New York State Representative
Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 31)
Legislative Session
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03518
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
1/7/26
Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded; mandates that the prime contractor use such enterprise identified on the utilization plan, unless such enterprise cannot perform or is no longer state certified.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03475
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Refer
1/7/26
Prohibits police officers from using bias-based profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for bias-based profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03582
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03487
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
1/7/26
Mandates that no employee or officer of the university shall determine the specific details of a student's immigration status except when required by federal law, pursuant to a court order or as required in connection with tuition or financial aid eligibility.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03589
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
1/7/26
Protects library access to electronic literary materials by prohibiting certain restrictive provisions in contracts between publishers and libraries.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03526
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
1/7/26
Provides for the licensure of lactation consultants and the establishment of a lactation consultant licensing board.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03482
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
1/7/26
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03585
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Refer
1/7/26
Enacts the "state and local clean energy partnership", directing the public service commission to establish a standard New York state community choice aggregation program for all utility service territories.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03647
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Refer
1/7/26
Enacts the "faith-based affordable housing act" for development on residential land; defines terms; provides that each village, town, and city shall allow the construction and occupation of residential buildings on any covered site up to the specified densities; provides that all residential buildings constructed pursuant to this section in a town, village, or city with fewer than one million inhabitants shall set aside twenty percent of the residential floor area for households earning an average of eighty percent of area median income; outlines the densities for New York city; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03654
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03653
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Refer
1/7/26
Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03516
Introduced
1/28/25
Refer
1/28/25
Report Pass
5/27/25
Refer
5/27/25
Report Pass
5/29/25
Engrossed
6/5/25
Refer
6/5/25
Engrossed
6/5/25
Enrolled
12/8/25
Vetoed
12/19/25
Enacts the "keep police radio public act"; ensures that, except for sensitive information, all radio communications are accessible to emergency services organizations and professional journalists.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03613
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Refer
1/7/26
Provides that no law enforcement agency shall use a chemical incapacitant except for pepper spray; defines terms.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03610
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Refer
1/7/26
Requires two qualified psychiatrists to be employed by each school district to perform and coordinate the provision of mental health services in the public schools.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York Assembly Bill A03620
Introduced
1/29/25
Refer
1/29/25
Refer
1/7/26
Relates to the full disclosure of ingredients in certain products.