New York State Representative

Jo Simon Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00021

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires insurance policies to provide coverage for services related to the diagnosis and treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or ailments; makes related provisions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00030

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the return of all or a part of the financial assistance provided for a project where the project has material shortfalls or material violations; prevents the use of funds, financial incentives, subsidies or tax exemptions for projects already in development.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00031

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to creating the health emergency response data system, which collects information and statistical data relating to public health emergencies in order to assist the department of health, other government entities, health care providers, and the public in understanding and responding to public health emergencies.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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  
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.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00050

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the New York city arts space act which provides tax benefits for eligible arts spaces.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00053

Introduced
1/8/25  
Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes including as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, state of mind of the defendant, state of mind of the victim or other party, absence of mistake or accident, identity, modus operandi, or common scheme or plan; requires that the prosecution provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00054

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits the use of adhesive-based rodent traps in state-owned or state-leased buildings.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00057

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Relates to action arising out of consumer debt; defines consumer debt and replaces consumer credit transaction with such term.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00036

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits any cannabis related advertisements in establishments within a certain distance from schools; increases penalties for prohibited advertisement of tobacco and cannabis products; requires enforcement inspections.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00056

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.