New York State Senator

Catalina Cruz 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 40)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00293

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Makes the release of any claim by an employee, or independent contractor who is a natural person, against an employer, unenforceable if, as a condition of such resolution, the employee or independent contractor is prohibited from applying for, accepting, or engaging in future employment with such employer, or any entity or entities related to such employer.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00318

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

2/25/26

Prohibits speech-based defenses to actions brought against an individual for the unlawful dissemination of publication of an intimate image.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00342

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the end predatory home flipping act; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain residential properties which are sold within two years of the prior conveyance of such property; exempts certain purchases of residential properties from mortgage recording taxes; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain properties in the city of New York which are sold for one million dollars or more.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00334

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain bilingual, certified teachers in schools with a bilingual teacher shortage; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01142

Introduced

4/20/26

Passed

4/20/26

Commemorating the 39th Annual SOMOS Spring Conference to be held April 17-19, 2026, and paying tribute to its host, SOMOS, Inc.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01140

Introduced

4/20/26

Passed

4/20/26

Commemorating the observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York on April 13, 2026

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01157

Introduced

4/20/26

Refer

4/20/26

Passed

4/21/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01201

Introduced

4/24/26

Refer

4/24/26

Passed

4/27/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 24-30, 2026, as Student Leadership Week in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A11116

Introduced

4/24/26

Refer

4/24/26

Increases the mileage fees in the city of New York for services provided by sheriffs.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00346

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the offense of unlawful possession of firearms by persons under twenty-one.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00403

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes application processing and review requirements for reprieves, commutations and pardons by the governor; requires the governor to provide: a written notification that the application has been received; a receipt number that the applicant can then use to check on the applicant's application status; guidelines for supplementing the application with additional or updated information; and a notification when a decision is made on the application; requires quarterly reports to the legislature regarding reprieves, commutations and pardons.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00407

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00379

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00389

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows school districts to permit home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00405

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to authorizing the payment of costs, up to eighty dollars, of diapers for an eligible child two years of age or younger for children receiving safety net assistance.

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