New York State Senator

Gustavo Rivera 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 12)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00353

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

3/3/25

Refer

3/3/25

Provides for the appointment of the state medicaid director by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00354

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Expands the healthcare services provided by telehealth.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00355

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

2/4/25

Engrossed

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Relates to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D; provides for analysis of health plans by the department of health to determine whether such health plans meet or exceed the Medicare part D standard; requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of financial services, to notify prescription drug insurers of the provisions of this act.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00358

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

4/29/25

Removes certain restrictions on eligibility for personal and home care services under medicaid.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00359

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

4/29/25

Prohibits state-operated hospitals from suing patients for medical debt; defines "medical debt".

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00360

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

2/4/25

Engrossed

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00357

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Defines the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetist; requires collaboration with a licensed physician qualified to determine the need for anesthesia services; requires licensing; defines qualifications.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00367

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Adjusts the calculation of the empire state child credit to provide for a one thousand dollar credit per qualifying child who is less than four years of age and a five hundred dollar credit per qualifying child who is four years of age or older for certain qualifying taxpayers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00376

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and provide funding for such.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00394

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

4/8/25

Establishes application processing and review requirements for reprieves, commutations and pardons by the governor; requires the governor to provide: a written notification that the application has been received; a receipt number that the applicant can then use to check on the applicant's application status; guidelines for supplementing the application with additional or updated information; and a notification when a decision is made on the application; requires quarterly reports to the legislature regarding reprieves, commutations and pardons.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00395

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

2/4/25

Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake by the department of corrections; requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with intervention services that are evidence-based, effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00401

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of middle and lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00404

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00410

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

6/11/25

Refer

6/11/25

Provides that the court shall not reduce jury awards as excessive in employment discrimination actions unless the court finds exceptional circumstances which compel the conclusion that the jury was influenced by partiality, prejudice, mistake or corruption.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00413

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

3/24/25

Refer

3/24/25

Makes the release of any claim by an employee, or independent contractor who is a natural person, against an employer, unenforceable if, as a condition of such resolution, the employee or independent contractor is prohibited from applying for, accepting, or engaging in future employment with such employer, or any entity or entities related to such employer.

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