New York State Senator

Catalina Cruz Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00694

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires courts, prior to accepting a plea, to provide notice to the defendant that such plea and the acceptance thereof could result in deportation, removal from the United States, exclusion from the United States or denial of citizenship, if the defendant is not a citizen of the United States.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00695

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "Joseph Fletcher act"; permits certain claims by essential employees for compensation based on death due to COVID-19 which were previously denied or not timely filed.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00712

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits the imposition of limits on the length of stay at homeless shelters and emergency congregate housing operated by state agencies.