Asm. Catalina Cruz

Co-sponsor A 191

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to requiring a health equity assessment to be filed with an application for construction or change to a hospital or health related service

Requires a health equity assessment to be filed with an application for construction, or substantial reduction of, a hospital or health related service; includes a demonstration of whether and how a project will improve or affect access to hospital services and health care with particular reference to members of medically underserved groups in the applicant's service area.

In committee Jun 1, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6098

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to paid family leave and siblings

Adds siblings to the definition of family member for the purposes of paid family leave.

In committee Jun 1, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5436

Passed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to enacting the "long-term care ombudsman program reform act"

Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to advertise and promote the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman and the commissioners of the departments responsible for the license or certification of long-term care facilities, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities (Part B); includes access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C).

Passed May 26, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary A 5781

In committee · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Establishes the Nourish New York program

Establishes the Nourish New York program to facilitate programming that ensures that certain surplus agricultural products are provided to food relief organizations at competitive wholesale prices.

In committee May 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor A 3805

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to expanding customer access to community distributed generation

Expands customer access to community distributed generation by creating a model tariff to provide for the transfer of bill credits associated with electricity produced by community distributed generation facilities in one electric corporation territory to other territories.

In committee May 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary A 5838

In committee · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy

Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy.

In committee May 5, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor A 2681

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease

Prevents occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease by implementing a model infectious disease exposure prevention standard and requiring employers to implement such model or a similar plan; provides that where an action brought by an employee under the provisions of this section, or a defense, counterclaim, or crossclaim brought by an employer in response thereto, is found upon judgment to be completely without merit in law and undertaken primarily to harass or maliciously injure another, the court may in its discretion impose sanctions against the attorney or party who brought such action, defense, counterclaim or crossclaim; makes related provisions.

Signed into law May 5, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Primary A 2065

In committee · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys

Eliminates unreasonable fees levied on tenants for reproductions of keys by preventing landlords from charging tenants more than 110% of the actual cost for the reproduction of such keys.

In committee May 4, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary K 231

Passed · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Lorena Borjas, Mexican-American transgender woman, immigrant rights activist and devoted member of her community

Passed May 4, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary K 149

died · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Lorena Borjas, Mexican-American transgender woman, immigrant rights activist and devoted member of her community

died Apr 28, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track