Aravella Simotas

Representative · New York

Party

Democratic

State

New York

Chamber

Representative

District

HD-036

Years active

2011–2020

Bills sponsored

13 bills

Bills sponsored

• NY-A1592-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students.
• NY-A5257-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated people based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated people in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from the person…
• NY-A8070-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Enacts the "hate crimes analysis and review act", specifying the collection and reporting of certain demographic data regarding the victims and alleged perpetrators of hate crimes.
• NY-A866-2020 failed · primary sponsor
  Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill of rights.
• NY-A747-2019 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether o…
• NY-A8375-2019 enacted · co-sponsor
  Provides that it shall not be an affirmative defense for murder that the defendant's conduct resulted substantially from the discovery, knowledge or disclosure of the victim's sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender ide…
• NY-A11300-2018 failed · primary sponsor
  Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill of rights.
• NY-A3358-2018 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether o…
• NY-A5001-2018 failed · co-sponsor
  Restricts the nature of extreme emotional disturbance as an affirmative defense to a charge of murder in the second degree.
• NY-A4558-2016 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether o…
• NY-A4226-2014 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether o…
• NY-A5039-2012 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether o…
• NY-A8354-2011 enacted · co-sponsor
  Enacts the Marriage Equality Act relating to ability of individuals to marry.