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Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00545

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security to be paid by the owner of a seized animal currently in the care of such organization.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00536

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Engrossed
3/11/26  
Relates to summaries of readable and understandable insurance policies which shall include the limits of insurance, the term of the policy, the amount of premium and the amount of deductibles and a statement.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00526

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a cause of action for fertility fraud; allows patients who have undergone assisted reproduction procedures to bring a cause of action if human reproductive material other than that which was consented to by the patient is used in such procedure; allows for compensatory and punitive damages.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00701

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00588

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the former crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; expunges criminal records for persons previously convicted of such crime; directs the chief administrator of the courts to provide information regarding such expungement; adds language to identify that the crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense is no longer in law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00505

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires district leadership teams and school leadership teams to include student representatives; provides who should appoint such representatives.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00665

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the creation of a crime database of all convictions in New York state of animal cruelty, fighting, neglect, abandonment and mistreatment; makes such crime database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00679

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to establishing the crime of coercive control; provides that a person is guilty of coercive control when such person engages in a course of conduct against a member of such person's same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting, in full or in part, the victim's behavior, movement, associations or access to or use of such victim's own finances or financial information; provides that coercive control is a class E felony.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00687

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that certain communications made without malice regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination shall be deemed privileged; provides that a prevailing defendant in an action brought against such defendant for making a communication that is privileged shall be entitled to attorney's fees and costs for such defense.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00711

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the office of children and family services to utilize a cost estimation model when determining the actual cost providers incur when providing child care; requires the office to prepare a report detailing such.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00473

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a nonpartisan poll monitoring program.
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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 A00745

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00646

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to coverage and billing procedures in the Medicaid program for complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00559

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position if the person designated or nominated has received a diagnosis of a serious health condition or has resigned the office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-election.