New York State Senator

Maryjane Shimsky 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 23)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06804

Introduced

3/14/25

Refer

3/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

4/28/26

Engrossed

5/4/26

Refer

5/4/26

Provides that court records in a proceeding under articles 77, 78 and 81 of the mental hygiene law shall not be perused, examined, disclosed, taken or copied by any other person than a party, the attorney or counsel of a party, the guardian, the court evaluator or the court examiner except by order of the court.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06871

Introduced

3/17/25

Refer

3/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to human-relevant research funding for scientific testing on animals to promote human-relevant research alternatives to scientific animal testing and establishes the promoting ethical testing solutions fund.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06927

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides that prescription labels for gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, pubertal suppressants, anabolic steroids, alpha reductase inhibitors, progestins, or drug classes for hormone replacement therapy maybe include the name of the dispensing practice instead of the prescriber; provides for notice to patients.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06917

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Report Pass

6/16/25

Requires certain health insurance policies include coverage for services provided by pharmacists related to contraceptives.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07019

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes protections for adults sixty years of age or older, or at least the age of eighteen and who, because of mental or physical impairments, are unable to manage their own resources or protect themselves from financial exploitation without assistance from others.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06904

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Refer

1/7/26

Adds Down syndrome to the definition of developmental disability for the purpose of making Down syndrome an automatic qualifier for Medicaid; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of ten who cannot demonstrate that their disability constitutes a substantial handicap to their ability to function in a normal society, but that have a high probability of meeting such criteria later in life; expands the definition of developmental disability to include certain individuals below the age of four.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07017

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to establish a family fare ticket policy for minors aged twelve through seventeen.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06453

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

5/29/25

Refer

5/29/25

Report Pass

6/12/25

Refer

6/12/25

Report Pass

6/12/25

Relates to the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models; defines terms; establishes remedies for violations.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06452

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

6/5/25

Refer

6/5/25

Report Pass

6/13/25

Refer

6/13/25

Report Pass

6/13/25

Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06490

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students; requires school districts to ensure that appropriately certified teachers are providing such education; authorizes rules and regulations consistent with such provisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06537

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to automatic eligibility for early intervention services for children found to have elevated venous blood lead levels (at or above 5 mcg/dl).

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06484

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

6/10/25

Engrossed

3/25/26

Refer

3/25/26

Engrossed

5/29/26

Provides that any copayment or coinsurance amount charged by an insurer to the insured for services rendered by a physical therapist or an occupational therapist shall not be more than twenty-five percent greater than the copayment or coinsurance amount imposed for an office visit to a licensed primary care physician or osteopath for the same or a similar diagnosed condition.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06480

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Report Pass

6/5/25

Refer

6/5/25

Report Pass

6/11/25

Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act", which prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees relating to severance agreements.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06489

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the bucks for boilers act, which creates a program to aid in transition of housing units to electric heat pumps and other high energy efficiency upgrades.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00227

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Passed

3/19/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 23, 2025, as Pakistan-American Heritage Day in the State of New York

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