New York State Representative

John McDonald Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05832

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05835

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Directs the state librarian to provide guidance regarding evidence-based practices for literacy education to certain libraries.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05860

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/13/25  
Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such rights to unemployment benefits.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05895

Introduced
2/24/25  
Provides for orders of protection for harassment.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05910

Introduced
2/24/25  
Removes language requiring the state from moving public safety surcharge funds into the state general fund; increases from seventy-five million dollars to one million dollars available for grants or reimbursements to counties for the development, consolidation, or operation of public safety communications systems or networks designed to support statewide interoperable communications for first responders.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05918

Introduced
2/24/25  
Directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a plan to develop mixed-use commercial and residential property on a certain portion of the Harriman campus; directs such plan to be completed and made available for public comment no later than 180 days after the effective date; directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a master plan for the redesign of the Harriman campus; directs that such plan be completed and made available for public comment no later than one year after the effective date.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05928

Introduced
2/25/25  
Requires individuals who practice the profession of dental therapy or advanced dental therapy to be licensed and registered in the state; provides Medicaid reimbursement for dental therapy services.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05935

Introduced
2/25/25  
Relates to allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and wine on the licensed premises.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05882

Introduced
2/24/25  
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05892

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment for use off the premises of the institutional dispenser; authorizes practitioners to dispense controlled substances for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment to an addict or habitual user.