State Assembly Member - District 53

Maritza Davila

DemocraticIncumbent

Assembly member for District 53 since 2013, when she won a special election to fill the vacancy left by Vito Lopez; re-elected in November 2024 with 99.3% of the vote.

Serving as Assembly Member

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Public assistance and food aid

In coverage

Sponsored a 2025 law extending current income and resource exemptions in public assistance programs, and a bill, vetoed in 2025, creating a task force to study fiscal cliffs in those programs. Sponsors a bill, passed by both houses in 2026, barring finger imaging as a SNAP requirement, and sponsored a 2024 bill, vetoed, requiring the state to post information on rental and shelter supplement plans.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsor of A8433, extending current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs; voted yes when it passed the Assembly 143-0 on May 21, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 200 on July 29, 2025. Sponsor of A2497, establishing a fiscal cliff task force to study fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs; voted yes on June 4, 2025, the day it passed both houses, and the governor vetoed it on Dec. 5, 2025. Sponsor of A2538, providing that SNAP applicants and recipients shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the program; voted yes when it passed the Assembly on May 12, 2026, and it passed the Senate on June 2, 2026. Sponsor of A10230 (2023-24 session), requiring the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to post information on waivers, rental supplement plans and shelter supplement plans on its website; voted yes when it passed the Assembly on May 30, 2024; it passed the Senate on June 6, 2024 and was vetoed by the governor on Nov. 22, 2024.

Sponsor of A8433, A2497, A2538 and A10230; voted yes on each in the Assembly · 2024-05-30 to 2026-05-12 · A8433 signed into law as Chapter 200 on July 29, 2025; A2497 vetoed Dec. 5, 2025; A2538 passed the Assembly May 12, 2026 and the Senate June 2, 2026; A10230 vetoed Nov. 22, 2024

New York State Assembly — A8433 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes ↗New York State Assembly — A2497 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes ↗New York State Assembly — A2538 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes ↗New York State Assembly — A10230 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗

New York State Assembly — A8433 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes ↗

State budget

In coverage

Voted for three state budget bills that became law in 2024: aid to localities, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget, and the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Voted yes on A8803, the aid to localities budget bill, on April 19, 2024; it passed the Assembly that day and was signed into law as Chapter 53 on May 1, 2024. Voted yes on S8306, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, on April 20, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 56 that day. Voted yes on S8307, the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget bill, on April 19, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 57 on April 20, 2024.

Voted yes on A8803, S8306 and S8307 in the Assembly · 2024-04-19 to 2024-04-20 · A8803 signed into law as Chapter 53 on May 1, 2024; S8306 signed as Chapter 56 and S8307 as Chapter 57, both on April 20, 2024

New York State Assembly — A8803 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗New York State Assembly — S8306 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗New York State Assembly — S8307 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗

New York State Assembly — A8803 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗

Medical aid in dying

In coverage

Co-sponsored the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which covers a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying, and voted for it when it passed the Assembly 81-67 in April 2025; it became law in February 2026.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Co-sponsor of A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act; voted yes on April 29, 2025, when it passed the Assembly 81-67. It was signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026.

Co-sponsor of A136; voted yes in the Assembly · 2025-04-29 · Signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026

New York State Assembly — A136 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes ↗

Buildings under appointed administrators

In coverage

Sponsored a 2024 law extending until June 30, 2027 the state's rules for new owners of buildings that have been placed under an appointed administrator.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsor of A10212 (2023-24 session), extending provisions relating to new owners of buildings for which administrators have been appointed under Article 7-A of the real property actions and proceedings law until June 30, 2027; voted yes on May 28, 2024, and it was signed into law as Chapter 146 on June 28, 2024.

Sponsor of A10212; voted yes in the Assembly · 2024-05-28 · Signed into law as Chapter 146 on June 28, 2024

New York State Assembly — A10212 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗

Climate costs, electric vehicle charging and gas service

In coverage

Voted for laws creating a climate change adaptation cost recovery program and fund, and requiring electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces in new construction with off-street parking. Voted for a 2026 law on gas service to new customers.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Voted yes on S2129, establishing the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and the climate change adaptation fund, on June 8, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024. Voted yes on S1736, requiring new construction with dedicated off-street parking to provide electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces, on June 5, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024. Voted yes on S8812, on the effectiveness of provisions of law on gas service to new customers, in the final Assembly vote on March 31, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026.

Voted yes on S2129, S1736 and S8812 in the Assembly · 2024-06-05 to 2026-03-31 · S2129 signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024; S1736 as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024; S8812 as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026

New York State Assembly — S2129 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗New York State Assembly — S1736 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗New York State Assembly — S8812 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes ↗

New York State Assembly — S2129 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗

Orders of protection

In coverage

Sponsored a 2023 law on the expiration dates of orders of protection and how long temporary orders of protection last in juvenile delinquency cases.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsor of A6545 (2023-24 session), on expiration dates of orders of protection and the duration of temporary orders of protection in juvenile delinquency cases; voted yes on May 8, 2023, and it was signed into law as Chapter 402 on Sept. 15, 2023.

Sponsor of A6545; voted yes in the Assembly · 2023-05-08 · Signed into law as Chapter 402 on Sept. 15, 2023

New York State Assembly — A6545 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes ↗

Consumer protection

In coverage

Voted for a 2026 law on the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Voted yes on S8811, on the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices, on Feb. 25, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026.

Voted yes on S8811 in the Assembly · 2026-02-25 · Signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026

New York State Assembly — S8811 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes ↗

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