise alum Credit: Getty. Authorizes municipalities in a pilot emergency repair program to add unpaid emergency repair charges and housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy. padding-left: 0; Provides a tax credit for sales or rentals of agricultural assets to beginning farmers; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to implement a plan for certification of eligible taxpayers with respect thereto. width: 250px; As of 2021, Michelle Hinchey is 33 years old. AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the ceremonial designation of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge as the "Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge". Relates to the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising under the volunteer firefighter's benefit law. } $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { font-weight: 300; Subs Breda Day for Denise Wall (inj), Aisling Hore for Maeve Quill, Michelle Hinchey for Laura Murphy. AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing school registration and support and assistance for designated schools; and to repeal certain sections of the education law relating thereto. AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating Lactarius peckii as the official state fungus of the state. position: relative; In her first term, Michelle fought to fully fund Foundation Aid, delivering on a 30-year promise to fully fund our schools and ensure that all children have access to a good quality education. Requires the office for the aging to develop and provide elder abuse prevention training to train senior service centers and contractors in the detection and reporting of elder abuse in consultation with the office of children and family services. AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to increasing the period of supervision required for certain real estate license applications. Our region does not have a fair shot economically if we don't have reliable access to the internet. Expands the hours during which liquor and/or wine stores may be open on Sunday to 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. AN ACT to amend chapter 556 of the laws of 2007 amending the tax law relating to imposing an additional real estate transfer tax within the county of Columbia, in relation to the effectiveness thereof. Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel. Extends the authority of Dutchess county to impose a sales and compensating use tax for two additional years. AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authority of the county of Columbia to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use tax. Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } display: none; Michelle Hinchey is a female politician serving as a senator for the New York Senate since January 2021. width: 35px !important; position: relative; .widget-row.heading { .leg-hnt-flex-row { In my first year alone, my office and I passed over 50 bills with broad bipartisan support on important issues ranging from expanding healthcare and broadband access to making agriculture a key partner in the fight against climate change. [28] They highlighted the fact that despite serious outstanding allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual coercion, and other violent behaviors by former friends, peers, and current teammates, and an ongoing investigation, fencer Alen Hadzic was allowed to travel to Tokyo as an alternate for the 2021 US Olympic fencing team. Michelle Hinchey (born November 3, 1987) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 46th district. Permits farmers markets in state and local parks. Global Project & Man. | margin-top: 0px; [8], Hinchey also serves as chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee,[9] and introduced legislation establishing a farm soil health program advocated by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at her alma mater, Cornell University. She was noted for working "to transform and improve the food system. } Lea Michele and Zandy Reich have been married since 2019 and share a two-year-old son together. Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers. float: right; clearInterval(nTimer); Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. [52] She also received criticism in 2019 for removing the men on her staff, possibly indicating misandry, which is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men. We need officials in Government who truly care about the people they serve. Hinchey earned the title of 2022 Advocate of the Year from the Rural Housing Coalition for her work. Permits the admissibility of testimony that a person reported acts of discrimination to another person in a civil trial under the human rights law, including the contents of such report. .votebox_legend { Establishes the universal child care act to provide for the establishment and funding of universal child care in the state of New York; relates to the effectiveness of the child care availability taskforce; makes an appropriation therefor. Democrat, Working Families. .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} Her ex-staff has a story to tell", https://thebronxchronicle.com/2019/06/04/press-clips-men-need-not-apply-alleged/, "I'm running for Congress to challenge inaction and political cowardice. Directs the office of information technology services to establish a gun violence alert system to be added to the emergency alert notification system, known as alert.ny.gov or NY-Alert to provide real-time warnings and emergency information pertaining to gun violence to citizens of New York State. | Provides for emergency appropriation through April 28, 2023 for the support of government. .results_table_container { In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you. } For example, an advocacy groups scorecard may assess a legislators voting record on one issue while a state newspapers scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety. Relates to the operation of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals. AN ACT to amend the tax law and chapter 200 of the laws of 2002 amending the tax law relating to certain tax rates imposed by the county of Ulster, in relation to extending the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax. Expands the food donation and food scraps recycling program by scaling down the annual average tonnage requirement every two years until 2027; removes exceptions regarding recycler capacity. Requires vine trimming, in addition to other maintenance procedures, for the maintenance of utility poles by the utility company or cable television company that owns such utility pole. Michelle Hinchey (born November 3, 1987) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 46th district. Just as I was inspired to run for office by my dad, Maurice Hinchey, and his work as a Congressman all those years ago, as a State Senator Ive been inspired by all the people of Upstate New York that Ive been lucky to meet. Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax by two years. Creates clinical standards and special consideration and processes for utilization review related to care for medically fragile children; makes changes to the effectiveness thereof.