Requires dialysis center disaster preparedness plans

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Requires facilities offering dialysis services to have an alternate generated power source for use during a general power outage or disaster emergency; provides exemptions.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs · New York State Senate

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This legislation would require nursing homes, assisted living centers and dialysis centers to have emergency generators sufficient to supply electrical power in the event of an emergency.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military AffairsMay 28, 2025Result: passed
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Cosponsors

James Sanders Jr. and Leroy Comrie

Democratic2

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The sponsor's argument

Why Luis R. Sepúlveda says this is needed

It has become readily apparent that without emergency readiness plans in place and available emergency power directly available to health facili- ties; dialysis patients are particularly vulnerable to the loss of power. The death and destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy and the chaos clearly documented as a result of the loss of power to dialysis centers and health facilities here in New York clearly emphasized that fact. This bill would help in requiring facilities to have emergency power generation sufficient to supply their patient's needs in the event of catastrophic failure. The National Kidney Foundation and other leading health organizations concur that facilities should be required to have a backup source to allow them to continue operations when the absence of power is a major factor in keeping the center open.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1369
1ST REPORT CAL.1369
NY Senate

Show full history (1 earlier event)

Feb 18, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
NY Senate

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