New York State Representative

Jo Simon Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01541

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Establishes the cesarean births review board; provides such board shall be comprised of multidisciplinary experts to review the rate of cesarean births at hospitals in the state; provides reporting requirements.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01552

Introduced
1/10/25  
Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille and large print, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter no less than 30 days prior to each election day.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01556

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"; prohibits certain food additives and food color additives; provides that in an action to enforce compliance, the recognition by the federal food and drug administration of any of these substances as safe may not be alleged as a defense; establishes requirements for the reporting of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) substances.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01557

Introduced
1/10/25  
Prohibits certain acts in rodeos; imposes penalties for the violation of such acts.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01565

Introduced
1/10/25  
Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01544

Introduced
1/10/25  
Decreases the frequency of lock-down drills in schools; directs that such drills shall be implemented with a trauma-informed approach; permits parents to opt their children out of such drills.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01545

Introduced
1/10/25  
Relates to instruction concerning traffic stops in pre-licensing courses to provide drivers with their responsibilities when stopped by a law enforcement officer.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01546

Introduced
1/10/25  
Establishes regulations for bicycles with electric assist.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01547

Introduced
1/10/25  
Requires search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Bing to include a notice to users when searching limited services pregnancy center listings that such limited services pregnancy centers provide limited medical and abortion care and may not have medical professionals onsite; requires social media networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr and Flickr to include such consumer notice on any posts or advertisements by such centers.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01576

Introduced
1/10/25  
Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.