New York State Representative

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 104)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06632

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Establishes "SNAP for all", a state-funded supplemental nutrition assistance program to provide for those who are excluded from federal SNAP benefits solely due to immigration status; outlines eligibility requirements of applicants and operational requirements of the office of temporary and disability assistance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06618

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Enacts the "pollinator promotion act" to authorize the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote the health and viability of pollinators in the state and to make municipal adoption and implementation of pollinator promotion plans eligible for climate adaptation and mitigation projects under the climate smart communities program; requires consideration of certain pollinator health initiatives on SUNY campuses; directs the departments of education and environmental conservation to develop guidelines for school districts to implement certain pollinator friendly practices; directs the implementation of certain pollinator friendly practices on highway verges.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01390

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Authorizes the transfer of pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities; requires annual reporting on the number of such incarcerated individuals transferred.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01303

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Relates to the menstrual product safety and research act and its creation of a research program to determine the risks posed from potential toxins in menstrual products.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01120

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Allows a judicial district convention to be conducted in whole or in part via video conference upon a minimum of seventy-two hours notice to the members of the respective committee by mail, an appropriately titled email, text or telephone call at an address or number expressly provided in writing for the purpose of receiving such notices.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01260

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Engrossed
1/12/26  
Relates to alternative forms of identification for renters insurance, including a municipal identification card, or other state or local government-issued identification card, or a notarized copy of the rental lease signed by the property owner, the property management firm and the insured.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01326

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Requires a 60 day license suspension for any driver convicted of 2 speeding violations within a school zone, committed within an 18 month period of time.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06567

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Excludes one-time federal assistance in the calculation of operating revenue for purposes of minimum direct resident care spending by residential health care facilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01316

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Prohibits the use of consumer credit history in hiring, employment and licensing determinations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01389

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to promulgate rules and regulations to implement GPS and an emergency communications system on school buses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01325

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Engrossed
1/12/26  
Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake by the department of corrections; requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with intervention services that are evidence-based, effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01380

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy, to study health literacy and develop recommendations for improving health literacy in this state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01320

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Relates to the "uniform employee and student online privacy protection act"; relates to the protection of employee and student online accounts.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01378

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Relates to presumptive evidence that a person committed a hate crime by evaluating a certain set of facts and circumstances.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01295

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Includes information about bystander intervention training in the department of labor's model sexual harassment prevention policy that includes information and practical guidance on how to enable bystanders to recognize potentially problematic behaviors and to motivate bystanders to take action when such bystanders observe problematic behaviors.