New York State Senator

Jo Simon 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 67)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03691

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits telephone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges, or fees for long-distance or other calls without first notifying such caller.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03937

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the commissioner of education to establish and enforce rules and regulations to incorporate at least a three credit course devoted to the instructional techniques necessary for effective literacy instruction which shall include delivering structured, systematic, explicit, evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading for prospective teachers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03808

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the preparation of reports on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03809

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the appointment of election inspectors and poll clerks; provides that each board of elections submit a report detailing assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks; provides that each board of elections be required to fill vacancies by appointing individuals that appear on the additional inspector list.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03903

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Includes certain out of home services such as transition from a hospital, nursing facility or other institutional setting to the home within home care insurance coverage.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03742

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires high schools to carry and have a trained employee to administer opioid antagonists during all school hours and after school activities.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03981

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs; defines impairment and intoxication; updates procedures for field testing of drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs to include the use of oral/bodily fluid tests; provides that refusal to submit to such field tests is specified to be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03835

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Creates an educational pamphlet regarding the importance of prostate-specific antigen testing.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03906

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Extends confidentiality privileges to certain communications to or from a licensed mental health counselor in the course of such licensed mental health counselor's professional employment, and to certain employees of such licensed mental health counselor; provides exceptions thereto.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03775

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to medical use of psilocybin; establishes a psilocybin assisted therapy grant program; makes an appropriation therefor.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03935

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides assistance to incarcerated individuals being released from correctional facilities for enrollment in safety net assistance, public assistance, supplemental assistance program (SNAP), special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC), the home energy assistance program (HEAP), supplemental security income, and state supplemental payments.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03842

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the insure our communities act to implement climate leadership and community protection act targets for insurers; identifies and protects such communities; relates to affordability of insurance rates; assesses covered insurance companies' record of performance at meeting insurance needs; requires covered insurance companies to file statistical reports, including information on insurance coverage in specific assessment areas and disadvantaged communities.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03954

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "student voter empowerment act"; requires each institution of higher education to designate a staff member to act as a student voting coordinator; requires such coordinator to develop and implement a student voting action plan to increase student voter registration and voting and democratic participation among students.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03925

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the office of court administration, clerks, and all other records custodians to develop policies and procedures to ensure no identifying information or documentation relating to name change actions or sex designation change actions is visible or retrievable in any electronic database maintained by the state of New York or a subdivision thereof.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03779

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Report Pass

6/5/25

Refer

6/5/25

Refer

1/7/26

Restricts the use by an employer or an employment agency of electronic monitoring or an automated employment decision tool to screen a candidate or employee for an employment decision unless such tool has been the subject of an impact assessment within the last year; requires notice to employment candidates of the use of such tools; provides remedies for violations.

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