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Senate bill · S6043 (2025-26)

Requires an annual report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult

PassedLatest action Jun 4, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A3602, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A3602, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor

Cordell Cleare

State Senator, District 30 · Democratic

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Summary

Requires a report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult, including the number of individuals who are primary caregivers for an older adult, the average age of a primary caregiver, the cost to an individual to provide care to an older adult, and the economic value and savings to the state of such individual's services.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Elder Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 22, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To require the State Office for the Aging (SOFA) to include in their annual report to the Governor and Legislature a report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult

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

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

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

Committee

Aging · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Aging · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Cosponsors

John T. McDonald III, John Zaccaro Jr. and 4 more on Agora

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  • Democratic5
  • Republican1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

According to AARP, in 2017, about 2.5 million family caregivers provided an estimated 2.1 billion hours of unpaid care - worth a staggering $31 billion - to their parents, spouses, partners, and friends. Family care- givers spend, on average, nearly 20% of their income on caregiving activities - this number is closer to 34% for families of color. The Challenges of older adult family caregiving continue to arise with the pandemic as cost of services increase. This bill would require the state to review and obtain data on caregivers in an effort to combat the older adult caregiving crisis in the state.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A3602, the matching Assembly bill.

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Aging

    Senate AgingApr 29, 2025Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.1712

    3RD READING CAL.1712

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S6043

    NY Senate

  5. May 20, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)
  1. May 20, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. May 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGING

    NY Senate

  3. May 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  4. May 20, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.141

    RULES REPORT CAL.141

    NY Assembly

  5. May 19, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGING

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  8. Apr 29, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  9. Mar 5, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGING

    NY Senate

  10. Feb 4, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  11. Jan 29, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGING

    NY Assembly