State Assembly Member - District 77
Landon C. Dais
State Assembly Member - District 77Landon C. Dais
Assembly member for District 77 in the Bronx since Feb. 14, 2024, when he took office after winning a special election to succeed Latoya Joyner.
Affordable housing and tenant protections
In coverageCalls housing a fundamental right and supports initiatives to expand access to affordable housing. Voted for the 2024-25 state budget bill on education, labor, housing and family assistance.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S8306, the 2024-25 budget bill on education, labor, housing and family assistance, on April 20, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 56 the same day.
Voted yes on S8306 in the Assembly · 2024-04-20 · Signed into law as Chapter 56 on April 20, 2024
Rules for the legal cannabis market
In coverageSponsored a bill prohibiting acts or omissions involving illicit cannabis and setting penalties for them; it passed both houses in June 2026. Sponsors a bill letting state cannabis regulators set up a track-and-trace program, and voted for the 2026 law amending limits on locating dispensaries near schools and houses of worship.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Prime sponsor of A10698, the cannabis supply chain integrity and anti-inversion act, which prohibits any act or omission involving illicit cannabis and sets penalties for such cannabis inversion; voted yes when it passed the Assembly on June 1, 2026, and it passed the Senate on June 2, 2026. Prime sponsor of A8820, authorizing the Office of Cannabis Management and Cannabis Control Board to establish a track and trace program; in the Assembly Economic Development Committee as of April 2, 2026. Voted yes on S9155, amending limits on locating retail adult-use dispensaries near schools and houses of worship, on Feb. 11, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 2 the same day. Also prime sponsor of a bill on the state cannabis advisory board.
Prime sponsor of A10698 and A8820; voted yes on A10698 and S9155 in the Assembly · 2026-02-11 to 2026-06-02 · A10698 passed the Assembly on June 1, 2026 and the Senate on June 2, 2026; A8820 in the Assembly Economic Development Committee as of April 2, 2026; S9155 signed into law as Chapter 2 on Feb. 11, 2026
Health care, asthma and medical aid in dying
In coverageSupports health care reform that puts preventive care first, lowers costs and addresses problems within Medicare. Co-sponsored and voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, signed in February 2026. Sponsors bills creating a state commission on asthma in the Bronx and a task force on preventing suicide among Black youth ages 5 to 18.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Co-sponsor of A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act; voted yes when it passed the Assembly on April 29, 2025; it passed the Senate on June 9, 2025 and was signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Prime sponsor of A7667, creating a temporary state commission to study and make recommendations on the incidence of asthma in the Bronx; in the Assembly Health Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Prime sponsor of A6472, establishing a Black youth suicide prevention task force to study mental health practices and suicide prevention for Black youth ages 5 through 18; in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Also prime sponsor of a bill creating grants to help providers buy opioid antagonists along with automated external defibrillators.
Co-sponsor of A136 and voted yes on it in the Assembly; prime sponsor of A7667 and A6472 · 2025-04-29 to 2026-02-06 · A136 signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; A7667 in the Assembly Health Committee and A6472 in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, both as of Jan. 7, 2026
State budget and taxes
In coverageVoted for the budget bill enacting major parts of the 2026-27 state fiscal plan. Voted against a 2025 bill adjusting the amount of unpaid taxes that can lead to a driver's license suspension, which passed the Assembly 95-49 and was vetoed. Sponsors a gas tax holiday bill.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S9009, enacting major components of the state fiscal plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year, on May 27, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026. Voted no on S700, adjusting the minimum amount of tax delinquency for which a taxpayer's driver's license may be suspended, on June 16, 2025, when it passed the Assembly 95 yes, 49 no and 6 excused; the governor vetoed it on Dec. 5, 2025. Prime sponsor of A11438, the gas tax holiday act, introduced by the Rules Committee on his behalf; referred to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on May 15, 2026.
Voted yes on S9009 and no on S700 in the Assembly; prime sponsor of A11438 · 2025-06-16 to 2026-05-28 · S9009 signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026; S700 vetoed by the governor on Dec. 5, 2025; A11438 referred to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on May 15, 2026
Child care, schools and family programs
In coverageSupports expanding child care for working families, strengthening after-school programs and investing in vocational training as a path to jobs. Sponsors a bill directing the state children and family services office to set up a center for fatherhood initiatives that would give grants promoting fatherhood, and a bill requiring arts and music instruction for all public school students.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Prime sponsor of A1211, directing the Office of Children and Family Services to establish a center for fatherhood initiatives that issues grants promoting fatherhood; reported and referred to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on April 27, 2026. Also prime sponsor of bills requiring arts and music instruction in public school curriculums and establishing a Black Leadership Institute within the State University of New York.
Prime sponsor of A1211 · 2026-04-27 · A1211 reported and referred to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on April 27, 2026
Gas service, electric vehicles and climate costs
In coverageVoted for the 2026 law on providing gas service to new customers, which passed the Assembly 83-61, and in 2024 for laws creating a climate change adaptation cost recovery program and requiring electric vehicle charging stations and EV-ready parking in certain new construction.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S8812, on the effectiveness of provisions of law on gas service to new customers, in the final Assembly vote on March 31, 2026, which it passed 83 yes, 61 no and 6 excused; it was signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026. Voted yes on S2129, establishing the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and the climate change adaptation fund, on June 8, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024. Voted yes on S1736, requiring electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces in certain new construction, on June 5, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024.
Voted yes on S8812, S2129 and S1736 in the Assembly · 2024-06-05 to 2026-04-10 · S8812 signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026; S2129 signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024; S1736 signed into law as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024
Services for veterans and service members
In coverageSponsored a bill compiling the state laws on rights, benefits and services for veterans, service members and their families into one law book; it passed the Assembly in March 2026. Also sponsors bills creating a state database of resources for veterans and a veteran career assistance program at SUNY and CUNY.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Prime sponsor of A8089, establishing a New York State veterans' and service member law book compiling state statutes on rights, privileges, benefits and services for veterans, service members and their families; voted yes in the final Assembly vote on March 9, 2026, when it passed the Assembly and was referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs. Also sponsored bills requiring the Department of Veterans' Services to establish and maintain a database of resources for veterans, service members and their families, and establishing a veteran career assistance program within SUNY and CUNY.
Prime sponsor of A8089 and voted yes on it in the Assembly · 2026-03-09 · A8089 passed the Assembly on March 9, 2026; referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
Police misconduct and officer intervention
In coverageSponsors a bill granting law enforcement employees immunity from liability and from professional retaliation when they intervene against police misconduct.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Prime sponsor of A6463, granting immunity from liability and professional retaliation to law enforcement employees who intervene against police misconduct; referred to the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee on Jan. 7, 2026.
Prime sponsor of A6463 · 2026-01-07 · Referred to the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee on Jan. 7, 2026; no further action shown
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