State Senator - District 33
J. Gustavo Rivera
Has represented Senate District 33 in the Bronx since 2011 and has chaired the Senate Health Committee since 2018, after six years as its ranking member.
Health care and hospitals
In coverageSponsors the New York Health Act for a single-payer state health system. Sponsored laws keeping medical debt off credit reports and on insurance coverage for epinephrine auto-injectors; the governor vetoed his 2025 bills on notice before hospital closures and on school health centers. Voted for medical aid in dying.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S4907, barring medical debt from being collected by a consumer reporting agency or included in a consumer report; voted yes on May 31, 2023, and it was signed into law as Chapter 727 on Dec. 13, 2023. Sponsored S5512, the Lead Pipe Right to Know Act; voted yes on April 25, 2023, and it was signed into law as Chapter 730 on Dec. 19, 2023. Sponsored S760, relating to insurance coverage for epinephrine auto-injectors; voted yes on Feb. 4, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 81 on Feb. 14, 2025. Sponsored S1226, requiring public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close or to close a maternity, mental health or substance use unit; voted yes on May 20, 2025, when it passed the Senate; it passed the Assembly on June 10, 2025 and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 19, 2025. Sponsored S1224, so that school-based health center services for Medicaid recipients are not provided through managed care; voted yes on June 11, 2025, when it passed the Senate; it passed the Assembly on June 13, 2025 and was vetoed by the governor on Oct. 16, 2025. Sponsored S1618, the New York affordable drug manufacturing act; voted yes on Feb. 24, 2026, when it passed the Senate and was referred to the Assembly Health Committee. Sponsored S614, enrolling eligible incarcerated people in medical assistance programs; voted yes on S614B on May 28, 2026, when it passed the Senate, and it passed the Assembly on June 2, 2026. Voted yes on A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act, when it passed the Senate on June 9, 2025; it was signed into law on Feb. 6, 2026.
Sponsor of S4907, S5512, S760, S1226, S1224, S1618 and S614, voting yes on each in the Senate; voted yes on A136 · 2023-04-25 to 2026-06-02 · S4907 signed as Chapter 727 on Dec. 13, 2023; S5512 signed as Chapter 730 on Dec. 19, 2023; S760 signed as Chapter 81 on Feb. 14, 2025; S1226 vetoed Dec. 19, 2025; S1224 vetoed Oct. 16, 2025; S1618 passed the Senate on Feb. 24, 2026 and was referred to the Assembly Health Committee; S614 passed the Senate on May 28, 2026 and the Assembly on June 2, 2026; A136 signed into law on Feb. 6, 2026
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