New York State Senator

Jonathan Rivera 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08463

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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New York Assembly Bill A08130

Introduced
5/1/25  
Refer
5/1/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Engrossed
1/27/26  
Authorizes the issuance of delivery tickets electronically.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08232

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Expands the use of body scanners to facilities operated by the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities; establishes alternative methods of screening.
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New York Assembly Bill A08167

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Authorizes up to two percent of mobile sports tax revenue, but not more than twenty-three million dollars, be used for youth team sports funding to be distributed by county youth bureaus, city of New York's department of youth and community development, and an organization which supports and invests in programs that use sports as a vehicle for youth development and social change.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08576

Introduced
5/21/25  
Refer
5/21/25  
Relates to preserving access to affordable drugs; provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product, shall be presumed to have anticompetitive effects if a nonreference drug filer receives anything of value from another company asserting patent infringement and if the nonreference drug filer agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the nonreference drug filer's product for any period of time.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08672

Introduced
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Eliminates certain court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part B); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part C); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part D); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part E); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part F).
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07779

Introduced
4/10/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a program for the care of retired law enforcement dogs which shall cover the cost of veterinary care for retired law enforcement dogs for the remainder of the lifetime of such dogs.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07811

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Relates to creating the "modernized voter registration act of New York"; modernizes voter registration; promotes access to voting for individuals with disabilities; protects the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for local and state office and makes an appropriation therefor.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00405

Introduced
4/29/25  
Honoring the memory of the deceased members of the New York State Assembly, in recognition of their distinguished careers in public service
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00454

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as World Refugee Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08149

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Authorizes any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00412

Introduced
5/2/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Passed
5/5/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 6, 2025, as Police Memorial Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08253

Introduced
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Authorizes Melissa Baker to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan for service with the village of Blasdell Police Department.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00560

Introduced
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 19-25, 2025, as Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00599

Introduced
5/27/25  
Mourning the death of former U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel, distinguished public servant, statesman, and beloved member of the Harlem community