New York State Representative

John McDonald 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 21)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07614

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the "New York state Holocaust memorial" in the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza to memorialize the victims of the Holocaust and to educate the public about the history of the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and all manifestations of intolerance.
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New York Assembly Bill A07617

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Removes the prohibition on patient participation in multiple transplant programs in New York state.
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New York Assembly Bill A07629

Introduced
4/1/25  
Increases distributions for problem gambling education and treatment purposes to $12 million.
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New York Assembly Bill A07687

Introduced
4/4/25  
Updates provisions relating to dignity for all students including establishing the student suicide prevention act which includes curriculum and teacher training requirements designed to prevent student suicide with a focus on LGBTQ students.
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New York Assembly Bill A07736

Introduced
4/8/25  
Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish design standards for greenway trails and to manage applications for greenway trails.
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New York Assembly Bill A07738

Introduced
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
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New York Assembly Bill A07832

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Provides that supervision by a licensed physical therapist of a physical therapist assistant shall be continuous but shall not require the physical presence of the licensed physical therapist at the time and place where services are being performed; requires a licensed physical therapist to be available for consultation with the physical therapist assistant or the patient within a reasonable amount of time.
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New York Assembly Bill A07878

Introduced
4/11/25  
Enacts the lead pipe replacement act to require the replacement of all lead service lines by November 1, 2037.
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New York Assembly Bill A07966

Introduced
4/16/25  
Enacts the nursing education support act to allocate additional funds to nursing programs at community colleges across New York state to expand capacity, improve program quality, and ensure a robust pipeline of skilled nurses to meet the state's healthcare needs.
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New York Assembly Bill A07977

Introduced
4/16/25  
Strengthens protections against discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on actual or perceived immigration status, and to improve implementation and oversight under the Dignity for All Students Act.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07634

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs; increases the allowable amount of tax imposed by the county; removes exemptions for properties having less than 4 units; relates to the disposition of tax revenues collected; eliminates an advisory committee.
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New York Assembly Bill A07679

Introduced
4/4/25  
Establishes the vacant rental improvement program to provide grants of up to $75,000 per unit to owners of buildings with five or fewer units.
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New York Assembly Bill A07793

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Report Pass
4/15/25  
Engrossed
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enrolled
6/26/25  
Chaptered
6/26/25  
Extends the effectiveness of provisions providing for special proceedings to convey title to abandoned commercial and industrial real property to a city, town, or village.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07834

Introduced
4/11/25  
Provides that when approving proposals to enhance the existing benefits provided by a wetland or to create and maintain new wetland benefits in order to increase the likelihood that a proposed activity will meet the applicable standard for permit issuance, the mitigation may occur within the same watershed as the proposed project.
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New York Assembly Bill A07981

Introduced
4/16/25  
Requires that a contract between an insurer and a hospital shall include a provision that provides for medical records requested by the insurer or its utilization review agent to be made available electronically by the hospital; limits the use of disclosed records.