New York State Senator

Gustavo Rivera 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 37)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02002

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Provides that upon sale or other conveyance of a limited-profit housing company project to an entity other than a new limited-profit housing company, reserve and surplus funds must be held in escrow by the new owner and dedicated solely to defraying the costs of major capital improvements; provides that no rental may be increased to cover the cost of a major capital improvement until such reserve and surplus funds have been exhausted.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01990

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the "Malcom X unsolved civil rights crime act"; requires the assistant attorney of the civil rights bureau to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December thirty-first, nineteen seventy-nine, and resulted in a death.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02433

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Establishes certain rights upon the expiration of ground lease residential cooperative apartment buildings.
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New York Senate Bill S02430

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.
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New York Senate Bill J00247

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05926

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Establishes the COVID-19 pandemic response study commission to conduct a study of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; provides for the repeal of such commission upon the completion of the commission's final report.
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New York Senate Bill J00441

Introduced
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community
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New York Senate Bill S05939

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05998

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01946

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
4/9/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01967

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes that providers of adult day health care and managed long term care plans may elect to use transportation management brokers; provides that programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) are not required to use transportation management brokers.
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New York Senate Bill S01965

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Restores medical futility as a basis for DNR.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01857

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.
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New York Senate Bill S02334

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
5/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for coverage of screenings for elevated lead levels exempting them from annual deductibles or coinsurance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02360

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Relates to supervision by certain nurse practitioners; makes certain provisions permanent relating to nurse practitioners.