Dean Murray

This bill tries to get around the right to bear arms by imposing a ten day waiting period to purchase a firearm. CPAC opposes these attempt to minimize our Second Amendment rights and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 9, 2025 by a vote of 40-22 but the bill was not taken up in the Assembly.

This bill requires all health information be transmitted only by written consent and only after a designated necessary purpose is established. CPAC views this as an unnecessary bureaucratic hurdle in a healthcare system that already has too much bureaucracy, and opposes this bill. The assembly passed the bill on January 22, 2025 by a vote of 96-4 but the bill did not receive final approval.

This bill bars the use of credit history when applying for a job or a license. CPAC considers a credit history vital to some jobs and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 3, 2025 by a vote of 40-20, this bill later became law.

This bill requires warning labels of various size be placed on gas stoves. CPAC opposed this effort to discourage and eventually outlaw gas stoves and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 11, 2025 by a vote of 36-23 but the bill was not taken up by the Assembly.

This bill would allow a person to register to vote at any residence the person has some connection with, such as a second home or vacation home. CPAC opposes laws that weaken ballot security and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on January 13, 2025 by a vote of 39-22 but the bill was not taken up in the Assembly.

This bill sets standards for electric vehicle charging stations and parling spaces. CPAC opposes unnecessary government regulation and opposes this bill. The Senate passed the bill on February 10, 2025, by a vote of 44-17, and the bill later became law.

This bill prohibits fingerprinting and eye tests to I.D. employees. CPAC believes those issues are between employers and employees and not government mandates and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on March 26, 2025 by a vote of 52-9 but the bill was not taken up by the Assembly.

This bill opposes retaining criminals in jail for more than 24 hours. CPAC supports protecting victim over criminals and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 20, 2025 by a vote of 36-25 but the bill was not taken up by the Assembly.

This bill requires diversity and inclusion indoctrination in the basic training for state police officers and local sheriffs as well as firefighters and correction officers. CPAC opposes this indoctrination that gives a leftist view society and race relations and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 29, 2025 by a vote of 43-13 but the bill was not taken up in the Assembly.

This bill requires restaurants to place a icon on the menu next to food items with a high sodium content. CPAC believes that the proliferation of even more government-mandated warning labels is a form of vandalism which uglifies the social environment and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 11, 2025 by a vote of 37-22 but the bill was not taken up by the Assembly.

This bill restricts the amount landlords can charge tenants if the tenants’ check is returned. CPAC believes this fee should be whatever is agreed on between the tenant and the landlord, that the government should have no say in this and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 12, 2025 by a vote of 37-22 but the bill never received final approval.

This bill requires manufactured home owners to give a written justification for rent increases over 3 percent. CPAC opposes this government interference in the private sector and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 2, 2025 by a vote of 45-17 but the bill was not taken up in the Assembly.

This bill requires electric corporations to include electric vehicle infrastructure that facilitates electric vehicle charging. CPAC believes that if customers demand this service the company will do it without government coercion, so CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 12, 2025 by a vote of 37-22 but the bill was not taken up by the Assembly.

This bill adds to the motor vehicle department anyone seeking Medicaid to those who will be automatically registered to vote unless they object. CPAC opposes further weakening our ballot security laws and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on January 13, 2025 by a vote of 40-21 but the bill was not taken up in the Assembly.

This bill calls for the prevailing wage—usually the union wage—for concrete and asphalt projects in some areas in and around New York City. CPAC opposes these wage mandates that raise the cost of construction projects and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 9, 2025 by a vote of 56-6, this bill later became law.

This bill raises the bonding authority of the New York City housing development corporation from $19 billion to $20 billion. CPAC opposes increasing the debt by a billion dollars and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 10, 2025 by a vote of 53-5 and the bill later became law.

This bill creates a new department in state government to promote “family planning services” and where you can find them. CPAC views this as an abortion promotion agency, believes abortion is a human tragedy and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 13, 2025 by a vote of 50-9 but the bill never received final approval.

This bill prohibits homeowner’s associations from adopting regulations that affect low impact landscaping. CPAC sees this as an issue between the association and the homeowner, not the government, and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 11, 2025 by a vote of 37-22 but the bill never received final approval.O

The bill adds sex, religion, sexual orientation and marital status and other add-ons to restrictive covenants that were meant to prevent to eliminate racial discrimination. CPAC believes that single people have a right to live near other single people if they wish and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 11, 2025 by a vote of 47-12 but the bill never received final approval.

This bill prohibits creating a minimum rent on all mortgages. CPAC believes the issue of a minimum rent to keep the property viable is between private parties and not the government and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 13, 2025 by a vote of 39-20 but the bill never received final approval.