Asm. MaryJane Shimsky

Co-sponsor A 3779

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools

Restricts the use by an employer or an employment agency of electronic monitoring or an automated employment decision tool to screen a candidate or employee for an employment decision unless such tool has been the subject of an impact assessment within the last year; requires notice to employment candidates of the use of such tools; provides remedies for violations.

Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRestricts employer use of monitoring/tools without impact assessment, requires candidate notice, and provides remedies - protects workers' rights from biased/ invasive employment decisions.85% confidence TechnologySupports TechnologyRestricts employer use of automated hiring tools without privacy assessments, requiring transparency and remedies - aligns with data privacy protections.90% confidence

In committee May 29, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 7105

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Provides benefits to Metro-North employees involved in or who witness a serious injury or fatality of another person in the course of an assigned duty

Provides benefits to Metro-North employees involved in or who witness a serious injury or fatality of another person in the course of an assigned duty.

Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides direct benefits to employees witnessing workplace trauma, expanding worker protections and support under Labor & Employment.95% confidence

In committee May 29, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5420

Passed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires menstrual products to be provided in drop-in centers, intake shelters and emergency congregate housing

Maddy summaryBill A 5420 requires certain temporary shelters to provide menstrual products to individuals at no cost. This mandate applies to facilities that receive state or state-administered funds, including family shelters, domestic violence shelters, and emergency apartments. The bill specifically expands this requirement to include drop-in centers, intake shelters, and emergency congregate housing. These facilities must supply an adequate number of products, such as sanitary napkins, tampons, and panty liners, to those who need them.

Passed May 29, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 4899

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence

Requires law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence.

Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires law enforcement lethality assessments in domestic violence cases, enhancing victim safety and accountability per criminal justice reform indicators.95% confidence

In committee May 29, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6484

Passed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to copayment and coinsurance charged for physical and occupational therapy services

Provides that any copayment or coinsurance amount charged by an insurer to the insured for services rendered by a physical therapist or an occupational therapist shall not be more than twenty-five percent greater than the copayment or coinsurance amount imposed for an office visit to a licensed primary care physician or osteopath for the same or a similar diagnosed condition.

HealthcareSupports HealthcareCaps copayments for PT/OT at 25% above primary care rates, reducing patient cost barriers for essential therapies and improving access to covered services.95% confidence

Passed May 29, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 11300

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Enacts the sex trafficking accountability act

Closes the patron exclusion in the definition of advancing prostitution; expands the definition of patronizing a person for prostitution to include anything of value.

In committee May 28, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 11503

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Assesses a separate tax on distributions from designated settlement funds

Assesses a 100% tax on distributions from the federal anti-weaponization fund; provides that such tax shall not be reduced pursuant to any deduction, exemption or credit.

Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill imposes a 100% tax on distributions from a federal fund, effectively restricting access to funds and increasing tax burden.95% confidence

In committee May 28, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 10366

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Establishes the white elephant housing historic rehabilitation projects tax credit program

Establishes the large projects historic rehabilitation tax credit and the "white elephant" housing historic rehabilitation projects tax credit program for qualified rehabilitation expenditures totaling fifty million dollars or more with respect to a certified historic structure that has been vacant, as determined by local code enforcement or other reasonable means, for at least ten of fifteen consecutive years preceding the date of the taxpayer's application for the rehabilitation credit.

Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates tax credit program for historic rehabilitation, providing tax relief and encouraging investment in property rehabilitation while generating economic activity.85% confidence HousingSupports HousingBill provides tax credits for historic rehabilitation of vacant properties, encouraging development and reducing vacancy rates in housing stock.85% confidence

In committee May 28, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 7983

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.

In committee May 28, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 9071

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Includes certain persons engaged in a professional or teaching capacity in or for a religious, charitable or educational institution as employees for purposes of eligibility for paid family leave

Includes certain persons engaged in a professional or teaching capacity in or for a religious, charitable or educational institution as employees for purposes of eligibility for paid family leave.

Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands paid family leave eligibility to religious/educational professionals, strengthening worker benefits under employment standards95% confidence

In committee May 28, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track