New York State Senator

Gustavo Rivera Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06771

Introduced
3/24/25  
Grants immunity from liability and professional retaliation against a law enforcement employee who intervenes against police misconduct committed by another member of law enforcement.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06772

Introduced
3/24/25  
Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06773

Introduced
3/24/25  
Includes a police or peace officers turning off their body camera or deleting a body camera recording in the crime of tampering with physical evidence.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06779

Introduced
3/24/25  
Provides for the employment of school nurses for the inspection of pupils attending certain public schools; relates to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06807

Introduced
3/24/25  
Provides for the employment of mental health professionals by school districts.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06901

Introduced
3/26/25  
Establishes the healthy and safe students act; requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12 which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality education standards.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06915

Introduced
3/26/25  
Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act" which requires a report on delinquent funds owed to the state by the federal government as a result of the federal government's nonpayment in contravention of a court decision and the withholding and appropriation of federal funds in an amount equal to.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07137

Introduced
4/1/25  
Relates to the establishment of emergency management release plans to be developed for use in correctional facilities in the event of a state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order; establishes an advisory board to provide recommendations for the development of such plans; establishes criteria to be used to determine eligibility for emergency release of incarcerated individuals.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07145

Introduced
4/2/25  
Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of incarcerated individuals by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture or improper treatment of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture and improper treatment.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06892

Introduced
3/26/25  
Enacts the lead pipe replacement act to require the replacement of all lead service lines by November 1, 2037.