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 A05610

Introduced
2/18/25  
Allocates the Amistad commission to work alongside the department of education and on behalf of students in the state; repeals certain provisions relating to the Amistad commission; requires schools in the state to provide curriculum relating to Black history, slavery, and race.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05613

Introduced
2/18/25  
Establishes an "operation SNUG" program within the division of criminal justice services which provides grant awards to reduce, prevent or respond to gun violence.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05615

Introduced
2/18/25  
Relates to authorizing the city of New York to transfer and convey certain city owned property to the Bedford-Stuyvesant volunteer ambulance corps.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05685

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05614

Introduced
2/18/25  
Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05623

Introduced
2/18/25  
Enacts the "New York State pedestrian right-of-way protection act" which makes it an unclassified misdemeanor to stop, stand or park a vehicle in a pedestrian right-of-way.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05625

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Allows an impeachment proceeding to proceed after the resignation of a person from public office; prohibits such person from holding a future public office.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05628

Introduced
2/18/25  
Increases the fine on individuals who commit the crime of criminal contempt in the first degree to up to $150,000 if such crime was wilfully committed persistently and/or egregiously as determined by the court.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05629

Introduced
2/18/25  
Establishes who qualifies as an authorized agent of a voter; prohibits an agent of the voter or authorized agent from receiving no more than five absentee ballots for an election; establishes penalties for failing to deliver a ballot and interfering with a voter's marking of a ballot.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05671

Introduced
2/19/25  
Authorizes the vacating of an arbitration award on the basis of arbitrator disregard of the law.