Steven Otis

Representative · New York

Party

Democratic

State

New York

Chamber

Representative

District

HD-091

Years active

2014–2026

Bills sponsored

29 bills

Bills sponsored

• NY-A118-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
• NY-A1230-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires LGBT awareness curriculum or instruction.
• NY-A1466-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board…
• NY-A2613-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Provides additional protections for sensitive health information; requires all health information networks, electronic health record systems, and health care providers to provide patients with a right to restrict the di…
• NY-A3475-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibits police officers from using bias-based profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for bias-based profiling; allows an action for injuncti…
• NY-A3714-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to participation by LGBT, disability and veteran-owned businesses in state contracts.
• NY-A6596-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance cov…
• NY-A8841-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Establishes a gender-affirming care access program to provide support and increase access to gender-affirming care including certain medical and surgical care.
• NY-A9396-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibits the use of electronic shelving labels, digital shelf display technology, and surveillance pricing in food retail establishments and drug retail establishments; provides injunctive relief and civil penalties.
• NY-K1528-2026 enacted · primary sponsor
  Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as Gay Pride Month in the State of New York
• NY-A5480-2025 failed · co-sponsor
  Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdic…
• NY-A1202-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to requiring training to reduce abusive behavior, bullying, and cyberbullying in the workplace; requires the commissioner of labor, in consultation with the commissioner of human rights, to develop an abusive be…
• NY-A1263-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
• NY-A3978-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibits police officers from using bias-based profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for bias-based profiling; allows an action for injuncti…
• NY-A4604-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12 which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality ed…
• NY-A6599-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.
• NY-A7672-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires LGBT awareness curriculum or instruction.
• NY-A7897-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board…
• NY-A8261-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to facilitating the prosecution of hate crimes; establishes the crimes of bias harassment in the first and second degrees.
• NY-A2632-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires the collection of certain demographic information about the sexual orientation and gender identity or expression of residents by certain state agencies, boards and commissions.
• NY-A9418-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Establishes the transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program; establishes a fund for such program.
• 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 · co-sponsor
  Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill of rights.
• NY-A576-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Designates as professional misconduct, engaging in sexual orientation change efforts by mental health care professionals upon patients under 18 years of age.
• NY-A747-2019 failed · co-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-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-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…