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Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 55)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00620

Introduced
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 5-11, 2025, as Banned Books Week in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00626

Introduced
5/29/25  
Commemorating the 33rd Anniversary of Queens LGBTQ Pride Parade on June 1, 2025
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New York Assembly Bill K00631

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as Farmers Market Appreciation Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00632

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as Gay Pride Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00634

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month, and June 27, 2025, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00628

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 19, 2025, as Human Milk Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of World Human Milk Day
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New York Assembly Bill K00639

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2025, as Disability Employment Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A08718

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Prohibits certain public officials and their families from engaging in unlawful virtual currency business activities.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08692

Introduced
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.
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New York Assembly Bill A08697

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Refer
6/25/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides that the voting age in New York be 16 years old.
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New York Assembly Bill A08724

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators from enabling or otherwise permitting authorized sports bettors to deposit or withdraw funds to or from their account through gift certificates, open loop gift certificates, or e-wallets.
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New York Assembly Bill A08758

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources.
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New York Assembly Bill A08751

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Authorizes holders of certain operating certificates for treatment of persons with developmental disabilities to employ or contract with applied behavior analysts and mental health counselors.
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New York Assembly Bill A08707

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Prohibits the sale of foods containing synthetic color additives in schools except under certain circumstances off and away from the premises or on premises at least a half hour after the end of the school day.
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New York Assembly Bill A08757

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Establishes the "SNAP for students act" requiring the office of temporary and disability assistance to create informational materials to provide information regarding student eligibility for SNAP benefits and to provide digital versions of such materials to institutions of higher education in the state; requires institutions of higher education to notify students of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits.