Asm. Jo Anne Simon

Co-sponsor A 4685

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prohibits general hospitals from disallowing individuals with disabilities from having an essential support person accompany them for the duration of their hospitalization

Prohibits general hospitals from disallowing individuals with disabilities from having an essential support person accompany them for the duration of their hospitalization in response to a pandemic or state disaster emergency.

In committee May 26, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5840

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires local social services districts to offer to pay childcare providers via a direct deposit for any subsidized child care funds owed

Requires local social services districts to offer to pay childcare providers via a direct deposit for any subsidized child care funds owed; requires the local services offices to provide forms to request such payments.

In committee May 25, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5781

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Establishes the Nourish New York program

Establishes the Nourish New York program to facilitate programming that ensures that certain surplus agricultural products are provided to food relief organizations at competitive wholesale prices.

In committee May 25, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary A 1893

In committee · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relates to wage theft

Relates to clarifying provisions prohibiting wage theft; provides that there are no exceptions to liability for failure to pay wages.

In committee May 24, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor A 528

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prohibits the use of pesticides at children's overnight or summer day camps

Prohibits the use of pesticides at children's overnight or summer day camps; provides an exception where emergency application is approved by local or state officials.

In committee May 20, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 3805

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to expanding customer access to community distributed generation

Expands customer access to community distributed generation by creating a model tariff to provide for the transfer of bill credits associated with electricity produced by community distributed generation facilities in one electric corporation territory to other territories.

In committee May 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary K 247

Passed · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 6, 2021, as Dyslexia Awareness Day in the State of New York

Passed May 5, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor A 2681

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease

Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease by implementing a model infectious disease exposure prevention standard and requiring employers to implement such model or a similar plan; provides that where an action brought by an employee under the provisions of this section, or a defense, counterclaim, or crossclaim brought by an employer in response thereto, is found upon judgment to be completely without merit in law and undertaken primarily to harass or maliciously injure another, the court may in its discretion impose sanctions against the attorney or party who brought such action, defense, counterclaim or crossclaim; makes related provisions.

Signed into law May 5, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor A 7175

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Extends the "COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020" and the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021" until August 31, 2021

Extends the "COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020" and the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021" until August 31, 2021.

In committee May 3, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5684

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to requirements for residential health care facilities and related entities and operations

Requires operators of nursing homes and residential health care facilities to provide notification of certain contracts and agreements to all residents, representatives, staff and the office of the long-term care ombudsman.

Signed into law Apr 27, 2021 1 co-sponsor