New York State Senator

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00951

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers; defines "veteran" as a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States, and was honorably discharged from the armed forces, or has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.
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New York Assembly Bill A00931

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prevents certain elected officials from being a member of an agency or industrial development authority.
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New York Assembly Bill A00890

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts "new deal for SUNY: the New York state higher education equality act" to provide free tuition to students who attend SUNY who are enrolled in academic coursework and are on track to graduate; establishes the state university tuition fund to reimburse the state university of New York for the cost of tuition for students who are eligible for free tuition.
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New York Assembly Bill A00893

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based solely on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds.
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New York Assembly Bill A00949

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Refer
5/21/25  
Engrossed
1/12/26  
Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system; permits one in-person visit within twelve months unless such in-person visit causes undue hardship on a patient.
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New York Assembly Bill A00957

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Ensures services provided in school-based health centers are not provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care programs.
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New York Assembly Bill A00875

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history; establishes time frames for public agencies to respond to such applications; requires public agencies to report information regarding granting licenses annually.
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New York Assembly Bill A00912

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to prohibiting contract provisions that waive certain substantive and procedural rights relating to a claim of discrimination, non-payment of wages or benefits, retaliation, harassment or violation of public policy in employment.
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New York Assembly Bill A00866

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the employee status of an individual; establishes criteria for determining whether labor or services performed for remuneration qualify as employment.
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New York Assembly Bill A01213

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Enacts the "New York city teleworking expansion act"; provides that each agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance; defines the term "telework" to mean to perform normal and regular work functions on a workday that ordinarily would be performed at the agency's principal location at a different location, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the physical commute to and from such agency's principal location.
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New York Assembly Bill A01181

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Grants employee protections conferred by the labor law to cheerleaders.
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New York Assembly Bill A01242

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Establishes a task force to examine, evaluate, accept public comment and make recommendations concerning the impact of adverse experiences and preventive and trauma-informed policy and practices.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01266

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Creates the hospital and multiple dwelling energy loan program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00040

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Firefighter Cancer Prevention Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00038

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 19-25, 2025, as Enrolled Agent Week in the State of New York