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Matt Simpson

Assemblymember
New York Assembly District 114
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
2 Total

Biography

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On Record (9)

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Authorizes the county of Warren to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Bradley Murphy, a patrol officer employed by such county.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a distinctive plate for the Adirondack park.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Dedicates a portion of the state highway system, consisting of the bridge located on Diamond Point road at exit twenty-three of interstate eighty-seven in the town of Lake George, county of Warren, to Officer Stephen L. Raymond.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Transfers certain state property owned by the New York state division of military and naval affairs located in the town of Queensbury to the county of Warren provided certain requirements are met.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Waives metered parking fees for certain vehicles displaying a handicapped permit or with handicapped plates.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires nonresident visitor sex offenders and registered sex offenders register when temporarily residing within the state; requires short-term rental hosts and short-term rental hosting platforms inform nearby property owners when nonresident visitor sex offenders and registered sex offenders are staying in the unit.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a municipal solar planning grant program for municipalities to receive grants for plans to develop solar energy systems on agricultural land and commercially-zoned properties in such municipalities; creates a database to track such solar energy system distribution.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the office of children and family services implement a regional cost factor analysis for child care subsidies; requires social services districts implement such findings.
Aug 17, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model; provides that the office of children and family services shall: create a non-traditional hours model within a year, publish its findings on its website, and conduct a review of child care …
Aug 17, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes an income tax deduction for cash and credit card tips received which are considered wages or compensation.
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Makes the first one hundred thousand dollars of an individual's private pension non-taxable.
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Requires lifetime post-release supervision for offenders convicted of rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, course of sexual conduct against a child in the first and second degrees …
Jul 15, 2026 · details / share
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Allows for the removal of members of the state board of parole by a majority vote in the senate and the assembly; requires three or more members of such board personally interview potential parolees; requires that the determination to parole …
Jul 15, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $500 per year.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the penalties for assault on police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians causing physical injury or serious physical injury.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a Mohawk River Basin district and Mohawk River Basin management program for management of such district to preserve, protect, restore and enhance the environmental quality of the Mohawk River.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the retire strong tax credit for certain individuals age 65 or older; authorizes a tax credit amounting to half the qualifying real property taxes paid by such individual for the taxable year, up to $6,500.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Reduces federal adjusted gross income by the amount of overtime compensation earned by an individual in certain circumstances; defines overtime compensation.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study on fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs and to make recommendations related thereto.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for an energy price refund credit for certain taxpayers based upon a taxpayers income.
Jun 26, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in 2025.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program for the purpose of utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement in the construction or improvement of state and municipal highways or bridges.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes local governments to opt out of mandates and benchmarks arising under the climate leadership and community protection act and associated universal electrification requirements by filing a resolution with the department of environmental conservation.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a spending cap; increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the public service commission in consultation with NYSERDA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules, regulations and model policies regarding setback requirements for the siting of battery energy storage systems; requires minimum setback requirements for commercial energy storage systems, with a capacity of three megawatts or …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "ratepayer transparency act" which requires bills utilized by public and private gas corporations, electric corporations and gas and electric corporations in levying charges for service to include separate categories for certain charges.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the department of social services to establish an outdoor, nature-based child care pilot project to explore establishing licensing guidelines for the operation of outdoor, nature-based child care programs in an outdoor space and that employ a nature-based early learning …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "ceasing repeated and extremely egregious predatory (CREEP) behavior act"; provides for the issuance of anti-stalking orders.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students; requires school districts to ensure that appropriately certified teachers are providing such education; authorizes rules and regulations consistent with such provisions.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires pharmacies to provide prescription drug readers or other means of access to individuals who disclose they have difficulty seeing or reading standard print labels on prescription drug containers; defines "prescription drug reader" to mean a device which is capable …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that certain persons shall not be deemed a distributor for certain sales of premium cigars; provides that the tax on premium cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Permits schools located within the state to purchase reduced fat or whole New York milk to provide or sell at such school.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "synthetic kratom kills act" to prohibit harmful synthetic and adulterated kratom products; provides that no person, manufacturer, retailer, or other entity shall manufacture, distribute, sell, or offer for sale: synthesized kratom material; any adulterated kratom product; a kratom …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the availability and purchase of zero-emission school buses.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the scheduling of a fact finding hearing after the issuance of a temporary order of protection in family court; provides that such hearing shall be scheduled no later than 14 days after the temporary order is issued.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies to $300 per day per capita for the first 10 days, and $600 per day per capita for each day thereafter, or the actual …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts "Nima's law" which prohibits the retail sale of nitrous oxide; establishes civil penalties for violations; includes nitrous oxide misuse in the health care and wellness education and outreach program to expand education on the dangers of nitrous oxide misuse; …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to communicate in their preferred manner.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Ensures Medicaid spending results in real access to medical care by increasing transparency in Medicaid managed care network adequacy reviews and safeguarding continuity of care in light of recent major provider network withdrawals.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to improving Medicaid accountability; verifies Medicaid enrollment data; audits certain Medicaid program areas; creates managed care payment safeguards; establishes a biometric verification pilot program.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires certain entities to stock opioid antagonists and to store naloxone nasal sprays with or adjacent to automated external defibrillator cabinets.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires each school district to ensure that every public school in which school days exceed five hours in duration provides up to thirty minutes of daily recess within the school day for all students in kindergarten through fifth grade and …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "recovery ready workplace act" which provides for the certification of an employer to become a recovery ready workplace.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present; requires two-thirds approval for messages of necessity.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Expands the scope of chiropractic practice.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides a religious exemption from vaccination requirements for school attendance.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "first responder peer support program act" which supplies peer-to-peer mental health programs to first responders.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the use of body scanners in correctional facilities by both visitors and incarcerated individuals.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the Northeast Regional Health Insurance Compact Act directing the governor to invite the governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to participate in a Northeast Regional Health Insurance Compact Summit along with …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety; requires …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the New York state first home savings program to authorize first time home buyers to establish savings accounts to buy their first home.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the sealing of unfounded, exonerated, and pending claims made against law enforcement officers; requires such claims to be redacted from disciplinary records.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to high-usage customers of electric utilities; establishes guidelines for electric service for high-usage customers; relates to water usage of high-usage customers entering into a high-usage contract with an electric utility or large-scale generation provider.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a comprehensive study on mandatory health insurance coverage benefits within the state as compared to other states and the impacts of removing such requirements.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the sale of products that contain 7-hydroxymitragynine at a level that exceeds 2% of total alkaloids or one milligram per serving; establishes fines for the sale of such products.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to utilization review program standards; requires use of evidence-based and peer reviewed clinical review criteria; relates to prescription drug formulary changes and pre-authorization for certain health care services.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to standards relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances; provides that any rules or regulations relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances established or implemented by the department of environmental conservation shall conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules or regulations set forth …
May 21, 2026 · details / share