New York State Representative
Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 27)
Legislative Session
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A05623
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
1/7/26
Enacts the "New York State pedestrian right-of-way protection act" which makes it an unclassified misdemeanor to stop, stand or park a vehicle in a pedestrian right-of-way.
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New York Assembly Bill A05947
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/25/25
Refer
1/7/26
Prohibits certain wildlife and fish from being imported into the state in order to protect public health and safety, native wildlife and fish, and the agricultural interests of the state; relates to the operation of live animal markets.
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New York Assembly Bill A06020
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/25/25
Refer
1/7/26
Regulates the sale of plastic trash bags; requires plastic trash bags be made of 30% post-consumer materials.
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New York Assembly Bill A06000
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/25/25
Refer
1/7/26
Provides for the advance payment of the earned income tax credit to qualifying employees.
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New York Assembly Bill A06016
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/25/25
Refer
1/7/26
Provides for loan forgiveness for social workers who commit to work in counties with less than two hundred thousand population, or towns which have a population of less than one hundred fifty persons per square mile for the duration of the award.
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New York Assembly Bill K00029
Introduced
1/21/25
Passed
1/22/25
Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the city of New York, New York to be celebrated in 2025
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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New York Assembly Bill A05613
Introduced
2/18/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes an "operation SNUG" program within the division of criminal justice services which provides grant awards to reduce, prevent or respond to gun violence.
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New York Assembly Bill A05529
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to the Chisholm Chance Act; creates centers of pregnant and birthing persons and childcare services in Kings county and Bronx county to coordinate community-based organizations and community health workers to combat the pregnant and birthing persons health crisis.
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New York Assembly Bill A05870
Introduced
2/24/25
Refer
2/24/25
Refer
1/7/26
Enacts the "television subscriber choice act" to enhance consumer choice and ensure that multichannel video programming distributors have the flexibility to offer programming packages that best meet the needs and preferences of their subscribers; requires that a video programmer shall offer each channel for license to a multichannel video programming distributor without requiring channel bundling requirements as a condition of carriage of such channel; makes it unlawful for a video programmer to demand unreasonable fees or other financial obligations for channel carriage; defines terms; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A05884
Introduced
2/24/25
Refer
2/24/25
Refer
1/7/26
Expands eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with disabilities to include individuals who do not meet the non-medical qualifications for SSDI and SSI but, by reason of the individual's disability, the individual is not able to engage in substantial gainful activity as that term is defined by the federal social security administration.
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New York Assembly Bill A05850
Introduced
2/24/25
Refer
2/24/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Refer
4/2/25
Report Pass
6/5/25
Refer
6/5/25
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
3/17/26
Engrossed
4/28/26
Refer
4/28/26
Engrossed
5/5/26
Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing permits or licenses allowing participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; excludes certain permanent performing institutions; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for a violation.
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New York Assembly Bill A05963
Introduced
2/25/25
Refer
2/25/25
Refer
1/7/26
Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create ten-year capital program plans.
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New York Assembly Bill A02589
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Refer
3/18/25
Report Pass
5/13/25
Refer
5/13/25
Report Pass
5/13/25
Engrossed
5/14/25
Refer
5/14/25
Engrossed
4/29/26
Refer
4/29/26
Waives the state's sovereign immunity in state and federal courts with regard to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A02645
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/7/26
Prohibits the purchase of glyphosate by any state department, agency, public benefit corporation or any pesticide applicator employed thereby as a contractor or subcontractor and the application of glyphosate on property owned, operated or leased by the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A02611
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
5/20/25
Refer
5/20/25
Report Pass
6/9/25
Engrossed
6/10/25
Refer
6/10/25
Requires landlords to mitigate damages when commercial tenants vacate premises in violation of the terms of the lease.