Nathalia Fernandez

Senator · New York

Party

Democratic

State

New York

Chamber

Senator

District

SD-034

Years active

2019–2026

Bills sponsored

37 bills

Bills sponsored

• NY-J2164-2026 enacted · co-sponsor
  Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the State of New York
• NY-S1049-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local corr…
• NY-S1169-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general.
• NY-S134-2026 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-S1633-2026 failed · primary 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-S2005-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to certain prostitution offenses and fines relating thereto; relates to motions to vacate judgment and motions for new sentencing; relates to investigation into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of ma…
• NY-S2665-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to requiring gender neutral bathrooms in state-owned buildings; provides that if no single-occupancy bathroom can be designated as gender neutral in a state-owned building, a multiple-occupancy bathroom shall be…
• NY-S3425-2026 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-S492-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Requires judges or justices in a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction, including town and village justices, family court judges, and justices of the supreme court who regularly handle matrimonial matters, and cour…
• NY-S5025-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Updates provisions relating to dignity for all students including curriculum and teacher training requirements designed to prevent student suicide with a focus on LGBTQ students.
• NY-S518-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and comp…
• NY-S6806-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires school districts and charter schools to establish a task force to make recommendations on model curriculum or instruction on the political, economic, and social contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen…
• NY-S7924-2026 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-S9093-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis…
• NY-S3486-2025 vetoed · co-sponsor
  Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish s…
• NY-S4914-2025 enacted · 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-J2649-2024 enacted · co-sponsor
  Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2024, as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the State of New York
• NY-S1250-2024 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-S1537-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Enacts the student suicide prevention act; requires the governing board or body of every local educational agency serving students in grades seven to twelve, to adopt policies, procedures and guidelines on student suici…
• NY-S1772-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Enacts the "New York accountability in reporting act"; establishes the crimes of offering a false report for filing in the second degree and offering a false report for filing in the first degree; includes falsely repor…
• NY-S1976-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
• NY-S2860-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local corr…
• NY-S312-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to correctional facility visits by the correctional association; authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities at any time and without advance notice; grants the correctional associati…
• NY-S351-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires school districts and charter schools to establish a task force to make recommendations on model curriculum or instruction on the political, economic, and social contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen…
• NY-S3517-2024 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits evidence concerning opinions, estimations, measures, or calculations of damages for lost earnings or impaired earning capacity resulting from personal injury or wrongful death shall not be reduced based on rac…
• NY-S7590-2024 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-S7879-2024 failed · primary sponsor
  Requires the commissioner of health to establish rules and regulations requiring that all health information systems or electronic health record systems segregate certain patient information related to reproductive heal…
• NY-S9522-2024 failed · primary sponsor
  Establishes a co-occurring disorders patient bill of rights to be implemented by various agencies.
• NY-J874-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2, 2023, as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day in the State of New York
• NY-S2475-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  Prohibits consideration of a law of another state that authorizes a child to be removed from their parent or guardian based on the parent or guardian allowing their child to receive gender-affirming care in custody case…
• NY-A840-2022 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-A9418-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Establishes the transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program; establishes a fund for such program.
• NY-A7197-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to court recognition of a change of gender, adds gender to procedures regarding change of name.
• 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-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…