New York State Representative
Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 134)
Legislative Session
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A01647
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Refer
1/7/26
Decriminalizes the possession of buprenorphine from certain crimes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A01558
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
5/5/26
Refer
5/5/26
Requires retailers to post warning signs of the tracking and collecting of customers biometric data through electronic devices; provides for civil penalties.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A01461
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Report Pass
4/28/25
Refer
4/28/25
Report Pass
5/13/25
Relates to the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A01425
Introduced
1/9/25
Refer
1/9/25
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
5/20/26
Refer
5/20/26
Report Pass
5/20/26
Refer
5/20/26
Provides that persons charged with a parking violation shall be able to make an electronic court appearance unless a locality elects not to permit electronic appearances.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A02374
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/7/26
Directs the department of social services to establish a refugee resettlement program with the goals of achieving economic and social self-sufficiency, assisting victims of human trafficking, and assuring proper foster care for unaccompanied refugees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05232
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
1/7/26
Implements automatic enrollment for the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens; provides for a check box for a taxpayer to opt-out of data sharing and automatic enrollment on their tax return.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05280
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
1/7/26
Provides that entities soliciting a recurring contribution to a political campaign, political committee, party committee, or not-for-profit or for-profit entity shall receive the affirmative consent of the contributor at the time of arrangement of the recurring contribution; provides for refund of recurring contributions; provides penalties for violations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05211
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to librarians of school libraries.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05282
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to access to appropriate drugs at reasonable prices, formulary exceptions, standing prior authorizations and external appeals; to access to retail pharmacies, prescription synchronization, limits on patient drug costs, explanations of benefits and rebates; to prescription drug synchronization; to pharmacy benefit management; and to limits on copayments and drug substitutions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05223
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
1/7/26
Permits a retired member to change their option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has been convicted of a family offense.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05247
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on the presence of educator diversity in the state, state actions taken to promote educator diversity, and how the state can encourage new initiatives to enhance and promote educator diversity in New York; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04955
Introduced
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes a tax credit for homeowners and businesses to build permeable surfaces.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04997
Introduced
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Report Pass
5/20/25
Refer
5/20/25
Report Pass
5/28/25
Refer
5/28/25
Report Pass
5/29/25
Engrossed
6/5/25
Refer
6/5/25
Engrossed
6/11/25
Enrolled
12/8/25
Chaptered
12/19/25
Passed
12/19/25
Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes.
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A02242
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Report Pass
5/19/25
Refer
5/19/25
Refer
1/7/26
Allows for certain disability benefits to continue in the event an individual who is receiving such benefits gets married; provides that the marriage to another individual which would otherwise make an individual ineligible for certain disability benefits shall not be considered if such individual is already receiving disability benefits at the time of becoming married and continues to meet certain criteria.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A02222
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
2/4/26
Refer
2/4/26
Report Pass
2/25/26
Amends provisions relating to payment of wages to include compensation that is not payable solely at the employer's discretion; requires certain notices.