Luis R. Sepulveda
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 32
Bronx state senator, attorney, and Judiciary Committee chair, formerly an Assembly member, focused on criminal-justice reform, immigrant rights, housing, health care, and economic opportunity.
Where Luis R. Sepulveda stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Labor Rights (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Sponsored S.5786 to require specified schools, public facilities, shelters, correctional facilities, emergency services, pharmacies, and medical offices to keep opioid antagonists and trained personnel available.
March 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.751, requiring landlords to notify adjoining rental units or post common-area notices after learning of a bed-bug infestation while protecting tenant identity; it was signed as Chapter 77 of 2025.
February 14, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Presented the Senate resolution recognizing April 2026 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month and linked the observance to the enacted hospital violence-prevention law he sponsored.
April 21, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legislation.nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.5294B, requiring hospitals to assess workplace-violence risks and maintain prevention and security plans with employee input; it was signed as Chapter 618 of 2025.
December 12, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Introduced S.10331, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring New York City Council advice and consent for mayoral appointments to family and citywide criminal courts.
May 14, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 8 support
Introduced S.10591 to expand electronic filing in the New York Court of Appeals.
May 27, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced a judiciary procedure package covering court-calendar adjournment notices, unlawful practice of law, remote depositions, expedited orders to show cause, and naming parties in lawsuits.
May 15, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S.10334 to increase the number of Surrogate's Court judges in Bronx County.
May 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S.10331, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring New York City Council advice and consent for mayoral appointments to family and citywide criminal courts.
May 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.8887, establishing execution, attestation, revocation, filing, storage, and court-rule requirements for electronic wills; it was signed as Chapter 89 of 2026.
February 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.8405, extending New York City's authority for joint bidding on publicly owned capital projects through December 2026; the measure passed both legislative chambers.
June 12, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.5282 to create a joint legislative committee that would prepare racial-equity impact assessments for bills reported favorably by both houses.
February 20, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.9415, expediting New York City disposition review for federally funded housing for low-income seniors and people with disabilities; it was signed as Chapter 166 of 2024.
June 28, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
Sponsored S.10604, requested by the Unified Court System, to broaden privacy and safety protections for judges and family members; the measure passed the Senate 60-1.
June 2, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Presented the Senate resolution recognizing April 2026 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month and linked the observance to the enacted hospital violence-prevention law he sponsored.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legislation.nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.5294B, requiring hospitals to assess workplace-violence risks and maintain prevention and security plans with employee input; it was signed as Chapter 618 of 2025.
December 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.5786 to require specified schools, public facilities, shelters, correctional facilities, emergency services, pharmacies, and medical offices to keep opioid antagonists and trained personnel available.
March 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.5804 to revise medical-parole review around whether release conditions make an incarcerated person physically or cognitively incapable of presenting a danger to society.
March 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored legislation redefining firearms to include unfinished frames and receivers used to assemble untraceable ghost guns; it was signed as Chapter 211 of 2022.
June 6, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Introduced S.10409 to require fourteen days' notice before eviction under a warrant for tenants renting homes from manufactured-home park owners or operators.
May 15, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.751, requiring landlords to notify adjoining rental units or post common-area notices after learning of a bed-bug infestation while protecting tenant identity; it was signed as Chapter 77 of 2025.
February 14, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.9415, expediting New York City disposition review for federally funded housing for low-income seniors and people with disabilities; it was signed as Chapter 166 of 2024.
June 28, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Sponsored S.9415, expediting New York City disposition review for federally funded housing for low-income seniors and people with disabilities; it was signed as Chapter 166 of 2024.
June 28, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Helped secure funding for New York City's universal prekindergarten program while serving in the Assembly.
April 1, 2014Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Helped secure funding for New York City's universal prekindergarten program while serving in the Assembly.
April 1, 2014Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Sponsored legislation redefining firearms to include unfinished frames and receivers used to assemble untraceable ghost guns; it was signed as Chapter 211 of 2022.
June 6, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
Issued a multilingual know-your-rights guide explaining constitutional protections and practical steps for encounters with federal immigration agents.
November 5, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.5804 to revise medical-parole review around whether release conditions make an incarcerated person physically or cognitively incapable of presenting a danger to society.
March 3, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.5282 to create a joint legislative committee that would prepare racial-equity impact assessments for bills reported favorably by both houses.
February 20, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.886 to incorporate the United Nations Nelson Mandela Rules as minimum treatment standards for incarcerated people in New York law.
January 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S.895 to automatically expunge arrest records when no formal charges were filed, probable cause was lacking, or the proceeding was dismissed.
January 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sponsored S.8405, extending New York City's authority for joint bidding on publicly owned capital projects through December 2026; the measure passed both legislative chambers.
June 12, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Received the New York State United Teachers endorsement for State Senate District 32.
September 12, 2026
Source: nysut.org · researched September 13, 2026
Received the Communications Workers of America District 1 endorsement for State Senate District 32.
September 12, 2026
Source: cwad1.org · researched September 13, 2026
Chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Select Majority Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary, while also serving on the Codes, Crime Victims, Finance, New York City Education, and Rules committees.
September 12, 2026
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot for State Senate District 32 on the Democratic line.
September 4, 2026
Source: elections.ny.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S.10483 to exempt student interns from New York's two-year post-employment lobbying prohibition.
May 15, 2026
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Received the District Council 37 endorsement for State Senate District 32.
April 29, 2026
Source: dc37.net · researched September 13, 2026
Served three terms in the New York State Assembly before winning an April 2018 special election to the State Senate.
April 24, 2018
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Race Luis R. Sepulveda is in:
- State Senator, District 32 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 32; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.