J. Gustavo Rivera
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 33; Chair, Health Committee
Bronx state senator and Health Committee chair focused on healthcare access, medical debt, maternal coverage, opioid and overdose prevention, safe staffing, and criminal-justice policy.
Where J. Gustavo Rivera stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (23 records), Environment and Public Health (6 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 23 support
Voted for all 10 bills in the 2026–27 state budget, including school health-center protections, provider-rate increases, childcare expansion, and immigrant safeguards.
May 28, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored the Safe Access to Care Act to protect healthcare facilities and workers who lawfully decline unauthorized immigration-enforcement access.
May 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Introduced legislation preserving Essential Plan coverage for people facing federal funding cuts, including state-funded coverage for some lawfully present immigrants.
March 26, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Introduced the Oversight of Health Programs Act to let legislative leaders obtain records from private contractors running publicly funded health programs.
March 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers preserving Medicaid payment for school-based health centers outside managed care; the governor vetoed it.
October 16, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of the New York Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act, authorizing state partnerships to produce lower-cost generic drugs.
May 28, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored the current New York Health Act to create universal single-payer health coverage for New York residents.
January 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored the Safer Consumption Services Act to authorize regulated overdose-prevention centers with medical and support services.
January 8, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring notice and public engagement before a hospital or key care unit closes; the governor later vetoed it.
December 13, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers creating a three-year pilot to acquire and cancel eligible New Yorkers' hospital medical debt.
June 7, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for all 10 bills in the 2024–25 state budget, including health, housing, education, labor, public-safety, and environmental appropriations.
April 21, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored the Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act, which bars medical debt from consumer credit reports and voids debt improperly reported.
December 13, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored the enacted New York State Living Donor Support Act, providing financial support to people who donate an organ.
December 29, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring advance notice of facility fees and whether insurance will cover them.
June 3, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers barring healthcare providers from using home liens or wage garnishment to collect medical debt.
May 10, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Helped enact a state-budget expansion providing Medicaid coverage for a full year after pregnancy, including for undocumented mothers.
April 9, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law setting minimum daily nursing-care hours for nursing-home residents and penalties for noncompliance.
June 18, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law requiring every general hospital to establish a clinical staffing committee and implement an annual staffing plan.
June 18, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers creating a pathway for licensed midwifery birth centers to operate in New York.
June 16, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law strengthening disclosure and review requirements for prospective nursing-home owners and operators.
June 16, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law establishing safety standards for discharging or transferring people from nursing homes.
June 16, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for the 2021–22 state budget, including restored Medicaid funding, no-premium Essential Plan coverage, and nursing-home direct-care spending rules.
April 7, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Became the lead Senate sponsor of the New York Health Act to establish comprehensive statewide single-payer health coverage.
March 1, 2018Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 6 support
Prime-sponsored the Safer Consumption Services Act to authorize regulated overdose-prevention centers with medical and support services.
January 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring public disclosure of lead service-line locations in drinking-water systems.
June 10, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored enacted amendments requiring opioid-settlement spending to follow settlement terms and revising the state advisory board.
March 18, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law dedicating opioid-lawsuit and enforcement proceeds to substance-use prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction.
June 5, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law banning smoking within 100 feet of educational institutions while after-school programs are operating.
August 13, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law banning smoking within 100 feet of public and private school entrances, exits, and outdoor areas.
September 5, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers creating a three-year pilot to acquire and cancel eligible New Yorkers' hospital medical debt.
June 7, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 support
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers barring healthcare providers from using home liens or wage garnishment to collect medical debt.
May 10, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law setting minimum daily nursing-care hours for nursing-home residents and penalties for noncompliance.
June 18, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law requiring every general hospital to establish a clinical staffing committee and implement an annual staffing plan.
June 18, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Introduced the Oversight of Health Programs Act to let legislative leaders obtain records from private contractors running publicly funded health programs.
March 19, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring public disclosure of lead service-line locations in drinking-water systems.
June 10, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law requiring corrections officials to answer family questions and provide a preliminary death certificate after an incarcerated person dies.
November 29, 2016Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted for all 10 bills in the 2026–27 state budget, including school health-center protections, provider-rate increases, childcare expansion, and immigrant safeguards.
May 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Introduced legislation preserving Essential Plan coverage for people facing federal funding cuts, including state-funded coverage for some lawfully present immigrants.
March 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for all 10 bills in the 2024–25 state budget, including health, housing, education, labor, public-safety, and environmental appropriations.
April 21, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for the 2021–22 state budget, including restored Medicaid funding, no-premium Essential Plan coverage, and nursing-home direct-care spending rules.
April 7, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Sponsored the Safe Access to Care Act to protect healthcare facilities and workers who lawfully decline unauthorized immigration-enforcement access.
May 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored the Safer Consumption Services Act to authorize regulated overdose-prevention centers with medical and support services.
January 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring certified language interpretation for parole-board interviews when needed.
June 15, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of legislation allowing nonprofit charitable organizations to post bail for people who could not afford it.
June 21, 2011Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted for all 10 bills in the 2024–25 state budget, including health, housing, education, labor, public-safety, and environmental appropriations.
April 21, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers barring healthcare providers from using home liens or wage garnishment to collect medical debt.
May 10, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law allowing Catholic Guardian Services to use a Bronx property for housing and services for people with developmental disabilities.
August 21, 2017Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 5 support
Voted for all 10 bills in the 2026–27 state budget, including school health-center protections, provider-rate increases, childcare expansion, and immigrant safeguards.
May 28, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored the enacted New York State Living Donor Support Act, providing financial support to people who donate an organ.
December 29, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law establishing safety standards for discharging or transferring people from nursing homes.
June 16, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for the 2021–22 state budget, including restored Medicaid funding, no-premium Essential Plan coverage, and nursing-home direct-care spending rules.
April 7, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law allowing Catholic Guardian Services to use a Bronx property for housing and services for people with developmental disabilities.
August 21, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers preserving Medicaid payment for school-based health centers outside managed care; the governor vetoed it.
October 16, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Helped enact a state-budget expansion providing Medicaid coverage for a full year after pregnancy, including for undocumented mothers.
April 9, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers creating a pathway for licensed midwifery birth centers to operate in New York.
June 16, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 6 support
Sponsored the Safe Access to Care Act to protect healthcare facilities and workers who lawfully decline unauthorized immigration-enforcement access.
May 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Introduced legislation preserving Essential Plan coverage for people facing federal funding cuts, including state-funded coverage for some lawfully present immigrants.
March 26, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Helped enact a state-budget expansion providing Medicaid coverage for a full year after pregnancy, including for undocumented mothers.
April 9, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law requiring corrections officials to answer family questions and provide a preliminary death certificate after an incarcerated person dies.
November 29, 2016Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring certified language interpretation for parole-board interviews when needed.
June 15, 2016Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of legislation allowing nonprofit charitable organizations to post bail for people who could not afford it.
June 21, 2011Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 10 support
Introduced the Oversight of Health Programs Act to let legislative leaders obtain records from private contractors running publicly funded health programs.
March 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of the New York Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act, authorizing state partnerships to produce lower-cost generic drugs.
May 28, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored the current New York Health Act to create universal single-payer health coverage for New York residents.
January 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring notice and public engagement before a hospital or key care unit closes; the governor later vetoed it.
December 13, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored the Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act, which bars medical debt from consumer credit reports and voids debt improperly reported.
December 13, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers requiring advance notice of facility fees and whether insurance will cover them.
June 3, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored enacted amendments requiring opioid-settlement spending to follow settlement terms and revising the state advisory board.
March 18, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law strengthening disclosure and review requirements for prospective nursing-home owners and operators.
June 16, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law dedicating opioid-lawsuit and enforcement proceeds to substance-use prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction.
June 5, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Became the lead Senate sponsor of the New York Health Act to establish comprehensive statewide single-payer health coverage.
March 1, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Race J. Gustavo Rivera is in:
- State Senator, District 33 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 33; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.