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Kristen Gonzalez

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Overview

Kristen Serene Gonzalez is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate representing the 59th district, which contains parts of Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

125 bills

Became law

10 became law. Another 47 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026S 9683: Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2026S 8831: Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 23, 2025S 7599: Relates to automated decision-making by government agencies
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 822: Relates to the disclosure of automated employment decision-making tools and maintaining an artificial intelligence inventory
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1030: Relates to public-facing websites operated by political committees
    Became law
  • Introduced May 28, 2024S 9749: Extends provisions related to the creation of a state information technology innovation center
    Became law
  • Introduced May 17, 2024S 9678: Relates to materially deceptive media in political communications
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 27, 2024S 8913: Authorizes the sale of liquor for consumption on certain premises located within two hundred feet of a building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship
    Became law
  • Introduced Jun 5, 2023S 7543: Enacts the legislative oversight of automated decision-making in government act (LOADinG Act)
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 22, 2023S 5915: Provides for the distribution of informational materials on economic abuse
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026S 9076: Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8026: Provides internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced May 16, 2024S 9518: Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations
    Vetoed
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10519: Relates to the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2026S 9582: Relates to persons ineligible to act as a fiduciary
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026S 9189: Relates to increasing tax rates imposed on unincorporated businesses and corporations in New York city
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2026S 9088: Requires the registration of data brokers and establishing a data deletion mechanism for consumers
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026S 9075: Requires gas corporations to file maps with the public service commission
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8646: Relates to the New York election officer protection act
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8682: Repeals the criminal fortune telling statute; repealer
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Oct 22, 2025S 8540: Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 3, 2025S 8331: Enacts the "New York artificial intelligence transparency for journalism act"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 7962: Sets the timeline for candidate declination
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 7974: Relates to recovery of online accounts for mobile telephones
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 14, 2025S 7923: Authorizes and directs the energy research and development authority, the public service commission and NYPA to conduct a study to determine the possibility of closing certain peaker plants
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 14, 2025S 7924: Relates to establishing a gender-affirming care access program
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 13, 2025S 7892: Relates to directing the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents regarding the incorporation of instruction in artificial intelligence system literacy into the school curriculum
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 1, 2025S 7714: Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 7, 2025S 7263: Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025S 6394: Relates to the regulation of energy consumption by data centers
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4886: Prohibits the disclosure of individualized fare payment data by the metropolitan commuter transportation authority and the New York city transit authority
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2025S 3285: Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2025S 3315: Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2025S 2633: Relates to the impact of hospital closures on healthcare access in the state
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025S 1961: Establishes the "secure our data act"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 936: Directs state agencies to submit reports detailing their telework policies
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1139: Relates to requiring governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication for local and remote network access
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 934: Requires warnings on generative artificial intelligence systems
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 904: Relates to the termination of certain utility services and to reports on investigatory proceedings relating to gas, electric, and steam service
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1140: Establishes a tax on noise from non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in cities with a population of one million or more
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1169: Relates to the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 933: Establishes the position of chief artificial intelligence officer
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2024S 9450: Requires warnings on generative artificial intelligence systems
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 29, 2024S 9123: Relates to the status of an interim multiple dwelling unit as a protected occupant's primary residence
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 26, 2024S 9104: Establishes the position of chief artificial intelligence officer
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2024S 8907: Directs a report of the impact of hospital closures on healthcare access in the state
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2024S 8535: Relates to establishing the green affordable pre-electrification program
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Sep 1, 2023S 7647: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to rename the 23rd Street subway station to the 23 Street-Baruch College station
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 18, 2023S 7216: Establishes a tax on noise from non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in cities with a population of one million or more
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 10, 2023S 6803: Relates to the termination of certain utility services
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 21, 2023S 6474: Relates to requiring governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication for local and remote network access
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 21, 2023S 6476: Directs state agencies to submit reports detailing their telework policies
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 14, 2023S 6323: Relates to recovery of online accounts
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023S 5007: Establishes the "secure our data act"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2023S 4561: Provides internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023S 4044: Relates to disclosing personal information
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Sep 14, 2026S 10700: Regulates the sale and marketing of E-motos and electric off-highway motorcycles
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 14, 2026S 10678: Establishes the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 5, 2026S 10675: Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 1, 2026S 10616: Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 1, 2026S 10642: Enacts the responsible data center development act
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 29, 2026S 10599: Relates to the inspection of election materials, equipment and non-public records
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 20, 2026S 10546: Enacts the homegrown energy act
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10485: Enacts the "youth employment empowerment act (YEEA)"
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10426: Relates to required notices to inform of superfund or brownfield site proximity
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10416: Relates to social media open application programming
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10418: Relates to the unlawful use of a New York driver's license or identification card
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10427: Relates to residential environment transparency
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10415: Creates the office of emerging technology and provides for its functions and duties
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10425: Relates to disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement agencies
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10414: Provides regulatory control of Internet service providers by the public service commission, requires Internet neutrality and relates to the placement of equipment on utility poles
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10419: Relates to automatic license plate readers
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10417: Relates to restrictions on certain flight operations at municipal facilities; relates to the use of certain heliports
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10413: Relates to the operation of autonomous taxicabs in a city having a population of one million or more
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10412: Relates to prohibiting fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 11, 2026S 10290: Relates to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 30, 2026S 10148: Relates to traffic regulations of parking or standing vehicles in cities having a population in excess of one million
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 30, 2026S 10147: Relates to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 30, 2026S 10152: Relates to mechanisms authorized sports bettors may utilize to fund their mobile sports wagering accounts
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 16, 2026S 9929: Relates to fees for non-driver identification cards
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2026S 9466: Relates to attorneys' fees in class actions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2026S 9459: Authorizes the public service commission to implement performance-based regulation of electric or gas corporations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026S 9443: Establishes a four-day workweek pilot program for state employees
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026S 9442: Establishes the New York smart work week pilot program to promote, incentivize and support the use of a four-day work week by qualifying employers and to study the benefits and impacts of such work arrangements
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2026S 9407: Provides a sales tax exemption to any admission charge for a comedy performance
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026S 9131: Relates to data broker regulation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026S 9132: Prohibits the use of a wage-fixing algorithm in combination with personal or behavioral data to set or recommend wages or compensation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026S 9035: Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026S 9036: Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8647: Relates to voting machines and systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 12, 2025S 8615: Establishes an election security navigator program within the state board of elections
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 12, 2025S 8613: Regulates an artificial person's contributions towards election activity and ballot-issue activity
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 8, 2025S 8610: Relates to the trustees of the power authority of the state of New York
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 8, 2025S 8524: Relates to enacting the NY data protection act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 20, 2025S 8484: Regulates the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of therapy or psychotherapy services
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 7963: Requires certain political communications to include provenance data for all audio, images or videos used in such communications
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8031: Relates to a study to determine the possibility of closing peaker plants throughout the state
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8130: Authorizes the reissuance of SNAP benefits in instances of fraud or theft of such benefits
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 7985: Provides for continuity of gender affirming care
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 13, 2025S 7896: Relates to the use of an artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other software tool for the purpose of utilization review
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 30, 2025S 7691: Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 15, 2025S 7407: Ensures that the provisions governing liquor licenses are consistent with respect to public interest factors
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 6996: Relates to the dates to file a designating petition
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 7020: Exempts a portion of poll workers' income earned on an election day from state income tax
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 6995: Relates to voting by mail and early voting
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 27, 2025S 6975: Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025S 5668: Relates to liability for misleading, incorrect, contradictory or harmful information provided to a user by a chatbot
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025S 5537: Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators and platforms from sending push notifications or text message notifications
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025S 5101: Relates to early voting for certain special elections
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025S 3889: Relates to the publication of information on public meetings
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2025S 3044: Relates to enacting the NY privacy act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025S 2283: Relates to increasing fines for the late filing of rent registration statements
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025S 1962: Enacts the "New York artificial intelligence consumer protection act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 920: Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators of limited use motorcycles
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2024S 9960: Relates to the regulation of energy consumption by data centers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 6, 2024S 9861: Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators of limited use motorcycles
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 16, 2024S 9668: Requires that there be a one hundred foot buffer zone around abortion clinics
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 14, 2024S 9381: Relates to liability for misleading, incorrect, contradictory or harmful information provided to a user by a chatbot
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2024S 8631: Enacts the "New York false AI representations "New York FAIR" act; to provide relief against the use of materially deceptive media in political communications
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024S 8572: Relates to cloud computing and agency considerations regarding contracting with cloud service providers
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 24, 2023S 7414: Relates to the security and cyber security of certain critical infrastructure
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2023S 6224: Relates to safeguarding abortion access through data privacy protection
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2023S 5878: Establishes a tax on carbon emissions from non-essential helicopter flights in cities with a population of one million or more
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023S 5137: Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the New York legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

6,933 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 301 of 6,933 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for all of them.

By topic
Aging74 votes
    Agriculture120 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse3 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders50 votes
          Banks87 votes
            Budget and Revenue43 votes
              Children and Families88 votes
                Cities35 votes
                  Cities 152 votes
                    Cities 210 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions173 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business42 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection68 votes
                            Consumer Protection148 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions210 votes
                                Correction23 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction106 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)325 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation65 votes
                                        Disabilities43 votes
                                          Economic Development56 votes
                                            Education176 votes
                                              Election Law24 votes
                                                Elections149 votes
                                                  Energy32 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications199 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation353 votes
                                                        Ethics and Internal Governance23 votes
                                                          Finance164 votes
                                                            Governmental Employees89 votes
                                                              Governmental Operations122 votes
                                                                Health507 votes
                                                                  Higher Education241 votes
                                                                    Housing34 votes
                                                                      Housing, Construction and Community Development183 votes
                                                                        Insurance234 votes
                                                                          Internet and Technology60 votes
                                                                            Investigations and Government Operations339 votes
                                                                              Judiciary323 votes
                                                                                Labor206 votes
                                                                                  Libraries23 votes
                                                                                    Libraries and Education Technology5 votes
                                                                                      Local Government346 votes
                                                                                        Local Governments98 votes
                                                                                          Mental Health41 votes
                                                                                            New York City Education11 votes
                                                                                              People With Disabilities12 votes
                                                                                                Procurement and Contracts60 votes
                                                                                                  Racing and Wagering12 votes
                                                                                                    Racing, Gaming and Wagering31 votes
                                                                                                      Real Property Taxation66 votes
                                                                                                        Rules1 vote
                                                                                                          Science and Technology11 votes
                                                                                                            Small Business6 votes
                                                                                                              Social Services85 votes
                                                                                                                Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)249 votes
                                                                                                                  Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development20 votes
                                                                                                                    Transportation395 votes
                                                                                                                      Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs88 votes
                                                                                                                        Veterans' Affairs34 votes
                                                                                                                          Women'S Issues60 votes

                                                                                                                            Source: Open States, New York State Senate and Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.