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Cordell Cleare

Sponsor · State Senator, District 30 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S5742 (2025-26)

Enacts the "age-friendly health system enhancement act"

Latest action Dec 5, 2025

Summary

Establishes an age-friendly health system technical assistance center to provide assistance in relation to age-friendly health systems; relates to hospital performance data.

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Where it stands

Rejected by the executive.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted
Vetoed

New York State Senate

Same as A1988, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1988, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To provide incentives for the growth of age friendly health systems.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 13, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A1988, the matching Assembly bill.

    (59) (0) (0) (4)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 12, 2025Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Nader Sayegh and Robert Jackson

  • Democratic2
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

In the 2018 State of the State address, the Governor set a goal of making fifty percent of the all health systems age friendly within the next five years. This goal has not achieved due in large part to the global pandemic. Progress has been, however, the state needs to provide incentives and focus to help spread the age friendly health system move- ment. It provides for grants to hospitals that have geriatric emergency departments that achieve level two status and are on their way to level three. The legislation also establishes a center for technical assistance at the Department of Health. This center must work together with the State Office for Aging. The center could be staffed in the Department or contracted out to qualified partners. The bill also adds to special designations for hospitals by the Depart- ment of Health, Hospitals that achieve age friendly status will be recognized by the Department and noted on the official Department Legis- lative Information By providing these incentives, the state will hope- fully meet the goal set out in 2018.

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

  1. Dec 5, 2025

    Tabled

    TABLED

    NY Assembly

  2. Dec 5, 2025

    Vetoed

    VETOED MEMO.59

    NY Assembly

  3. Dec 1, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 13, 2025

    3RD Reading CAL.1983

    3RD READING CAL.1983

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 13, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

Show full history (15 earlier events)
  1. Jun 13, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S5742A

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 12, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 12, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1983

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1983

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  6. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 10, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  8. Jun 10, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.552

    RULES REPORT CAL.552

    NY Assembly

  9. Jun 6, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  10. Jun 2, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Health

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  11. Jun 2, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Ways and Means

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  12. Feb 28, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  13. Feb 4, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  14. Jan 30, 2025

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Health

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  15. Jan 14, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

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