Provides voters with a warning about New York's closed primary system on voter registration forms.
Sen. Gustavo Rivera
Sponsored bills
Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas; prohibits acceptance, disposal and/or processing of any fluid used in a hydraulic fracturing process.
Authorizes police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York seeking a bachelor's degree to attend 2 courses a semester or quarter, tuition free.
Prohibits employers from seeking salary history from prospective employees; establishes a public awareness campaign.
Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act; requires the enactment of rules and regulations for enhanced work place safety and employee training for all oil and gas drilling operations in the state; provides that new permit holders should utilize union laborers or laborers with specific training; provides that employers shall report workplace accidents and the commissioner of the department of labor must publish a quarterly report on workplace accidents.
Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor.
Relates to enforcement of orders of child support against inmates; requires that inmates be notified of their right to seek modification of child support orders; provides a 180 day stay of enforcement following release; makes provisions permitting modification applicable to inmates incarcerated prior to effective date of such amendments.
Eliminates requirement that affidavits subscribed by voters contain the address where he or she was previously registered and requires that such affidavits substantially comply with a form prescribed by the state board of elections.
Amends provisions of various sections of law to change the term "visitation" to "parenting time" regarding custody orders.
Extends the protections of the medical exemption from mandatory immunizations for students to ensure deference to the professional assessments of physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the care of their individual patients.