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Emerita Torres

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Overview

Emerita Torres is an American Democratic Party politician who was elected in 2024 to represent New York State Assembly district 85 for the 2025–2026 term.

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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

31 bills

Became law

1 became law. Another 14 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 15, 2025A 2250: Relates to breast cancer screening and diagnostic testing for incarcerated individuals in accordance with certain nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9588: Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging a fee based on the frequency of payments or for changing the frequency of mortgage payments
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Dec 17, 2025A 9349: Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Sep 5, 2025A 9026: Requires the testing of baby food and infant formula for toxic heavy metals and the disclosure of such test results
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2026A 10607: Enacts the stop highway community harm act
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9604: Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9642: Requires the registration of data brokers and establishing a data deletion mechanism for consumers
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Dec 15, 2025A 9348: Prohibits online retailers from basing prices on certain criteria
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Aug 27, 2025A 9016: Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain data to the department of financial services and authorizes premium discounts to policyholders who demonstrate certain mitigation actions
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jun 16, 2025A 8901: Relates to providing additional duties of the community gardens task force
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jun 16, 2025A 8906: Requires entities that access a consumer's consumer credit report to notify such consumer of their right to obtain a security freeze
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 16, 2025A 7977: Enacts the End Bullying and Discrimination in Schools Everywhere (BEACON) Act
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2025A 7828: Creates an affordable housing insurance relief fund program
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025A 6874: Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025A 6765: Enacts the preventing algorithmic pricing discrimination act
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 1, 2026A 11244: Requires an annual report on the New York state college choice tuition savings program and the translation of vital documents in the most common non-English languages
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2026A 10687: Enacts the consumer camera privacy act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2026A 10529: Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit information on multifamily housing premiums and claims paid to the department of financial services
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2026A 10069: Requires advertisements of a discounted price of a good or service have such price be actually discounted from a bona fide regular price
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026A 9641: Prohibits algorithmic wage-setting
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 27, 2025A 9015: Establishes the insurance and housing task force
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 16, 2025A 8905: Relates to the provision of patient health information and medical records
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 9, 2025A 8835: Relates to requiring the chair of the state liquor authority to make certain quarterly reports
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 6, 2025A 8799: Relates to terms and conditions of employment for members of certain collective negotiating units; appropriates funds
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 16, 2025A 7952: Relates to domestic violence training for judges, court clerks and law enforcement officers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 10, 2025A 7770: Requires the commissioner of labor to prepare an annual report on the cost of living, poverty rates and adequacy of the current minimum wage in the state
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2025A 7062: Prohibits transportation network companies from enacting surge pricing during declared federal, state and local emergencies
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2025A 7079: Increases transparency in ticket reselling marketplaces
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2025A 7086: Requires the New York state thruway authority to submit biannual reports to the legislature of all fiscal transactions, receipts and expenditures
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2025A 7082: Relates to owner liability for failure of operators to comply with toll collection regulations; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025A 6877: Requires any student graduating from a high school in New York state be provided with a voter registration form
    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

1,972 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 86 of 1,972 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for all of them.

By topic
Aging18 votes
    Agriculture16 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse8 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders2 votes
          Banks26 votes
            Budget and Revenue5 votes
              Children and Families33 votes
                Cities22 votes
                  Cities 113 votes
                    Cities 24 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions57 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business7 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection63 votes
                            Consumer Protection16 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions61 votes
                                Correction16 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction7 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)92 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation7 votes
                                        Disabilities1 vote
                                          Economic Development32 votes
                                            Education28 votes
                                              Election Law12 votes
                                                Elections8 votes
                                                  Energy35 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications11 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation84 votes
                                                        Finance21 votes
                                                          Governmental Employees53 votes
                                                            Governmental Operations74 votes
                                                              Health122 votes
                                                                Higher Education54 votes
                                                                  Housing16 votes
                                                                    Housing, Construction and Community Development7 votes
                                                                      Insurance80 votes
                                                                        Internet and Technology9 votes
                                                                          Investigations and Government Operations113 votes
                                                                            Judiciary77 votes
                                                                              Labor60 votes
                                                                                Libraries4 votes
                                                                                  Libraries and Education Technology2 votes
                                                                                    Local Government79 votes
                                                                                      Local Governments67 votes
                                                                                        Mental Health14 votes
                                                                                          New York City Education1 vote
                                                                                            People With Disabilities10 votes
                                                                                              Procurement and Contracts11 votes
                                                                                                Racing and Wagering13 votes
                                                                                                  Racing, Gaming and Wagering4 votes
                                                                                                    Real Property Taxation38 votes
                                                                                                      Science and Technology12 votes
                                                                                                        Small Business1 vote
                                                                                                          Social Services21 votes
                                                                                                            Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)150 votes
                                                                                                              Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development20 votes
                                                                                                                Transportation105 votes
                                                                                                                  Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs8 votes
                                                                                                                    Veterans' Affairs35 votes
                                                                                                                      Women'S Issues7 votes

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