New York State Representative
Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 136)
Legislative Session
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04859
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
1/7/26
Prohibits the banning of books or other materials by libraries or library systems; provides that no library or library system shall receive state aid unless such entity adopts the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or develops a written statement prohibiting the practice of banning books or other materials.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04780
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
1/7/26
Directs the commissioner of education to conduct an audit regarding instruction in literacy instruction at institutions of higher education that offers a graduate or undergraduate degree or certification program in education or educational administration located within the state.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04776
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
1/7/26
Requires insurer to respond within thirty days of a written request from an insured for their health plan documents, including copies of most recent group or individual contracts.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04841
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes the "removing barriers to higher education success act" which directs the state university and city university to adopt policies that makes certain documentation submitted by an enrolled or admitted student sufficient to establish that such student is an individual with a disability.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04870
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
1/7/26
Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; provides for a statewide affordable gas transition plan and utility home energy affordable transition programs; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill K00092
Introduced
2/5/25
Passed
2/5/25
Mourning the death of Lou Carnesecca, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04954
Introduced
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Relates to the conversion to condominium ownership for the preservation of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York; provides expanded homeownership opportunities from the conversion of certain residential rental buildings to condominium status by property owners that commit to preserve the inventory of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York.
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04744
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to providing insurance coverage for medical marihuana.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04850
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Engrossed
4/30/25
Refer
4/30/25
Engrossed
3/18/26
Refer
3/18/26
Enacts the "New York state teleworking expansion act"; provides that each state agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04875
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
5/27/25
Refer
5/27/25
Refer
1/7/26
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04831
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
1/7/26
Authorizes local water and sewerage authorities to charge fees for surface runoff.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04940
Introduced
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent and for modification of such orders.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05020
Introduced
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes a co-navigation services program for persons who are deaf-blind to provide services to a person who is deaf-blind that assist the person to physically access the person's environment and to make informed decisions, including providing visual and environmental information or sighted guide services and assisting with communication accessibility by communicating in the preferred language and communication mode of the person who is deaf-blind.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05008
Introduced
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
4/21/26
Waives the ability of government agencies in New York to claim copyright protection except where the record reflects artistic, creative or scholarly works of authorship, academic course materials, or scientific or academic research, or if the copyright owner intends to distribute the record of derivative work based on it to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A04958
Introduced
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Refer
1/7/26
Provides for the creation and maintenance of digital records for each incarcerated individual which includes all medical records, including but not limited to mental health records and results of drug or alcohol tests, work records and evaluations, conduct records and programming records.