Asm. Sarahana Shrestha

Summary

Asm. Sarahana Shrestha (D) represents New York in the Assembly. This session, Asm. Shrestha has sponsored 58 bills, co-sponsored 486 bills, voted Yes 1,981 times, and No 30 times.

Record

Asm. Sarahana Shrestha is the prime sponsor of 58 bills and a co-sponsor of 486 this session.

Bills

😀 Sponsored 58🤝 Co-Sponsored 486

Sessions

A 10737Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Kingston not to exceed 3%.Aug 21, 2026 · Signed by GovernorA 11626Enacts the "options for search listing act" to require the optional use of artificial intelligence when using a search engine.Jul 29, 2026 · In Assembly CommitteeA 11646Provides that any person, firm, association, corporation, campaign, committee, or organization found guilty of knowingly disseminating or publishing media without the consent of the person depicted and who knew or should have known that it was materially deceptive shall forfeit to the state board of elections a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars for each and every offense and three times the total amount spent on creating and promoting the materially deceptive media.Jul 29, 2026 · In Assembly CommitteeA 11460Authorizes Ulster county to establish a property tax offset by means of a resident income tax surcharge; requires the Ulster county legislature to adopt a local law prior to imposing such surcharge.Jul 8, 2026 · IntroducedA 10988Directs utility corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics; directs the public service commission to determine which electric grid utilization metrics shall be approved and how such metrics shall be applied; directs the public service commission to submit an annual report to the legislature and governor.Jun 12, 2026 · Introduced

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Votes

Asm. Sarahana Shrestha has voted Yes on 1,981 bills and No on 30 this session.

✅ Aye 1981❌ Nay 30

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A 11559Relates to the ability of the New York state medical care facilities finance agency to issue certain bonds and notesAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeS 10611Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklandAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeS 10583Extends provisions authorizing hunting big game by rifle in the county of TompkinsAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeS 10545Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the establishment of certain water charges for hospitals and charities in New York cityAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeA 11464Extends the effectiveness of authorizing big game hunting in Albany countyAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted Aye

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Biography

The official biography on file for Asm. Sarahana Shrestha, from nyassembly.gov.

Sarahana Shrestha was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, and moved to the United States in 2001 as a student. She became naturalized as an American citizen at the Ulster County Courthouse in 2019. Growing up in Nepal, Sarahana lived through a historic uprising for democracy against a centuries-old monarchy, and a decade-long civil war that claimed lives and transformed the country forever. Her view of justice and democracy was shaped by bearing witness to extreme wealth inequality, the intersection of ethnicity, caste, gender, religion, and class, and the impact the addition of public goods, such as roads, had on previously neglected communities. In the Hudson Valley, Sarahana found her bearings as a climate organizer. She joined campaigns to stop fossil fuel plants and to bring energy democracy to New York State. She decided to run for office because this moment of crisis demands bold action on everything that constitutes our safety net: climate, housing, healthcare, public education, jobs, worker rights, childcare, and more. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic confirmed Sarahana’s belief that the investments in our future must be in social and care infrastructure. In the Hudson Valley, lifelong residents witnessed neighborhoods change overnight due to the volatile housing market, working parents were left to juggle childcare and work, and essential workers had no option but to risk their lives. Sarahana recognizes that the reactive temporary measures put in place are not enough to protect us from increasingly frequent emergencies under climate change in an unsustainable economy. To be resilient, we must guarantee stability to working families, build infrastructure for the public good, and organize our economy toward well-being, not profits. Sarahana is proud to be the first New York State legislator of Nepali origin, and only first-generation immigrant to represent this district in its history. She lives in the Town of Esopus with her husband, their dog, and several free-spirited chickens.