New York State Senator

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00651

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the court to advise a defendant that if such defendant is a noncitizen resident and is convicted of a crime, whether by plea or trial, such conviction may result in such defendant's deportation; allows a withdrawal of a plea of guilty by a noncitizen resident if such noncitizen resident is threatened with deportation and such noncitizen resident is not so advised of such threat of deportation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00574

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires accessible buses to be available within a service area measuring three miles from any bus line of the authority or its subsidiaries.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00597

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Includes additional community districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established by local law.
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New York Assembly Bill A00493

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Authorizes a supreme court judge hearing a petition for an "extreme risk protection order" to also hear a petition for a regular order of protection pursuant to the criminal procedure law, the domestic relations law and/or the family court act.
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New York Assembly Bill A00384

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Relates to reporting unmet need, which is the number of eligible individuals seeking participation in a program or service who are not receiving such program or service due to insufficient resources or capacity.
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New York Assembly Bill A00497

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides for the electronic transmission of vehicle certificate of titles.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00472

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00567

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs payment of certain internet sales and use taxes into the central business district tolling capital lockbox fund partially dedicated for the MTA to be made without appropriation.
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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 A00479

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Entitles employees 45 years of age or older to take one day off every ten years to undergo a colonoscopy.
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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 A00640

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the creation of a court appointed advocate for animals.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00392

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires employers of retail, food service or cleaning employees to give such employees 7 days' notice of their work schedule and a month's notice of the minimum hours of work; provides a private right of action to employees who are aggrieved by certain violations of such provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00676

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Imposes an additional tax on income attributable to long-term capital gain.
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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.