Cunningham prime-sponsored legislation to establish a CUNY center for excellence in urban education (A02196), a high-impact tutoring pilot program (A02625), a grant program for laundry equipment in schools (A02192), and the advanced coursework expansion incentive grant program (A05450). He also sponsored bills to require school districts to establish a language assistance program for limited English proficient parents (A04516) and to establish open enrollment schools (A08975).

Cunningham has prime-sponsored legislation to establish an affordable housing program (A02658), the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (A03647), and a bill requiring community median income be used by certain affordable housing programs in NYC (A11137). He also sponsored bills to create a first-time homebuyer assistance program (A04089), a first-generation homebuyer assistance program (A04098), and to impose an additional real estate transfer tax on sales by large investors (A04074).

Cunningham prime-sponsored the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act (A04050), a bill to establish an independent inspector general in each county for police oversight (A02667), and a youth outreach department within police departments (A04064). He also sponsored a bill requiring firearms safety certificates (A04085) and establishing the offense of vehicular homicide (A10772).

Cunningham prime-sponsored the Voting Integrity and Verification Act of New York (A06287), a bill requiring notification to voters of each candidate prior to each election (A05382), and a bill to remove the requirement for candidates to include their home address on petition forms (A08969). He also sponsored a bill relating to notices to voters of registration cancellation or inactive status (A02635).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill to require the establishment of automatic payment plans (A00168), a user-friendly benefits cliff calculator tool (A04070), and a bill to disregard the federal child tax credit in calculating federal adjusted gross income (A04106). He also sponsored a bill to increase the tax exemption amount on clothing and apparel (A04233) and to require utility companies to reimburse consumers in the event of a prolonged power outage (A04232).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill requiring artificial intelligence technology used in professional fields to be developed and maintained in consultation with experts in such fields (A09219) and a bill requiring the department of labor to study the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on the state workforce (A04550).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill relating to the use of canines trained to detect drugs and firearms during inspections of day care facilities (A04097).

Cunningham prime-sponsored the Electric Super Highway Act (A04053), a sea level rise mitigation and adaptation plan for NYC (A04236), a study on climate resilient crops and climate smart farming (A04293), and the New York urban and community tree planting and forestry program act (A07455). He also sponsored bills to require the DMV to create a vehicle scrappage program for zero-emission vehicles (A04486) and to establish renewable electric generation pilot programs (A04588).

Cunningham prime-sponsored the New York municipal asset forfeiture accountability act (A07815) and a bill providing for review of bail data reports by the state commission on judicial conduct (A07451).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill to exclude certain food donations from sales tax (A09514).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill relating to African American history and achievement (A02184) and a bill to prohibit the banning of books or other materials by libraries or library systems (A04859). He also sponsored a bill relating to rental discrimination based upon consumer credit history (A04432).

Cunningham prime-sponsored the creation of the Brooklyn health care commission (A00197), an emergency insulin program (A04100), a long COVID-19 review board (A04079), and a program of health care quality innovation through home care (A04517). He also sponsored a bill to include accountable care organizations within the definition of a managed care provider (A04051).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a fee waiver for applications to SUNY and CUNY (A04260), an increase in the income eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program (A04263), a free or reduced meal plan for certain students at state and city universities (A04218), and the SUNY downstate medical support fund (A04549). He also sponsored a bill to extend tuition waivers for certain firefighters and fire officers for CUNY (A11005).

Cunningham prime-sponsored an immigrant workers' bill of rights (A04428) and a bill to protect persons at hospitals from immigration arrests and prohibit federal immigration officers from entering hospitals (A09589).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill to set the allowance for trial and grand jurors at the minimum wage (A02671), a re-entry employment incentive tax credit (A04583), and a bill to establish a New York state prison labor board (A10626). He also sponsored a bill relating to flexible working arrangements for parents when day care centers and schools are closed during a disaster emergency (A04048).

Cunningham prime-sponsored the New York municipal asset forfeiture accountability act (A07815) and a bill establishing a private right of action for deed theft (A08863).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill to include statistics on childbirth complications, fetal loss, and other injuries in information for maternity patients (A04272) and a bill to provide doula services at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities (A04073).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a low emission zone toll in the central business district (A04425), a requirement for the DOT to prepare a plan for zero-emission buses (A04572), a central business district toll credit for commercial trucks (A10503), and a bill limiting Triborough bridge and tunnel authority tolls on trucks (A04052). He also sponsored bills related to bicycle and scooter regulation, including liability insurance (A04083), license plates (A04084), and a battery swapping pilot program (A02615).

Cunningham prime-sponsored a bill to expand access to mortgage loans for cooperative properties under the homes for veterans program (A02664) and to establish discount programs for veterans (A04104).