New York State Representative

John McDonald Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08041

Introduced
4/22/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Directs the department of financial services, in consultation with the department of transportation to conduct a study and prepare a report on the fair market value of labor rates for services covered under motor vehicle insurance policies.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08045

Introduced
4/22/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Extends certain provisions authorizing certain mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychoanalysts to engage in diagnosis and the development of assessment-based treatment plans.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08064

Introduced
4/22/25  
Enacts the student journalist education act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08082

Introduced
4/24/25  
Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08086

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Directs counties, in coordination with their regional emergency medical services councils, to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans that provide for coordinated emergency medical systems within such counties.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08091

Introduced
4/25/25  
Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental resilience, racial equity, valued workforce, valued agricultural sector, animal welfare, and nutrition.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08097

Introduced
4/30/25  
Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act" which requires a report on delinquent funds owed to the state by the federal government as a result of the federal government's nonpayment in contravention of a court decision and the withholding and appropriation of federal funds in an amount equal to.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08145

Introduced
5/1/25  
Authorizes the application of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a parent or legal guardian provided that such application is done under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08295

Introduced
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decision-making tools utilized by governmental agencies.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08062

Introduced
4/22/25  
Authorizes the sale of private-label liquor at retail for consumption off the premises by certain licensed distillers; requires the labels of such private-label liquors to indicate that the distiller is licensed in New York state; requires reporting.