Demond L. Meeks

Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 137

Assemblymember for District 137 and Rochester native. Advocates for quality education, housing, childcare, fair wages, and worker rights.

Labor Rights (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),

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Labor Rights · 1 support

Sponsored a law that ended the state prison fee of up to $1 a week taken from incarcerated people's work pay. The governor signed it (Chapter 753 of 2022).
December 23, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support

Sponsored a law that lets crime victims get state victim compensation without first reporting the crime to police. It allows other kinds of proof instead. The governor signed it (Chapter 695 of 2023).
December 8, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyassembly.gov
Led an Assembly bill, filed through the Rules Committee, that created a state task force on social media and violent extremism. It also raised penalties for bias-related violence and intimidation. The governor signed it (Chapter 213 of 2022).
June 6, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyassembly.gov

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support

Co-sponsored and voted yes on the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals certain old criminal convictions. It passed the Assembly 82-65.
June 9, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nyassembly.gov

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support

Sponsored a law that lets crime victims get state victim compensation without first reporting the crime to police. It allows other kinds of proof instead. The governor signed it (Chapter 695 of 2023).
December 8, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov

Gun Control · 2 support

Voted yes on "Francesco's Law." It punishes failing to safely store guns around a minor or a person barred from having guns. It passed the Assembly 93-46.
June 11, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov
Voted yes on a law that lets gun makers and sellers be sued as a public nuisance when their sales or marketing harm public safety. It passed the Assembly 94-55.
June 8, 2021Supports Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov

Civil Rights · 2 support

Led an Assembly bill, filed through the Rules Committee, that created a state task force on social media and violent extremism. It also raised penalties for bias-related violence and intimidation. The governor signed it (Chapter 213 of 2022).
June 6, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov
Sponsored a law that bans handcuffs, shackles, and other restraints on children under 21 who appear in family court. The governor signed it (Chapter 474 of 2021).
October 8, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov

Corporate Accountability · 1 support

Voted yes on a law that lets gun makers and sellers be sued as a public nuisance when their sales or marketing harm public safety. It passed the Assembly 94-55.
June 8, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov

General · 4 records

Voted yes on the Medical Aid in Dying Act. It lets terminally ill patients ask for medicine to end their lives. It passed the Assembly 81-67.
April 29, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov
Sponsored a law letting life insurers offer wellness programs, including discounts and paying for activity-tracking devices. The governor signed it (Chapter 768 of 2023).
December 22, 2023
Source: nyassembly.gov
Sued the city of Rochester and several police officers, claiming false arrest at a December 2020 eviction protest. His charges had been dismissed in February 2021.
April 11, 2022
Source: nydailyrecord.com
Voted yes on the law that legalized adult-use cannabis in New York (Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act). It passed the Assembly 94-56.
March 30, 2021
Source: nyassembly.gov

Member of the New York State Assembly, District 137 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 137; New York · incumbent