New York State Representative

Demond Meeks Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00701

Introduced
1/8/25  
Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00707

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Directs the division of criminal justice services to promulgate safety standards and training requirements for the protection of law enforcement staff against biological hazards posed by spitting of persons in custody.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00767

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00808

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of the unregulated drug supply; provides exemptions for participants in the drug checking program from certain controlled substance offenses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00823

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires all state and private agencies with mandatory reporters of incidents involving vulnerable people to retrain all staff on reporting to a 9-1-1 operator and the county district attorney's office and state and private websites; requires written materials to be updated.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00860

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing or screening is necessary for a medical emergency.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00875

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history; establishes time frames for public agencies to respond to such applications; requires public agencies to report information regarding granting licenses annually.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00880

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits publicly owned treatment works from accepting wastewater associated with the exploration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas from high-volume hydraulic fracturing; provides exceptions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00986

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00999

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Adds fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the definition of developmental disability.