New York State Representative

John McDonald Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06091

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Ensures that public retirees are not having their skilled nursing care benefits reduced under the state health benefit plan at the time they enroll for medicare.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06156

Introduced
2/26/25  
Exempts farmers from commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements when operating a covered farm vehicle within one hundred fifty miles of such farmer's farm.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06191

Introduced
2/26/25  
Enacts the affordable waste reduction act"; defines terms; provides for registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers; establishes the producer responsibility advisory board; provides for department of environmental conservation responsibilities; provides for producer responsibility advisory board, organization, producer and service provider responsibilities; creates a recyclable or compostable covered materials lists and exempt materials list; establishes producer fees; provides for service provider reimbursement; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06192

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids; defines terms.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06194

Introduced
2/27/25  
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety; requires the court to appoint an attorney to represent the child when credible allegations of serious risk to the child's safety have been made.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06272

Introduced
3/3/25  
Provides for updates to rates for residential health care facilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06287

Introduced
3/3/25  
Enacts the "voting integrity and verification act of New York (VIVA NY)"; provides that each voter is entitled to the use of an individual, voter verifiable paper ballot of the voter's vote and the opportunity to mark it.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06327

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Authorizes existing building projects to continue when the fossil fuel ban takes effect.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06332

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Requires that following the acquittal after trial or the sentencing of any defendant for a felony, the district attorney, or their designee, shall mail a written summary of the disposition of such felony to any victim who was not present at the time that the defendant was sentenced or acquitted after trial.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06334

Introduced
3/4/25  
Expands the healthcare services provided by telehealth.