New York State Senator

Gustavo Rivera Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05926

Introduced
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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05939

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
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  
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; requires the court to appoint an attorney to represent the child when credible allegations of serious risk to the child's safety have been made.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06102

Introduced
3/5/25  
Relates to the suspension of a health club contract; allows a buyer to suspend payment for services until access to a facility or premises has been restored or the right to a credit for dues and fees paid.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06120

Introduced
3/5/25  
Establishes a tax credit of up to $5,000 for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) by employers who employ less than 500 people.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06161

Introduced
3/6/25  
Relates to reducing pharmacy benefit manager costs; defines "pharmacy benefit manager".
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06235

Introduced
3/7/25  
Relates to equal pay disclosure with respect to state contracts; requires contractors to submit a summary of the contractor's workforce pay averages, calculated by job category, gender, race, and ethnicity, and the difference between pay averages in each category; requires such reports to be made public; and provides for damages for willful or intentional violations.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06125

Introduced
3/5/25  
Prohibits payment card networks from assessing penalties against small businesses or financial intermediaries who fail to comply with the credit card surcharge notice requirement; declares any clause of a contract, agreement, or arrangement in violation of such provision void.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06225

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Requires inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities include the full premises; requires providers of a family day care home or group family day care home to disclose to the office of children and family services all persons who reside in the home where child day care is being provided; requires all providers of child day care to receive training for, provide and maintain onsite opioid antagonists for use during emergencies.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06226

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Provides training to staff members accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or facilities on the detection of controlled substances.