New York State Representative

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 35)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00464

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00719

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amends the constitution to prevent and mitigate adverse childhood experiences.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00767

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00754

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Modifies the offense of forcible touching by removing the element of the actor's intent, including the intent to degrade or abuse another person.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00628

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Legalizes adult possession and use of certain natural plant or fungus-based hallucinogens; grants certain protections for individuals lawfully using such hallucinogens; removes such hallucinogens from the list of schedule I controlled substances; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00735

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Expands the age range eligibility for the rent subsidy payable to a foster child living independently to age twenty-four.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00796

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Prohibits the declawing and descenting of ferrets except when necessary for a therapeutic purpose and performed by a licensed veterinarian.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00529

Introduced
1/8/25  
Authorizes a pilot program for a county self-insured or self-funded health plan in Albany and Schenectady counties; provides municipalities of such counties are permitted to join.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00600

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Includes physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, respiratory therapists, respiratory therapy technicians, and recreational therapists within the existing statutory staffing standards for nursing homes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00635

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides a tax credit for qualified caregiving expenses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00506

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Defines noncompliant state agency; provides for timelines and procedures for state agency contracts involving not-for-profit corporations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00683

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes an emergency heating energy assistance program benefit to provide emergency assistance to certain households where such household is threatened with shut-off or an energy emergency due to nonpayment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00606

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Requires advertisements to disclose the use of a synthetic performer; imposes a $1,000 civil penalty for a first violation and a $5,000 penalty for any subsequent violation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00780

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the "Supervising Upcoming Professionals for Practice in Official Roles in Therapy (SUPPORT) act"; provides that for licensure as a clinical social worker, an applicant may satisfy the experience requirements under supervision of a mental health practitioner who has been granted the privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans under article one hundred sixty-three of the education law.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00667

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the use of leg-gripping traps.