Bills by

Gustavo Rivera

Senator

248 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →grivera@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

248 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

A4208Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken
Directs department of health to contract with community organizations for distribution of information on health care services and benefits available to immigrants
Directs the department of health to contract with community-based organizations and not-for-profit corporations for the provision of outreach, information and educational services to immigrants on…
Peter RiveraStricken
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A4211Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken
Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds
Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds; authorizes municipalities to place gang free school zone signs on highways passing through school grounds.
Peter RiveraStricken

A4206Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires health insurers to provide full coverage for the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

Requires health insurers to provide full coverage for the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder; establishes an advisory panel on health insurance coverage…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A4070Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits the use of coersion for the purpose of exposing a person's immigration status

Prohibits the use of coercion for the purpose of exposing a person's immigration status.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3720Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Enacts the "minority mental health act" to establish the division of minority mental health within the office of mental health

Enacts the "minority mental health act" to establish the division of minority mental health within the office of mental health; such division shall be responsible for assuring that mental health…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3719Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Directs department of audit and control to study and make recommendations on establishing public retirement system for employees of private mental hygiene providers

Directs the department of audit and control to examine, evaluate and make recommendations on the establishment and operation of a public retirement system for the benefit of the employees of each…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3718Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires health insurance policies covering prescription drugs to provide continuous coverage for single source drugs until the prescribed therapy therefor is not necessary

Provides that every insurance policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall ensure that there is continuous coverage of a single source drug that is part of a prescribed therapy until…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3716Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires all seeds that are or include genetically engineered organisms to be labeled as such

Requires all seeds that are or include genetically engineered organisms to be labeled "These are genetically engineered seeds", and include labeling on the identity of the relevant traits and…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3717Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires the use of seat belts by passengers of school buses; requires commissioner of transportation to place warning signs on all school buses

Requires every passenger of a school bus which is equipped with seat belts to wear the seat belt while the bus is in operation; provides that the commissioner of transportation place on every school…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3653Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires motor vehicle sales contracts to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires motor vehicle sales and lease contract terms be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in languages…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3606Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires public school students in grades 1 through 12 to wear a school district uniform

Requires public school students in grades 1 through 12 to wear a school district uniform.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3571Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to a station cleaner or terminal cleaner

Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to a station cleaner or terminal cleaner employed by a mass transit company, while such…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3573Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Eliminates prior authorization under the preferred drug program for medications indicated by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of asthma

Provides that there shall be no prior authorization required under the preferred drug program for all medications indicated by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of asthma.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3572Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits the placement and operation of wireless communication facilities upon school property

Prohibits the placement and operation of wireless communication facilities upon school property.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3575Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides that employees required to have foreign language skills be paid a salary differential and requires the establishment of supervisory positions therefor

Directs the director of the classification and compensation division to classify any position requiring foreign language skills as being entitled to be paid a salary differential; requires the…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3528Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Enacts the "sexual assault forensic act"

Enacts the "sexual assault forensic act"; imposes a fifty cent tax on every liter of liquor; such tax shall remain in effect for 4 years and be deposited into the sexual assault DNA registry trust…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3534Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires establishment of citizens' committee on cable television prior to granting or renewing a cable television franchise by a municipality

Requires the establishment of a citizens' committee on cable television prior to granting or renewing a cable television franchise by a municipality; such committee shall study and make…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3527Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the automatic expulsion of a public officer upon conviction for an egregious class A misdemeanor committed after such officer has taken the oath of office

Relates to the automatic expulsion of a public officer upon conviction for an egregious class A misdemeanor committed after such officer has taken the oath of office.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3530Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes warranties on consumer products

Provides procedure for satisfying warranties on consumer products including repairs, refunds and dispute settlement procedures; provides for suit for breach of warranty with recovery of attorneys'…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3532Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Authorizes assistant corporation counsel or assistant county attorney to issue subpoenas duces tecum prior to juvenile delinquency proceeding

Authorizes the assistant corporation counsel or assistant county attorney, within a presentment agency, to issue subpoenas duces tecum for records prior to the origination of a juvenile delinquency…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3529Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits, unless authorized by state law, municipalities from authorizing local law enforcement to enforce any provision of federal immigration law

Prohibits, unless authorized by state law, municipalities from authorizing or requiring local law enforcement to enforce any provision of federal immigration law, rule or regulation; requires…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3531Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits imposing homeowners insurance rates based on prior claims by an insured related to a different parcel of real property

Prohibits imposing homeowners insurance rates premiums based on prior claims by an insured related to a different parcel of real property.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3477Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides for the imposition of an additional determinate sentence of imprisonment for the commission of a felony as part of a street gang

Provides for the imposition of an additional determinate sentence of imprisonment for the commission of a felony for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a street gang; a…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3478Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3476Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits a retailer from requiring a consumer with the original sales receipt to provide identification when returning or exchanging goods

Prohibits a retail mercantile establishment from requiring a purchaser of goods to provide identification in order to get a refund for or exchange returned goods when the purchaser presents the…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3479Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Directs the office of children and family services to examine the impact of children of mothers with HIV on the social services system

Directs the office of children and family services to examine the impact of orphaned children of mothers with HIV on the social services system; requires that such department report to the…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2667Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships

Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2557Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Waives mortgage tax on the refinanced mortgage that replaces an adjustable rate mortgage initially offered at a sub-prime rate

Waives mortgage tax on the refinanced mortgage that replaces an adjustable rate mortgage initially offered at a sub-prime rate.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2558Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Designates investigators appointed by the state liquor authority as police officers; repealer

Designates investigators appointed by the state liquor authority as police officers, rather than peace officers.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2498Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides that the definition of "school grounds" shall include day care facilities for purposes of sale or possession of controlled substances

Provides that the definition of "school grounds" shall also include day care facilities for the purposes of criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2423Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on the necessity, content and manner of instruction about problem gambling in grades 4 through 12

Establishes an adolescent gambling task force to study and make recommendations on the necessity, content and manner of instruction about problem gambling in grades 4 through 12.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2424Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires the commissioner for people with developmental disabilities to take certain actions upon significant service reduction at a state facility

Requires the commissioner for people with developmental disabilities to take certain actions upon making a determination that there will be a significant service reduction at a state-operated…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2333Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires city school districts in cities with a population of one million or more operating school safety hotlines to staff such hotlines with bilingual personnel

Requires city school districts in cities having a population of one million or more operating school safety hotlines to staff such hotlines by personnel fluent in the two languages most prevalent…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2332Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in NYC to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in the city of New York to be written in the language in which such contract was negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2335Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2267Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides that the names of the members of the governing board and certain summary information concerning executive compensation be listed on websites

Provides that the commissioners of the office of mental health, for people with developmental disabilities and alcoholism and substance abuse services shall make public through their websites and…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2268Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides that directors of in-patient facilities and hospitals shall designate safety officers to act as special policeman

Provides that directors of in-patient facilities and hospitals shall designate safety officers to act as special policemen.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A2247Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires banks to accept the Matricula consular and the Tarjeta consular identification cards as valid identification for banking transactions

Requires banks to accept the Matricula consular identification card issued by the Mexican Consulate General and the Tarjeta Cosular identification card issued by the Ecuadorian Consulate General as…

Peter RiveraStricken

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S7752Senate· Moved Jun 21, 2012· Substituted by a10640b

Relates to charitable bail organizations

Relates to charitable bail organizations; authorizes the superintendent to issue certificates to a charitable bail organization to deposit money as bail under certain circumstances.

Gustavo RiveraOn the Senate floor

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S6411Senate· Moved Jun 21, 2012· Committed to rules

Enables veterans to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license

Enables veterans to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license.

Gustavo RiveraRules Committee

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A10149Assembly· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Referred to rules

Includes eating disorders awareness, prevention, reduction and treatment within the health care and wellness education and outreach program

Includes eating disorders awareness, prevention, reduction and treatment, especially among children and adolescents, within the health care and wellness education and outreach program of the…

Peter RiveraRules Committee

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A8663Assembly· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Reported referred to rules

Authorizes a tax check-off for gifts to the explore the cosmos New York fund and the issuance of distinctive "Explore the Cosmos New York" license plates

Authorizes a tax check-off for gifts to the explore the cosmos New York fund and authorizes the issuance of distinctive "Explore the Cosmos New York" license plates.

Naomi RiveraRules Committee

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A4672Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2012· Substituted by s7720

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting certain employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting certain employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the second degree, a class D…

Peter RiveraOn the Assembly floor

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A10767Assembly· Moved Jun 18, 2012· Referred to codes

Increases the severity of larceny offenses when the property stolen is one or more controlled substances

Increases the severity of larceny offenses when the property stolen is one or more controlled substances.

Naomi RiveraCodes Committee

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A10016Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2012· Referred to rules

Provides for the inclusion of weight control in the health care and wellness education and outreach program

Provides for the inclusion of weight control in the health care and wellness education and outreach program; includes weight management and physical fitness in wellness programs.

Naomi RiveraRules Committee

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