New York State Senator

Gustavo Rivera 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 42)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00453

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires a health care provider who administers an immunization to a person nineteen years of age or older to report such information to the department of health or to the New York city citywide immunization registry unless the person receiving the immunization objects to such reporting.
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New York Senate Bill S00487

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Designates August thirty-first of each year as a day of commemoration to be known as "Overdose Awareness Day".
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New York Senate Bill S00448

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
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New York Senate Bill S00439

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Enacts "the prison minimum wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals.
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New York Senate Bill S00550

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Requires a caller making a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment to the central register to leave their name and contact information; prohibits the office of children and family services from releasing information identifying a person who made such a report.
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New York Senate Bill J01887

Introduced
4/14/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Arab American Heritage Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01925

Introduced
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01927

Introduced
4/20/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 19-25, 2026, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S09994

Introduced
4/21/26  
Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.
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New York Senate Bill J01934

Introduced
4/22/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Recognizing May 2, 2026, as I Love My Park Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01931

Introduced
4/22/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Sikh Heritage Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01961

Introduced
4/23/26  
Refer
4/23/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 28, 2026, as Animal Advocacy Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01964

Introduced
4/24/26  
Refer
4/24/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 19-25, 2026, as Library Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S10079

Introduced
4/27/26  
Requires that any law enforcement agency in the state that encrypts any portion of its radio communications shall ensure that all of its radio communications, with the exception of sensitive information, may be monitored in real time by professional journalists, newscasters, and individuals employed by emergency services organizations.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01929

Introduced
4/21/26  
Refer
4/21/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim August 2026, as Ambulatory Surgery Center Month in the State of New York