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 A00218

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to flexible working arrangements; provides that employees may submit a request for flexible working arrangements in good faith; requires the employer to notify the employee of the decision; prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for exercising rights under the section.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00226

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to create a staffing plan for workforce emergencies when experiencing staffing shortages.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00228

Introduced
1/8/25  
Designates March twenty-first as a day of commemoration to be known as "Down Syndrome Awareness Day".
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00249

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00250

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00265

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Relates to the availability of opioid reversal agents; requires the department of health to make available any formulation and dosage of opioid reversal agent approved by the federal food and drug administration.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00268

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Prohibits the sale of infant walkers; restricts the use of such infant walkers in certain settings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00270

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00276

Introduced
1/8/25  
Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00278

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act" to allow asylum seekers to apply for and be granted temporary work permits while their federal immigration status is being determined.