Catalina Cruz

Representative · New York

Party

Democratic

State

New York

Chamber

Representative

District

HD-039

Years active

2019–2026

Bills sponsored

38 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-A317-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
• NY-A319-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; requi…
• 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-A3925-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires the office of court administration, clerks, and all other records custodians to develop policies and procedures to ensure no identifying information or documentation relating to name change actions or sex desig…
• NY-A4730-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibits state contracts with contractors who do not provide health insurance which covers services for transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive people.
• NY-A5478-2026 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-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-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-K626-2025 enacted · primary sponsor
  Commemorating the 33rd Anniversary of Queens LGBTQ Pride Parade on June 1, 2025
• 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-A4576-2024 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-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-A5341-2024 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-A6870-2024 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibits peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
• NY-A709-2024 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-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-A6046-2023 failed · 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-K380-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus' first performance on May 7, 2023
• NY-K444-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Nazi book burning campaign on May 10, 2023
• NY-K590-2023 enacted · primary sponsor
  Commemorating the 31st Anniversary of the Queens LGBTQ Pride Parade on June 4, 2023
• NY-A1327-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to gender indication on insurance claim forms; provides policies shall not exclude coverage if gender indication is different from sex assigned at birth or gender otherwise recorded.
• NY-A7001-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated people based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated people in state and local correctional f…
• NY-A7762-2022 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-A9418-2022 failed · primary sponsor
  Establishes the transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program; establishes a fund for such program.
• NY-A6837-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Relates to gender indication on insurance claim forms; policies shall not exclude coverage if gender indication is different from sex assigned at birth or gender otherwise recorded.
• 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-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…