New York State Representative

Vivian Cook Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00236

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the license requirements for the practice of respiratory therapy; requires additional education.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00239

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00249

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00252

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the use of a fire-resistant blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with electric assist or an electric scooter; requires sellers of such vehicles to include a fire-resistant blanket, bag, or container with the sale of each e-bike or e-scooter; establishes fines.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00259

Introduced
1/8/25  
Increases the tax exemption for pensions and annuities for persons age fifty-nine and one-half or greater from $20,000 to $25,000 in 2027, $30,000 in 2028, $35,000 in 2029 and $40,000 for each subsequent year.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00270

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00282

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00353

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to amending the universal full-day pre-kindergarten program subscription amount for regions other than New York city.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00389

Introduced
1/8/25  
Allows school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00250

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.