Press Releases

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill to Increase Awareness of IUD Pain Management Methods Passes Both Houses

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A.778-A/S.7714-A) to require that patients be provided with information on intrauterine devices, or IUDs, including pain management options, passed...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill to Shield DV Survivors from Liability for Coerced Debts Passes Assembly

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A.3038-B/S.1353-B) to protect abuse victims from being held liable for coerced debts passed the Assembly and will now head to the Governor’s desk....

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Passes Legislation Banning Landlords from Colluding to Raise Rents Through Algorithmic Pricing

Albany, New York – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced the passage of her landmark legislation banning landlords from colluding to raise rents through the use of algorithms...

NYS Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Hails Passage of the Housing Access Voucher Program in New York State Budget

Albany, NY – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, hailed passage of her landmark legislation, the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), in the 2025-26 New York State budget. This...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill Including Animal Cruelty Crimes in New York State’s Red Flag Law Passes Assembly

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her legislation (A6556/S5514) to include felony animal cruelty crimes on the list of evidence a court may consider when issuing an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)...

Assemblymember Rosenthal Heralds Passage of Bill Banning PFAS in Menstrual Products

Albany, NY – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and a broad coalition of environmental and women’s rights advocates celebrated the passage of her bill banning the use of PFAS and other dangerous metals, such as lead and mercury, in menstrual products....

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Passage of Landmark Health Data Privacy Legislation on 52nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Albany, NY – On the 52nd anniversary of Roe w. Wade, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, passed her groundbreaking legislation, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (A.2141-A), which...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and State Senator Toby Stavisky Herald Signing of First-in-the-Nation Legislation Requiring Health Insurance Companies to Cover Cost of Hair Preservation Treatment During Chemotherapy

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and State Senator Toby Stavisky (D-Queens) announced today that their legislation (A38-A/S2063-A) requiring health insurers to cover the cost of scalp cooling systems, a hair-preservation...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces First-in-the-Nation Diaper Ingredient Labeling Law Signed

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF -Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A.43-C/S.2279-C) to require ingredient listings on all packages of diapers sold in New York State was signed into law. The law makes New...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Legislation Requiring Delivery Apps to Post Restaurant Sanitation Grades Online Signed into Law, Empowering Consumers

New York, NY – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced that her legislation requiring online and app-based food delivery services to post restaurant sanitation grades online...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Celebrates Signing of Legislation to Expand Access to Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, heralded the signing of two pieces of legislation to expand access to epinephrine auto-injectors across New York State into law. Epinephrine...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Signing of New Law to Protect Pharmacies and Patients from Unfair PBM Practices

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A9764/S9040) to protect pharmacies, and the patients they serve, from abusive practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) was signed into...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Legislation to Resolve Conflict in Adult Survivors Act Cases Signed into Law

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A6138/S5916) to clarify provisions of the Adult Survivors Act has been signed into law. The bill clarifies the intent of the Adult Survivors...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Statement in Response to the Rent Guidelines Board Rent Increases

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, released the following statement in response to the Rent Guidelines Board’s 2024-2025 Rent Increases: “I am outraged, but not surprised,...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Passage of Legislation Protecting Access to HIV/AIDS Medications

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her legislation (A1619-A/S1001-A) to prohibit insurers from restricting or delaying access to antiretroviral medications for the treatment of people with HIV/AIDS passed...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill Requiring Insurance Coverage of Devices to Prevent Hair Loss During Cancer Treatment Passes Assembly, Senate

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her legislation (A38-A/S2063-A) to require insurance coverage of scalp cooling devices during cancer treatment passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously. The bill,...

Assemblymember Rosenthal & Senator Gounardes Bill to Require Life-Saving Epinephrine in Public Venues Passes in State Legislature

Albany, NY – The New York State Senate voted 61-0 yesterday, May 29, to pass legislation carried by State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal to require life-saving epinephrine auto-injectors at all large public venues across...

Bill Sponsor Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal Hails Inclusion of Sammy’s Law in State Budget

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) released the following statement in response to the announcement of Sammy’s Law (A7266-A/S2422-B), her legislation granting New York City the authority to lower its own speed limits,...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Signing of Legislation to Bolster Childhood Cancer Awareness & Research Funding

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A1302/S1898) to increase funding to the state’s Cure Childhood Cancer research fund has been signed into law. The law will create a check-off...

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Legislation to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Economic Abuse Signed into Law

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A5347/S5915) to provide domestic violence survivors with resources to identify and overcome economic abuse was signed into law.“Domestic violence...