New York State Representative

John Mcdonald 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 36)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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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 A08714

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Requires the superintendent of financial services to audit certain reports to ensure such insurers are in full compliance with federal and state mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements.
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New York Assembly Bill A08750

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Relates to lease terms for zero-emission school buses; permits leases of up to 12 years.
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New York Assembly Bill A08720

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Relates to increasing the earnings limitation for positions of public service; increases the earnings limitation from $35,000 to $65,000 in 2027 and thereafter.
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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 A08763

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Amends the definition of "small group" for purposes of health insurance policies and contracts to fifty employees or fewer; repeals provisions requiring the superintendent to conduct an impact study.
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New York Assembly Bill A08773

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Requires every franchisor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries to properly fulfill any warranty agreement and/or franchisor's service contract and to compensate each of its franchised motor vehicle dealers for warranty parts and labor, including but not limited to all warranty repairs, extended service contract repairs, extended warranty repairs, campaigns, service bulletins, policy repairs, component part warranties, factory compensated repairs, recalls, diagnostics, parts and other voluntary stop-sell repairs, and any other franchisor compensated repairs; relates to reimbursement to a motor vehicle dealer from a motor vehicle franchisor.
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New York Assembly Bill A08782

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in conjunction with the department of economic development, to conduct a feasibility study and report on the potential reestablishment of the empire state games.
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New York Assembly Bill A07594

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead; prevents sellers of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead from being held in violation when relying in good faith on a certificate of compliance provided by the manufacturer; provides penalties for violations.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08708

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Requires any state aid owed to a school district from a prior year adjustment be paid as part of the first state aid payment of the following school year following the notification of such payments.
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New York Assembly Bill A08767

Introduced
6/2/25  
Authorizes a licensed pharmacist to administer a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved reversible progestin-only contraceptive injection.
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New York Assembly Bill K00302

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00303

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Co-Occurring Disorders Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00301

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A07634

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Enrolled
10/9/25  
Chaptered
10/16/25  
Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs; increases the allowable amount of tax imposed by the county; removes exemptions for properties having less than 4 units; relates to the disposition of tax revenues collected; eliminates an advisory committee.