New York State Senator

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 29)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00198

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 17, 2025, as Profound Autism Awareness Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A06832

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Enumerates sanctions; imposes increasingly higher jail terms and civil penalties against persons who sell alcoholic beverages to minors.
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New York Assembly Bill K00247

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 22-28, 2025, as Doula Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of World Doula Week
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New York Assembly Bill K00246

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 24, 2025, as Women in Agriculture Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00249

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Autoimmune Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A07234

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Provides for limited death benefit life insurance policies for persons aged 60 and over; authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions; requires an insurer to provide consumers with a prescribed "Financial Review of Policy" form when it delivers or issues for delivery in this state an insurance policy or a certificate of insurance for persons aged 60 and over.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A06790

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Refer
5/12/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/14/26  
Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.
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New York Assembly Bill A06884

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Provides additional requirements for approval of charter school applications; applies additional prohibitions to charter schools; requires certain financial disclosures by charter schools; requires charter schools to comply with provisions relating to construction, repair or demolition of school facilities; relates to admission of students.
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New York Assembly Bill A06874

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act which establishes an artificial intelligence literacy in the digital equity competitive grant program.
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New York Assembly Bill A06939

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Requires each school district to ensure that every public school in which school days exceed five hours in duration provides up to thirty minutes of daily recess within the school day for all students in kindergarten through fifth grade and for students in sixth grade who attend an elementary school.
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New York Assembly Bill A06920

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of a person's caste in opportunities of employment, housing, and access to public accommodations.
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New York Assembly Bill A07150

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Relates to increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women-owned business enterprises; requires quarterly reports from contracting agencies; addresses consequences if contracting agency fails to comply with reporting requirements; relates to certain performance and payment bond requirements.
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New York Assembly Bill A07143

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Requires boards of elections to provide Haitian Creole language voting materials.
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New York Assembly Bill A07095

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing plans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.
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New York Assembly Bill A07159

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve social and emotional learning in schools.