New York State Senator

Matthew Simpson 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 28)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04192

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Increases the penalties for assault on police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians causing physical injury or serious physical injury.
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New York Assembly Bill A04718

Introduced
2/5/25  
Makes provisions permanent relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries.
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New York Assembly Bill A06549

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.
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New York Assembly Bill A04600

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Relates to grants for facilities providing prekindergarten services; promotes the financial viability of such facilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A00035

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.
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New York Assembly Bill A00034

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.
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New York Assembly Bill A00207

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria as a screening method for selecting companies and funds to invest the state pension fund in.
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New York Assembly Bill A00355

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Engrossed
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Engrossed
4/28/25  
Engrossed
4/29/25  
Enrolled
10/9/25  
Chaptered
10/16/25  
Provides for a partial exemption from taxation of certain residential real property transferred by a governmental entity, nonprofit housing organization, land bank or community land trust to low-income households; sets forth conditions for the discontinuance of such exemption.
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New York Assembly Bill A00282

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York Assembly Bill A00288

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service.
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New York Assembly Bill A00389

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Allows school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00170

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Women's History Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K01132

Introduced
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 4, 2026, as School Librarian Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K01135

Introduced
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 20-24, 2026, as Work Zone Awareness Week in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K01134

Introduced
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 19-25, 2026, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in the State of New York