New York State Senator

Gustavo Rivera 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 22)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02131

Introduced
1/15/25  
Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.
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New York Senate Bill S02132

Introduced
1/15/25  
Establishes the baby bucks allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the baby bucks allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.
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New York Senate Bill S02133

Introduced
1/15/25  
Provides that the tax on premium cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is less, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any premium cigars; defines "premium cigar"; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S02220

Introduced
1/16/25  
Implements automatic enrollment for the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens; provides for a check box for a taxpayer to opt-out of data sharing and automatic enrollment on their tax return.
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New York Senate Bill S02235

Introduced
1/16/25  
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status.
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New York Senate Bill S02240

Introduced
1/16/25  
Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.
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New York Senate Bill S02244

Introduced
1/16/25  
Prohibits any local police department, county sheriff's office, the division of the state police or any agency that employs a peace officer in this state from participating in the 1033 federal excess property program for the purposes of receiving lethal or offensive weapons.
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New York Senate Bill S02274

Introduced
1/16/25  
Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S02329

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Requires review of all motor vehicle repair shop applicants which includes community input; establishes a list of factors that shall be considered when making such decisions.
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New York Senate Bill S02330

Introduced
1/16/25  
Imposes an excise tax on sugary drinks; establishes a community health equity fund to utilize the revenues generated by such tax.
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New York Senate Bill S02331

Introduced
1/16/25  
Decriminalizes the possession of buprenorphine from certain crimes.
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New York Senate Bill S02332

Introduced
1/16/25  
Repeals managed long term care provisions for Medicaid recipients; establishes provisions for fully integrated plans for long term care including PACE and MAP plans.
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New York Senate Bill S02333

Introduced
1/16/25  
Provides for restructuring unsustainable sovereign and subnational debt; provides a voluntary petition for relief may be filed with the state.
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New York Senate Bill S02334

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Provides for coverage of screenings for elevated lead levels exempting them from annual deductibles or coinsurance.
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New York Senate Bill S02360

Introduced
1/16/25  
Relates to supervision by certain nurse practitioners; makes certain provisions permanent relating to nurse practitioners.