New York State Representative

Catalina Cruz 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 27)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05811

Introduced
2/20/25  
Enacts the "construction insurance transparency act" to require insurers providing coverage for liability under the scaffold law to report, on an annual basis, to the superintendent of financial services relating to its finances and claims paid thereunder.
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New York Assembly Bill A05850

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing permits or licenses allowing participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; excludes certain permanent performing institutions; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for a violation.
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New York Assembly Bill A05884

Introduced
2/24/25  
Expands eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with disabilities to include individuals who do not meet the non-medical qualifications for SSDI and SSI but, by reason of the individual's disability, the individual is not able to engage in substantial gainful activity as that term is defined by the federal social security administration.
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New York Assembly Bill A05898

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Permits an eligible retirement system member to receive, in lieu of an ordinary death benefit, a death benefit such member would otherwise be entitled to receive provided such member is a state-paid judge or justice of the unified court system or a housing judge of the civil court of the city of New York.
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New York Assembly Bill A05981

Introduced
2/25/25  
Requires the Olympic regional development authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and division of human rights to develop an anti-bias and inclusion training to be completed by employees of such agencies annually.
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New York Assembly Bill A06000

Introduced
2/25/25  
Provides for the advance payment of the earned income tax credit to qualifying employees.
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New York Assembly Bill A06004

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care.
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New York Assembly Bill A06014

Introduced
2/25/25  
Requires certain entities to stock opioid antagonists and to store naloxone nasal sprays with or adjacent to automated external defibrillator cabinets.
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New York Assembly Bill A06018

Introduced
2/25/25  
Designates August thirty-first of each year as a day of commemoration to be known as "Overdose Awareness Day".
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New York Assembly Bill A06029

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs which provide support for pregnant and parenting families, and have been proven to improve outcomes for mothers, infants, and families; provides that such information shall include information on services available from such programs, eligibility, and relevant contact information.
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New York Assembly Bill A06031

Introduced
2/25/25  
Establishes the biometric privacy act; requires private entities in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to develop a written policy establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric identifiers and biometric information when the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such identifiers or information has been satisfied or within three years of the individual's last interaction with the private entity, whichever occurs first.
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New York Assembly Bill A06100

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.
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New York Assembly Bill A06152

Introduced
2/26/25  
Enacts the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires a monthly report that includes the estimated or actual ratepayer costs and benefits of any mandated state energy program to the governor and legislature including any New York climate leadership and community protection act compliance costs.
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New York Assembly Bill A06191

Introduced
2/26/25  
Enacts the affordable waste reduction act"; defines terms; provides for registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers; establishes the producer responsibility advisory board; provides for department of environmental conservation responsibilities; provides for producer responsibility advisory board, organization, producer and service provider responsibilities; creates a recyclable or compostable covered materials lists and exempt materials list; establishes producer fees; provides for service provider reimbursement; makes related provisions.

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05886

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Prohibits unfair residential real estate service agreements which are certain service agreements which are not to be performed within two years following the time such agreement is entered into.