Representative • Democrat
Richard Gottfried
New York • District HD-075
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
40
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 14
Other: 41
Yea: 4133
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Sponsored Bills
NY A09442•Passed
Requires notification of changes to the model contract with managed care providers under the medical assistance program on the DOH website and in the state register.
Primary Sponsor
NY A07063•Passed
Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in apparel as an intentionally added chemical.
Co-Sponsor
NY A01171•Passed
Requires blanket health insurance policies to provide coverage for outpatient treatment by mental health practitioners (mental health counsellors, marriage and family therapists, creative arts therapists and psychoanalysts) licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law.
Co-Sponsor
NY A00879•Vetoed
Relates to the definition of a clinical peer reviewer by clarifying that such term shall be applicable for the entire utilization review and external appeal article and means either a physician or a health care professional with certain qualifications.
Primary Sponsor
NY A00382•Passed
Provides for the creation, operation, and duties of natural organic reduction facilities as cemetery corporations for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil.
Co-Sponsor
NY A00187•Passed
Provides for the synchronization of multiple prescriptions for recipients of medical assistance.
Primary Sponsor
NY A09542•Passed
Establishes a state-level program of all-inclusive care for the elderly for persons 55 years of age or older, qualifying for nursing home levels of care who wish to remain in their community.
Primary Sponsor
NY A08936•Passed
Increases state funding for construction and improvements by the department of transportation where the municipality agrees to fund a complete street design feature as a component of the project.
Co-Sponsor
NY A08386•Vetoed
Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals while bathing, sleeping, using restrooms and receiving individual counseling services, while also allowing for maximization of the use of such facility.
Co-Sponsor
NY A09288•Vetoed
Provides that services provided by school-based health centers shall not be provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care programs.
Primary Sponsor
NY A08472•Vetoed
Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.
Primary Sponsor
NY A08163•Vetoed
Requires written notice to a defendant of his or her right to complete court ordered alcohol or substance use treatment in a nonreligious treatment program.
Co-Sponsor
NY A07256•Vetoed
Updates certain requirements regarding billing for electric services, such as when corporations shall use an approved demand measuring device, mandating that classifications of service, the account and/or meter number, and the quantity billed be indicated on customers' bills.
Co-Sponsor
NY A07053•Passed
Ensures formerly incarcerated individuals have access to public housing.
Co-Sponsor
NY A05773•Vetoed
Relates to equal pay disclosure with respect to state contracts.
Co-Sponsor
NY A05390•Passed
Relates to setting a conservation goal for the state and including an effort to combat the biodiversity and climate crises in the state's land acquisition policy.
Co-Sponsor
NY A03904•Passed
Relates to critical energy infrastructure security and responsibility; relates to the protection of critical infrastructure in the state.
Co-Sponsor
NY A02085•Passed
Requires certain providers of health care policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer early detection in accordance with the American cancer society guidelines; requires the insurance carriers to notify enrollees of such coverage and screening guidelines via mail.
Primary Sponsor
NY A01980•Passed
Relates to requiring additional notice for real property tax exemptions for senior citizens.
Co-Sponsor
NY A01880•Passed
Requires home health aides and nurse's aides to receive training in working with patients of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions as part of the education and training for certification; directs the commissioner of health to develop curriculum in accordance with specified information.
Co-Sponsor
NY A01741•Passed
Requires any third-party payments, financial assistance, discount, voucher or other price reduction instrument for out-of-pocket expenses made on behalf of an insured individual for the cost of prescription drugs to be applied to the insured's deductible, copayment, coinsurance, out-of-pocket maximum, or any other cost-sharing requirement when calculating such insured individual's overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or any cost-sharing requirement.
Primary Sponsor
NY A00273•Passed
Requires a practitioner to consider and prescribe non-opioid treatment alternatives for treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Primary Sponsor
NY A00372•Passed
Relates to prohibiting insurance companies from imposing co-payments for treatment at an opioid treatment program.
Co-Sponsor
NY A07919•Passed
Enacts the New York state buy American salt act to ensure all rock salt, or sodium chloride, used or supplied in the performance of a government contract or any subcontract thereto within the state shall be mined or hand harvested in the United States.
Co-Sponsor
NY A03318•Passed
Requires electric corporations to prioritize restoring services to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when such services are interrupted; prohibits such corporations from charging rate payers a higher rate for extra costs incurred due to prioritizing such services; requires that police departments, fire departments, or ambulance services be registered with the division of homeland security and emergency services for emergency provisions to apply.
Co-Sponsor
NY A00807•Passed
Relates to requiring insurance coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.
Co-Sponsor
NY A09974•Passed
Requires general hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to by-products generated from the use of an energy generating surgical device, including, but not limited to, surgical plume, smoke plume, bio-aerosols, laser-generated airborne contaminants, and lung damaging dust through use of an airborne contaminant evacuation system.
Primary Sponsor
NY A07661•Passed
Provides that public welfare officials shall not be required to limit authorized child care services strictly based on the work, training, or educational schedule of the parents; makes technical changes.
Co-Sponsor
NY A04570•Vetoed
Permits commercial feed manufacturers to use the term "human food grade" for certain pet food if it conforms to certain state and federal standards.
Primary Sponsor
NY A01067•Passed
Authorizes the attorney general to bring an action for violation of the prohibitions concerning unlawful selling practices; specifies damages awardable.
Co-Sponsor
NY A00815•Vetoed
Requires utility companies to include on their bills notice of any and all public hearings concerning rate hikes.
Co-Sponsor
NY A00911•Passed
Relates to operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is fifteen years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel.
Co-Sponsor
NY A09284•Passed
Prohibits insurers from excluding, limiting, restricting, or reducing coverage on a homeowners' insurance policy based solely on the insured harboring or owning a specific breed of dog.
Co-Sponsor
NY A04978•Passed
Requires veterinarians to provide certain information to animal owners regarding the drugs dispensed to an animal, including the name and description of the drug; the directions for use; actions to be taken in the event of a missed dose; instructions for proper storage; any common reasonably anticipated adverse effects associated with the use of such drug; and manufacturer precautions and relevant warnings.
Primary Sponsor
NY A03241•Passed
Relates to special proceedings by tenants of dwellings outside the city of New York and certain counties for judgment directing deposit of rents and the use thereof for the purpose of remedying conditions dangerous to life, health or safety.
Co-Sponsor
NY A08006•Passed
Authorizes residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services; directs the commissioner of health to convene a workgroup of stakeholders to make recommendations as to coordination and division of services, responsibilities, and reimbursement of assisted living programs and hospice programs.
Primary Sponsor
NY A07889•Vetoed
Amends provisions relating to audit and review of medical assistance program funds by the Medicaid inspector general; prohibits additional review without error or new information; requires application of rules in place at the time funds were paid to providers; requires notice to recipients of medical assistance funds of certain investigations.
Primary Sponsor
NY A06652•Vetoed
Relates to protection of certain streams; adds class C streams to the list of protected streams.
Co-Sponsor
NY A08319•Passed
Adds telephone numbers to a do-not-call list at the outset of certain telemarketing calls.
Co-Sponsor
NY A08453•Passed
Requires the website of each contractor and vendor who provides services pursuant to a state contract to conform any website provided pursuant to such contract with the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility, or any successor standards.
Co-Sponsor
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