New York State Senator

Catalina Cruz 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 28)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03642

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits the release of criminal history or any mental health history records by a police agency, prosecutorial agency or other law enforcement agency of individuals who were the subject of the use of force by a police or peace officer.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03623

Introduced

1/29/25

Refer

1/29/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the NY food insecurity, farm resiliency and rural poverty initiative to provide financial assistance in the form of matching grants, hiring assistance, purchasing assistance, tax credits, tax exemptions, and reimbursements.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03730

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides that cities having a population in excess of one million shall not supersede state provisions relating to the state law prohibition on individuals standing or parking a vehicle within twenty feet of a cross walk at an intersection.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03714

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to participation by LGBT, disability and veteran-owned businesses in state contracts.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09574

Introduced

1/21/26

Refer

1/21/26

Allows a bank, in the discretion of the comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance, to arrange for the redeposit of moneys, in whole or in part, through a deposit placement program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09646

Introduced

1/21/26

Refer

1/21/26

Establishes participation in assigned risk plans for voluntary foster care agencies (Part A); requires the office of children and family services to establish standards of payment for liability insurance costs beginning July 1, 2028 for the 2027-2028 rate year that ensures the maximum state aid rate accurately reflect the year over year increased costs for voluntary foster care agencies; directs such office to establish an application process (Part B); establishes the voluntary foster care agency insurance bridge fund; establishes a process for the distribution of moneys in such fund; sets eligibility requirements; requires certain supporting documentation (Part C).

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09600

Introduced

1/21/26

Refer

1/21/26

Includes avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders as eating disorders for the purposes of mental health.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02360

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Provides representation to veterans that are at or below four hundred percent of the federal poverty guidelines for matters involving children, sustenance and real property proceedings.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02575

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Extends the statute of limitations of actions related to certain sex trafficking offenses, reviving such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations; grants trial preference to such actions; exempts such actions from certain provisions requiring notice of claims.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02514

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes pharmacists to administer injections for contraceptive use.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02468

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Report Pass

3/25/25

Refer

3/25/25

Report Pass

3/25/25

Refer

3/25/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

5/29/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Refer

6/9/25

Engrossed

6/13/25

Enrolled

12/1/25

Vetoed

12/5/25

Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00847

Introduced

1/20/26

Passed

1/20/26

Commemorating the observance of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 19, 2026

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09606

Introduced

1/21/26

Refer

1/21/26

Enacts the New York state food security purchase and processing act to establish a state-level program that purchases food grown or raised by New York farmers; requires processing within New York State; distributes such food to communities in need.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00869

Introduced

1/23/26

Refer

1/23/26

Passed

1/27/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 27, 2026, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10021

Introduced

1/23/26

Refer

1/23/26

Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education on account of perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status or the perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status of their parents or person in a parental relationship.

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