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Running forState Assembly, District 40

Ron Kim

Democrat, Working FamiliesHas the job now

Overview

Ronald Tae Sok Kim is an American politician from New York City. He serves in the New York State Assembly representing the 40th District, which includes portions of Whitestone, Flushing, College Point, and Murray Hill in Queens.

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How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

113 bills

Became law

1 became law. Another 19 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 5, 2024A 8519: Relates to the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program
    Became law
  • Introduced May 22, 2025A 8638: Relates to the calculation of the maximum fee for health clubs
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 622: Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Apr 14, 2026A 10937: Relates to composting facilities in state parks
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jun 2, 2025A 8782: Relates to a feasibility study and report on the potential reestablishment of the empire state summer games
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 16, 2025A 7946: Relates to airport noise studies metrics
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025A 7326: Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025A 7279: Relates to the development and posting of a senior trail guide
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025A 6634: Relates to mandating the development and approval of operational safety plans
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025A 6607: Relates to the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025A 6639: Relates to requiring sawyer training for employees engaged in tree maintenance
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2025A 1206: Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes screening
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 824: Relates to providing language access services to individuals relating to the tax abatement program
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 639: Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan repayment information
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 1037: Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2023A 6450: Relates to establishing the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 24, 2023A 5940: Increases the amount of the savings exemption for eligibility for Medicaid
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023A 4027: Relates to referrals for child support enforcement for foster care maintenance payments
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1838: Relates to the display of a charter bus driver qualifications
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1873: Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan repayment information
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026A 11050: Keeps professional sports franchises in their home communities
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2026A 10417: Establishes the New York state park police
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026A 10333: Relates to the maximum hours for home care aides
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026A 10187: Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for acupuncturists
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026A 9517: Requires operational safety plans to require employees to check in before taking action at an incident location; directs the office to make efforts to provide employees with operational safety plans
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026A 9562: Establishes the empire state sports and entertainment fund
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 8, 2025A 8802: Extends certain provisions relating to allowing artists to set certain rules about the resale of tickets to certain events
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 23, 2025A 8659: Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 16, 2025A 8455: Relates to the reporting of alienation of municipal parkland
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 16, 2025A 7973: Enacts the towing protection enforcement act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 15, 2025A 7933: Enacts the corporate accountability for tax expenditures act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2025A 7917: Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 8, 2025A 7736: Requiring the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation establish design standards and manage applications for greenway trails
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 8, 2025A 7737: Relates to developing criteria and guidelines for state designated arts and cultural districts
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 8, 2025A 7749: Requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of trails on the Empire state trail
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2025A 7636: Relates to franchise tax on banking corporations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025A 7344: Requires the natural heritage trust to invest its funds pursuant to the prudent investor act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025A 7382: Prohibits the possession of concealed firearms in national parks and national wildlife refuge systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025A 7288: Requires certain leases and management agreements entered into by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to comply with master plans
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025A 7367: Requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to acquire the mineral interests under all land acquired or received by such office
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025A 7280: Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish the state parks passport program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025A 4632: Relates to encouraging and promoting farmers markets in state and local parks
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025A 4607: Relates to establishing a commission to rename the Robert Moses State Park to reflect on the history of Long Island
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2025A 1163: Requires piping supplies expense to be included as an acceptable expense for purposes New York State Energy Research and Development Authority energy efficiency programs
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2025A 1176: Establishes a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic response on deaths in nursing homes; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2025A 1265: Adopts the solemn covenant of the states to award prizes for curing diseases interstate compact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2025A 1203: Authorizes the Dormitory Authority to provide public financing options to build new police facilities in certain areas
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 370: Relates to creating a nursing home resident quality and safety study
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 372: Relates to informal caregiver training
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 601: Establishes the home care jobs innovation program and the home care jobs innovation fund; appropriation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 650: Relates to preventing the use of funds, financial incentives, subsidies or tax exemptions for projects in development
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 651: Requires the court to advise noncitizen residents of deportation consequences of guilty plea; allows guilty plea withdrawal
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 635: Provides a tax credit for qualified caregiving expenses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 835: Relates to the eligibility criteria for the excelsior jobs program act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 842: Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing to receive services they could get at home
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 840: Authorizes the liquor authority to establish a liaison with each community board in the city of New York for matters relating to license or permit issuance, renewal, modification and alteration
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 841: Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance cover
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 837: Enacts the "empire state enhanced public payment system act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 970: Imposes a tax related to executive compensation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 971: Provides that a business entity may not alter caller identification information with the intent to defraud or harass a third party or the recipient of the call
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 877: Requires an annual report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 896: Relates to enacting the Justice for Nursing Home Victims Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 901: Establishes the aging in place task force, and provides for its powers and duties
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 1040: Relates to establishing the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 1090: Establishes an interstate compact agreement to phase out corporate giveaways
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 1036: Relates to referrals for child support enforcement for foster care maintenance payments
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 676: Imposes an additional tax on income attributable to long-term capital gain
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 373: Establishes the reputational insight and oversight transparency act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 1043: Increases the amount of the savings exemption for eligibility for Medicaid
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 823: Requires all state and private agencies with mandatory reporters of incidents involving vulnerable people to retrain all staff on reporting to a 9-1-1 operator and the county district attorney's office
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 972: Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 816: Enacts the parental involvement leave act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 26, 2024A 9941: Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes screening for people of Asian American or Pacific Islander descent if they have a body mass index of 23 or greater
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 9, 2024A 9772: Clarifies the status of squatters for purposes of removal proceedings
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2024A 9700: Establishes a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic response on deaths in nursing homes; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2024A 9639: Enacts the parental involvement leave act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2024A 9640: Requires all bus companies to post on their websites or at the places they sell tickets, certain information
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2024A 9561: Enacts the "empire state enhanced public payment system act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2024A 8921: Authorizes the liquor authority to establish a liaison with each community board in the city of New York for matters relating to license or permit issuance, renewal, modification and alteration
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 5, 2024A 8520: Relates to reporting on the status of issues at residential health care facilities
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 15, 2023A 8411: Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance cover
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2023A 8338: Requires an annual report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2023A 8401: Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing to receive services they could get at home
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2023A 8327: Relates to the eligibility criteria for the excelsior jobs program act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2023A 8400: Relates to providing language access services to individuals relating to the tax abatement program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2023A 8402: Establishes the aging in place task force, and provides for its powers and duties
    Introduced
  • Introduced Sep 29, 2023A 8100: Requires piping supplies expense to be included as an acceptable expense for purposes New York State Energy Research and Development Authority energy efficiency programs
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2023A 7218: Relates to the reporting and resolution of issues at residential health care facilities
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2023A 7210: Adopts the solemn covenant of the states to award prizes for curing diseases interstate compact
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 10, 2023A 7004: Requires all state and private agencies with mandatory reporters of incidents involving vulnerable people to retrain all staff on reporting to a 9-1-1 operator and the county district attorney's office
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 9, 2023A 6913: Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 24, 2023A 5915: Relates to the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5520: Relates to the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023A 5251: Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023A 5178: Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose his or her age, date of birth or date of graduation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2023A 4696: Relates to assistance for certain small businesses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023A 4328: Preserves the right to a jury trial for certain actions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023A 3582: Relates to enacting the Justice for Nursing Home Victims act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023A 2576: Imposes an additional tax on income attributable to long-term capital gain
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023A 2560: Relates to preventing the use of funds, financial incentives, subsidies or tax exemptions for projects in development
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023A 2508: Relates to the submission of environmental impact statements by entities proposing construction of a new building development within one mile of a transit facility
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023A 2581: Provides that a business entity may not alter caller identification information with the intent to defraud or harass a third party or the recipient of the call
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023A 2594: Establishes an interstate compact agreement to phase out corporate giveaways
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023A 2612: Enacts the corporate accountability for tax expenditures act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023A 2582: Imposes a tax related to executive compensation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1840: Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the assault of a driver of a for-hire vehicle or transportation network company driver
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1831: Establishes the reputational insight and oversight transparency act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1863: Requires the court to advise noncitizen residents of deportation consequences of guilty plea; allows guilty plea withdrawal
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 2195: Relates to franchise tax on banking corporations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1857: Establishes the home care jobs innovation program and the home care jobs innovation fund; appropriation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1856: Relates to creating a nursing home resident quality and safety study
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1845: Relates to informal caregiver training
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023A 1830: Provides a tax credit for qualified caregiving expenses
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the New York legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

3,989 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 177 of 3,989 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for all of them.

By topic
Aging31 votes
    Agriculture44 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse10 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders6 votes
          Banks60 votes
            Budget and Revenue9 votes
              Children and Families63 votes
                Cities40 votes
                  Cities 127 votes
                    Cities 210 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions104 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business13 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection119 votes
                            Consumer Protection31 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions144 votes
                                Correction35 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction14 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)165 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation15 votes
                                        Disabilities7 votes
                                          Economic Development64 votes
                                            Education71 votes
                                              Election Law26 votes
                                                Elections24 votes
                                                  Energy55 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications24 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation168 votes
                                                        Ethics and Internal Governance3 votes
                                                          Finance47 votes
                                                            Governmental Employees109 votes
                                                              Governmental Operations176 votes
                                                                Health280 votes
                                                                  Higher Education93 votes
                                                                    Housing46 votes
                                                                      Housing, Construction and Community Development23 votes
                                                                        Insurance175 votes
                                                                          Internet and Technology16 votes
                                                                            Investigations and Government Operations221 votes
                                                                              Judiciary158 votes
                                                                                Labor96 votes
                                                                                  Libraries9 votes
                                                                                    Libraries and Education Technology7 votes
                                                                                      Local Government188 votes
                                                                                        Local Governments121 votes
                                                                                          Mental Health29 votes
                                                                                            New York City Education1 vote
                                                                                              People With Disabilities19 votes
                                                                                                Procurement and Contracts20 votes
                                                                                                  Racing and Wagering19 votes
                                                                                                    Racing, Gaming and Wagering10 votes
                                                                                                      Real Property Taxation89 votes
                                                                                                        Science and Technology17 votes
                                                                                                          Small Business6 votes
                                                                                                            Social Services39 votes
                                                                                                              Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)256 votes
                                                                                                                Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development30 votes
                                                                                                                  Transportation220 votes
                                                                                                                    Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs15 votes
                                                                                                                      Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                                                                                        Women'S Issues17 votes

                                                                                                                          Source: Open States, New York State Senate and Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.