Assemblymember Bronson: Assembly Budget Keeps College Affordable, Students Healthy
Mar 17, 2023
Rochester & Albany, NY – Assemblymember Harry Bronson, representing District 138, announced that he supports the Assembly budget proposal’s rejection of the executive’s education plan, which would have increased tuition for SUNY and CUNY schools....
Assemblymember Bronson Announces Wins for Community Health Care Protections in the Assembly One-House Budget
Mar 16, 2023
ROCHESTER & ALBANY, NY (March 16, 2023) - Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson, representing District 138, has secured important wins for healthcare equity with his advocacy for budget measures that protect health safety-nets, wraparound care and access to...
Assemblymember Bronson: Today, New York Again Showed It Will Lead on Gun Safety and Will Protect All New Yorkers from SCOTUS’s Attacks
Jul 1, 2022
“Today, I was especially proud to join my Assembly Majority colleagues in passing timely gun safety legislation in response to a dangerous Supreme Court ruling that is proposing a firearms free-for-all for New York State.The SCOTUS conservative justices...
Assemblymember Bronson: New York has Sent the SCOTUS and Conservative Right a Message by Passing the Equality Amendment
Jul 1, 2022
“The Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, law of the land for almost 50 years, was a reckless action taken by the Court’s majority and a devastating blow for reproductive rights and the freedoms of all Americans.”...
Assemblymember Bronson and Senator Brouk Announce Legislation Expanding Diagnostic Authority for Mental Health Practitioners Signed into Law
Jun 24, 2022
ROCHESTER, NY— The Governor signed mental health care licensure reform into law, allowing mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychoanalysts to continue diagnosing and developing assessment-based treatment plans for New Yorkers...
Assemblymember Bronson: Overturning Roe V. Wade Has Erased Decades of Progress for All Americans
Jun 24, 2022
“Today’s decision signals the end of Roe v. Wade in this country as we know it. This is not just a devastating blow for reproductive rights, but for the freedoms of all Americans. The very principles our country prides itself on have now been thrown...
Assemblymember Harry Bronson Passes “Buy American Salt” Legislation to Protect American Jobs
Jun 8, 2022
The “Buy American Salt” Act (A7919-A/S9441), sponsored by Assemblymember Harry Bronson and Senator Tim Kennedy, has passed in both the Assembly and Senate. This legislation would require public agencies and authorities that purchase rock salt or sodium...
Greater Rochester State Delegation Pass Gun Safety and Reproductive Rights Legislation
Jun 7, 2022
The Greater Rochester State Delegation announced that they helped pass a gun safety legislative package and reproductive rights legislation to better safeguard New York communities and protect human rights. “At the federal level, we’re seeing a sustained,...
Assemblymember Bronson Passes Bill to Fund Green CHIPS Projects, Create Jobs and Reduce our Carbon Footprint
Jun 7, 2022
Assemblymember Harry Bronson (D-Rochester) announced that he co-sponsored and helped pass legislation that would provide up to $500 million per year in Excelsior Jobs Tax Credits for chip companies that build new manufacturing facilities in New York State...
Assemblymember Harry Bronson & Senator Samra Brouk Pass Legislation Ensuring Greater Access to Mental Health Services
Jun 6, 2022
For decades, a dramatic shortage of licensed mental health professionals has been hidden by an exemption that allowed mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychoanalysts to diagnose and prescribe treatment within certain settings....
