New York State Representative

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 158)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09175

Introduced
10/17/25  
Refer
10/17/25  
Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York offering in-person student instruction to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase.
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New York Assembly Bill A09164

Introduced
10/17/25  
Refer
10/17/25  
Establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing.
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New York Assembly Bill A09268

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Requires instruction on work zone safety awareness as part of the pre-licensing course; establishes curriculum for the work zone safety component.
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New York Assembly Bill A08635

Introduced
5/22/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Provides exceptions from the requirement of specificity in pleadings in certain cases involving sexual offenses.
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New York Assembly Bill A08642

Introduced
5/22/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Enacts the "NYS health care tax reform act"; establishes a public goods and medicaid subsidy surcharge on insurance corporations; establishes a public goods and medicaid subsidy surcharge on business corporations; establishes a public goods and medicaid subsidy surcharge on pass-through entities; relates to filing fee surcharges; relates to revenues to be included in the health care reform act resources fund; establishes a public goods and medicaid surcharge on misclassified workers.
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New York Assembly Bill A08613

Introduced
5/22/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Requires certain licensees to provide or make available drink drug testing devices to protect consumers from drink spiking.
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New York Assembly Bill A08440

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Relates to employment contracts between school bus workers and the department of education in a city with at least one million inhabitants.
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New York Assembly Bill A08434

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A08286

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.
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New York Assembly Bill A08355

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Relates to licensure requirements for fiscal intermediaries under the consumer directed personal assistance program.
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New York Assembly Bill A08390

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and provide funding for such.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00497

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 12-18, 2025, as Period Poverty Awareness Week in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00528

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025, as Be Kind to Animals Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00522

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 17 - 23, 2025, as Safe Boating Week in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00436

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 6-12, 2025, as Nurses Week in the State of New York