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 A08163

Introduced
5/2/25  
Establishes the public water justice act; prohibits sale of waters of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized; establishes a public water justice fund for royalties and fees collected from persons or entities authorized to sell waters of the state.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08164

Introduced
5/2/25  
Provides a tax credit for the installation of fire sprinkler systems.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08286

Introduced
5/9/25  
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08295

Introduced
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decision-making tools utilized by governmental agencies.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08309

Introduced
5/13/25  
Requires the New York state bridge authority, the Triborough bridge authority, the Thousand Islands bridge authority, the Nassau county bridge authority, the Ogdensburg bridge authority, and the New York state thruway authority to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges and provide a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, and the public a copy of such plan.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08355

Introduced
5/13/25  
Relates to licensure requirements for fiscal intermediaries under the consumer directed personal assistance program.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08379

Introduced
5/13/25  
Provides for the sale of salvaged airbags; allows for the sale of non-deployed recycled airbags in New York, provided that such airbags meet required safety standards.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08390

Introduced
5/13/25  
Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and provide funding for such.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08222

Introduced
5/5/25  
Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions; revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations; grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08291

Introduced
5/9/25  
Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code, applicable housing standards, the building code, or the health code; relates to the number of housing judges assigned to certain actions.