New York State Representative
Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 101)
Legislative Session
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A08063
Introduced
4/22/25
Refer
4/22/25
Refer
1/7/26
Enacts the child abuse reporting expansion act; relates to making clergy members required reporters of child abuse or mistreatment.
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New York Assembly Bill A08091
Introduced
4/25/25
Refer
4/25/25
Report Pass
6/12/25
Refer
6/12/25
Report Pass
6/17/25
Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental resilience, racial equity, valued workforce, valued agricultural sector, animal welfare, and nutrition.
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New York Assembly Bill A08576
Introduced
5/21/25
Refer
5/21/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to preserving access to affordable drugs; provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product, shall be presumed to have anticompetitive effects if a nonreference drug filer receives anything of value from another company asserting patent infringement and if the nonreference drug filer agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the nonreference drug filer's product for any period of time.
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New York Assembly Bill A08586
Introduced
5/21/25
Refer
5/21/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to the content of rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary of State with respect to minimum staffing levels for agencies enforcing the minimum standards under the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act.
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New York Assembly Bill A08583
Introduced
5/21/25
Refer
5/21/25
Refer
1/7/26
Allows an organization included on the federal list of tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of title 26 of the United States code on March first, two thousand twenty-five to automatically maintain their tax-exempt status for New York state purposes; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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New York Assembly Bill A08724
Introduced
6/2/25
Refer
6/2/25
Refer
1/7/26
Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators from enabling or otherwise permitting authorized sports bettors to deposit or withdraw funds to or from their account through gift certificates, open loop gift certificates, or e-wallets.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A08692
Introduced
5/29/25
Refer
5/29/25
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.
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New York Assembly Bill A08757
Introduced
6/2/25
Refer
6/2/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes the "SNAP for students act" requiring the office of temporary and disability assistance to create informational materials to provide information regarding student eligibility for SNAP benefits and to provide digital versions of such materials to institutions of higher education in the state; requires institutions of higher education to notify students of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A08921
Introduced
7/16/25
Refer
7/16/25
Refer
1/7/26
Enacts the "fair concession pricing act" to require certain entertainment and sports venues constructed or operating under public financial benefit to implement fan-friendly concession pricing policies.
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill K00634
Introduced
5/30/25
Refer
5/30/25
Passed
6/4/25
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month, and June 27, 2025, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill K00628
Introduced
5/30/25
Refer
5/30/25
Passed
6/4/25
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 19, 2025, as Human Milk Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of World Human Milk Day
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill K00639
Introduced
5/30/25
Refer
5/30/25
Passed
6/4/25
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2025, as Disability Employment Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A08718
Introduced
6/2/25
Refer
6/2/25
Refer
1/7/26
Prohibits certain public officials and their families from engaging in unlawful virtual currency business activities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill K00626
Introduced
5/29/25
Passed
5/29/25
Commemorating the 33rd Anniversary of Queens LGBTQ Pride Parade on June 1, 2025
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A08924
Introduced
7/16/25
Refer
7/16/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes a recycling program for containers of adult-use cannabis sold in New York; requires such containers to be made of at least fifty percent recycled materials.