Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities; establishes the nursing home worker recruitment and safety fund.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A2051, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Provides for the establishment and funding of the nursing home worker recruitment and safety fund and allows for qualifying private residen- tial healthcare facilities to withdraw and transfer assets aggregated to exceed five percent of said facilities total revenue. Qualifying facil- ities must be compliant with the minimum staffing requirements over the two immediately preceding quarters.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 10, 2025Result: passed
(19) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Health
Senate HealthMay 20, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Aron Wieder, James Skoufis and 2 more on Agora

Democratic4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Gustavo Rivera says this is needed

In the last 10 years, the rate of nursing home closures has been on a rise and has only been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to the financial hit taken on by private residential facilities, some of which being family run, many nursing homes lack the funding to provide proper effective care and enough adequate staff to do so. With the cost of labor rising, and the major funding shortfall as Medicaid will only reimburse 70-80% of costs- those most at risk are put in an even farther vulnerable position. This bill would not only encourage private health- care facilities to comply with minimum staffing requirements but creates a dedicated fund to better support the staff of these locations. Utiliz- ing this fund to support facilities deemed in need will balance the inequality by funding this program through fining facilities who do not comply with staffing requirements. This fund would improve recruiting efforts to balance the patient to staff ratio and the overall quality of work for staff.

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

Dec 19, 2025
Approval MEMO.72
APPROVAL MEMO.72
NY Senate
Dec 19, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.695
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Jun 13, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S5369
NY Assembly
Jun 10, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1746
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1746
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Feb 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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