New York State Senator

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 36)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05568

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Enacts the "New York city small business rent stabilization act" instituting a commercial rent control system in the city of New York; creates the commercial rent guidelines board.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05444

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Provides hospital, surgical and medical insurance coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care and treatment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05553

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; provides such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered professional nurses and certified nurse practitioners who are in a masters or doctoral program and agree to teach nursing for one year for each year such incentive is awarded.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05443

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Requires the office of victim services to publicize programs offered by the office and to include certain information in annual reports to the governor and the legislature and to make such reports public on the office's website.
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New York Assembly Bill A05529

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Relates to the Chisholm Chance Act; creates centers of pregnant and birthing persons and childcare services in Kings county and Bronx county to coordinate community-based organizations and community health workers to combat the pregnant and birthing persons health crisis.
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New York Assembly Bill A05466

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Requires motorcycles to be registered at point of sale.
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New York Assembly Bill A05435

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Amends high income personal income tax rates above $5,000,000.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05478

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.
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New York Assembly Bill A02749

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Establishes the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act"; establishes standards for lead-safe renovation, repair and painting of residential properties; requires documentation of compliance with such standards.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04669

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05567

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05545

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Directs the office of mental health to establish programs for the training and development of persons capable of providing coaching and support to individuals under treatment plans developed by licensed mental health practitioners, including but not limited to a process of issuing, either directly or through contract, credentials for qualified mental health associates.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05554

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Relates to requiring application fees for the issuance of operating certificates be deposited into the mental illness anti-stigma fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05513

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Exempts party position elections which occur during a primary election from automatic full manual recounts.
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New York Assembly Bill A05507

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides that an application for a military ballot from a military voter shall be received at least fifteen days before an election in order to entitle the applicant to vote at such election.