State Assembly Member - District 86

Yudelka Tapia

DemocraticIncumbent

Has represented the district in the Assembly since November 2021, when she won a special election to succeed Victor Pichardo, and won re-election in 2024 with 74.4% of the vote.

Serving as Assembly Member

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Public safety

In coverage

Has sponsored bills to bar the knowing sale of xylazine to people under 21 and without proof of intended institutional, veterinary or scientific use, to ban drones over school grounds and critical infrastructure, to create a lithium-ion battery safety program for powered mobility devices, and to require sexual and domestic violence awareness posters in cosmetology businesses.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Prime sponsor, in the 2025-26 session, of a bill to prohibit the sale, offer for sale or delivery of xylazine. Her earlier xylazine bill, A6506 of the 2023-24 session, was repassed by the Assembly on May 28, 2024 with her yes vote and recommitted to the Senate Consumer Protection Committee. Sponsor of A4944 on drones; it passed the Assembly Feb. 9, 2026 and was referred to the Senate Codes Committee. Sponsor of A6811 on battery safety; it passed both houses and was vetoed Dec. 13, 2024. Sponsor of A7301 on awareness posters; it passed the Assembly March 5, 2026 and the Senate May 13, 2026. Voted yes on S9155, concerning the location of retail adult-use dispensaries near schools and houses of worship; it was signed into law Feb. 11, 2026.

Prime sponsor of a 2025-26 xylazine sales bill; sponsor of A6506, A4944, A6811 and A7301, voting yes on each in the Assembly; voted yes on S9155 · 2024-03-06 to 2026-05-13 · xylazine sales bill sponsored again in the 2025-26 session; A6506 (2023-24 session) was repassed by the Assembly May 28, 2024 and recommitted to the Senate Consumer Protection Committee; A4944 passed the Assembly Feb. 9, 2026 and was referred to the Senate Codes Committee; A6811 vetoed Dec. 13, 2024; A7301 passed both houses (Senate May 13, 2026); S9155 signed into law as Chapter 2 on Feb. 11, 2026

NY Assembly — Yudelka Tapia sponsored bills ↗NY Assembly — A6506 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A4944 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A6811 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A7301 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S9155 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗

New York State Assembly — A6506 (2023) bill record ↗

Affordable housing and tenant protections

In coverage

Backed the 2022 law raising the State of New York Mortgage Agency's bond and note limit from $1 billion to $1.5 billion, saying it would help many more low- and moderate-income families buy homes. Her sponsored bills also include letting tenants sue over unmaintained self-closing doors, an extreme weather tenant protection act and a fair share for homeless shelters act.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Listed as sponsor of A10223 ("Rules (Tapia)"), which raised the State of New York Mortgage Agency's bond and note authorization from $1 billion to $1.5 billion; the Assembly reported on Dec. 20, 2022 that Gov. Kathy Hochul had signed it. Voted yes on S8306, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, which was signed into law as Chapter 56 of 2024.

Listed as sponsor of A10223 ("Rules (Tapia)"); voted yes on S8306 · 2022-12-20 to 2024-04-20 · A10223 signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul (reported Dec. 20, 2022); S8306 signed into law as Chapter 56 of 2024

NY Assembly — A10223 (2021) bill record ↗NY Assembly — Yudelka Tapia press release on A10223 (Dec. 20, 2022) ↗NY Assembly — S8306 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — Yudelka Tapia sponsored bills ↗

New York State Assembly — Yudelka Tapia press release (Dec. 20, 2022) ↗

Cost of living

In coverage

Sponsors a bill barring fees or surcharges for bank services tied to using state-issued electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which passed both houses in 2026, and a bill providing a host community benefit for customers in communities where data centers are built or expanded, which passed the Assembly in May 2026.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsor of A3304 on electronic benefit transfer card fees; she voted yes when it passed the Assembly March 31, 2026, and it passed the Senate May 14, 2026. Sponsor of A9297 on a host community benefit for customers in communities where data centers are expanded or placed; it passed the Assembly 96-41 on May 18, 2026 with her yes vote.

Sponsor of A3304 and A9297; voted yes on both in the Assembly · 2026-03-31 to 2026-05-18 · A3304 passed the Assembly March 31, 2026 and the Senate May 14, 2026; A9297 passed the Assembly May 18, 2026

NY Assembly — A3304 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A9297 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗

New York State Assembly — A3304 (2025) bill record ↗

Health care and mental health

In coverage

Proposed $15 million in 2025 for mental health clubhouses, calling them "a lifeline" for people with serious mental illness, and sponsors a bill for a statewide mental health program. Co-sponsored and voted for the medical aid in dying act, now law, and sponsored a vetoed bill adding organ donor sign-up to electronic income tax filing.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Co-sponsor of A136, the medical aid in dying act; voted yes April 29, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Voted yes on S8307, the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget bill, which passed the Assembly 99-47 on April 19, 2024 and was signed as Chapter 57. Voted yes on S8807 on protections for legally protected health activities (March 31, 2026; signed as Chapter 128 on June 5, 2026). Sponsor of A7011, letting people join the Donate Life registry through electronic personal income tax filings; it passed both houses in June 2025 and was vetoed Oct. 16, 2025.

Co-sponsor of A136 and sponsor of A7011, voting yes on both; voted yes on S8307 and S8807 · 2024-04-19 to 2026-06-05 · A136 signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; S8307 signed as Chapter 57 of 2024; S8807 signed as Chapter 128 of 2026; A7011 vetoed Oct. 16, 2025

NY Assembly — Yudelka Tapia press release on mental health clubhouses (Feb. 26, 2025) ↗NY Assembly — A136 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S8307 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S8807 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — A7011 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗

New York State Assembly — Yudelka Tapia press release (Feb. 26, 2025) ↗

Climate and energy

In coverage

Has voted for laws creating a climate change adaptation cost recovery program and fund and requiring electric vehicle charging stations and EV-ready parking in certain new construction, and for a 2026 law on provisions for gas service to new customers. Also sponsors a bill requiring at least one fast-charging station for every 5,000 New York residents.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Voted yes on S2129, creating the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and fund (June 8, 2024; signed as Chapter 679 of 2024 on Dec. 26, 2024); on S1736, requiring EV charging stations and EV-ready parking in certain new construction (June 5, 2024; passed the Assembly 90-55 and signed as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024); and on S8812, on provisions for gas service to new customers (March 31, 2026; signed as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026).

Voted yes on S2129, S1736 and S8812 in the Assembly; sponsor of a fast-charging station bill · 2024-06-05 to 2026-03-31 · S2129 signed as Chapter 679 of 2024; S1736 signed as Chapter 643 of 2024; S8812 signed as Chapter 101 of 2026

NY Assembly — S2129 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S1736 (2023) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — S8812 (2025) actions and floor votes ↗NY Assembly — Yudelka Tapia sponsored bills ↗

New York State Assembly — S2129 (2023) bill record ↗

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