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Gustavo Rivera · Voting Record

New York State Senate · District 33

60Total Votes
58Yes97%
2No3%
0Abstain / Absent0%

Top Issues Voted On

Correction
7
Executive
6
Agriculture and Markets
6
Education
6
Public Health
5
Environmental Conservation
4

Showing 60 votes

June 2026
YesA11552Jun 4, 2026

Update Hotel Tax Revenue Distribution in Suffolk County

Tax
YesA10341Jun 3, 2026

Transfer Conservation Easement Over Suffolk County State Land

Environmental Conservation
YesS5932AJun 1, 2026

Transfer Huntington Parkland to African American Museum

Suffolk County
May 2026
YesS10188May 28, 2026

Repeal Orange County Tax Fund Restriction

Taxation
YesA10602May 6, 2026

Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to D'Youville Housing Association LLC for the construction of facilities

Public Authorities
YesS9735May 6, 2026

Fund Home Weatherization Programs and Create Green Jobs

Public Service
YesS9062May 6, 2026

Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways

Executive
YesS7204AMay 5, 2026

Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members

Not-for-Profit Corporation
YesS394May 5, 2026

Establishes application processing and review requirements for reprieves, commutations and pardons

Executive
YesS9467May 5, 2026

Establishes procedures to be followed when the body scan of an incarcerated individual, employee or visitor to a correctional facility displays alleged abnormalities

Public Health
YesS197May 5, 2026

Relates to the sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS428AMay 5, 2026

Requires chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium

Public Health
YesS3026May 5, 2026

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Agriculture and Markets
YesS1048May 5, 2026

Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history

Correction
YesS1741May 5, 2026

Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS1636May 5, 2026

Authorizes the city school district of the city of Salamanca to establish a reserve fund for federal impact aid in the event such aid is reduced

Education
YesS3073AMay 5, 2026

Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care

Agriculture and Markets
NoS2656May 5, 2026

Relates to segregated confinement; repealer

Correction
YesS2646May 5, 2026

Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

Executive
YesS1664May 5, 2026

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers

Criminal Procedure
YesS2596May 5, 2026

Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim

Labor
YesS8733May 5, 2026

Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery

Public Officers
YesS8658May 5, 2026

Relates to allowing health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid

Public Health
YesS9916May 5, 2026

Relates to employee mental health services

Correction
YesS9928May 5, 2026

Relates to the rights of sexual assault survivors during the investigative process

Executive
YesS2509AMay 5, 2026

Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution

Correction
YesS8899May 5, 2026

Relates to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors

Education
YesS3158May 5, 2026

Adds animal fighting to the definition of criminal activity for purposes of enterprise corruption crimes

Penal
YesS5014May 5, 2026

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products

Environmental Conservation
NoS8492May 5, 2026

Establishes a digital legal mail program

Correction
YesS5134May 5, 2026

Establishes a uniform electronic medical records system for correctional facilities

Correction
YesS9076May 5, 2026

Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices

Public Health
YesS9123May 5, 2026

Relates to extending the duration of limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and licensed master social work

Education
YesS1784May 5, 2026

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS9223May 5, 2026

Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for acupuncturists

Education
YesS8635BMay 5, 2026

Relates to establishing a special needs assisted living demonstration program

Social Services
YesS9126AMay 5, 2026

Enacts "India's law"

Correction
YesA5850May 5, 2026

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

Environmental Conservation
YesS5488May 5, 2026

Relates to microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations

Agriculture and Markets
YesS9539May 5, 2026

Relates to reporting of drinking water lead testing in schools

Public Health
YesS9207May 5, 2026

Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds

Insurance
YesS2050May 4, 2026

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

Election
YesS616May 4, 2026

Relates to designating the month of May "Korean American Family Month"

Executive
YesS9571May 4, 2026

Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits

Public Housing
YesS9677May 4, 2026

Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act"

Buffalo, City of
YesS9907May 4, 2026

Relates to compliance by New York city marshals with filing requirement regarding service of a notice of eviction

Real Property Actions and Proceedings
YesS1327AMay 4, 2026

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers

Public Service
YesS9716May 4, 2026

Provides for including siblings of parents and children of siblings in the definition of "family member" in relation to regulations pertaining to rights of family members

Public Housing
YesS161AMay 4, 2026

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

Education
YesS8956May 4, 2026

Relates to transferring the village of Potsdam housing authority to the village of Canton housing authority; repealer

Public Housing
YesS10167May 4, 2026

Relates to the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2026-2027 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers

Budget Bills
YesS2458May 4, 2026

Provides the New York city water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board

Public Authorities
YesA1388AMay 4, 2026

Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products

Environmental Conservation
YesS557May 4, 2026

Relates to designating the month of May "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month"

Executive
YesS6263May 4, 2026

Requires out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain an escrow account for affordable housing rental units located in New York state

Private Housing Finance
YesS2398May 4, 2026

Requires genetic testing results only be received by patients and health care providers providing direct care while health insurance companies only receive a record that the genetic testing was performed

Civil Rights
YesS9908May 4, 2026

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services

New York City
YesS3111May 4, 2026

Permits schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high school

Education
YesS10166May 4, 2026

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 6, 2026

Appropriations
YesS2291May 4, 2026

Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent

Real Property Tax