New York State Senator

Gustavo Rivera 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 13)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02330

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Imposes an excise tax on sugary drinks; establishes a community health equity fund to utilize the revenues generated by such tax.
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New York Senate Bill S02333

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Provides for restructuring unsustainable sovereign and subnational debt; provides a voluntary petition for relief may be filed with the state.
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New York Senate Bill S01858

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.
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New York Senate Bill S01968

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Prohibits the public health and health planning council and the commissioner of health from approving the establishment, incorporation, construction, or increase in capacity of for-profit nursing homes.
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New York Senate Bill S02331

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Decriminalizes the possession of buprenorphine from certain crimes.
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New York Senate Bill S04503

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Expands eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with disabilities to include individuals who do not meet the non-medical qualifications for SSDI and SSI but, by reason of the individual's disability, the individual is not able to engage in substantial gainful activity as that term is defined by the federal social security administration.
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New York Senate Bill J00334

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Welcoming the members of the Fordham Preparatory School's Soccer Team to the Legislative Chambers on February 10, 2025, in recognition of winning the Catholic High School State Championship Title

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S01860

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Precludes inadmissible statements made by defendants because of false facts about evidence or because of a statement that undermines the reliability of the defendant's statement; requires data collection and analysis by the division of criminal justice services of recorded interrogations.
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New York Senate Bill S02523

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes the "jobs and housing act"; directs the private housing finance agency to develop and administer a jobs and housing pilot program to construct and preserve housing, including workforce housing, that is affordable to low and moderate income persons, and creates jobs for those who build and work in such housing.
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New York Senate Bill S02545

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Relates to licensing tenant screening bureaus; provides that no person shall act as a tenant screening bureau without first obtaining a license from the department of state.
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New York Senate Bill J00257

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025, as Muslim History Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S02706

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from gas or oil wells, pools, or fields on any highway for any purpose including but not limited to de-icing or dust suppression.
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New York Senate Bill S04520

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated individuals to the community.
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New York Senate Bill S04462

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees.
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New York Senate Bill S04493

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Grants the commissioner of education the power to identify schools for additional support and assistance and establish performance targets for such schools.