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Senate bill · S674 (2025-26)

Relates to certification required for payments made for home care services

PassedLatest action Jun 2, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A5115, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A5115, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor

Monica Martinez

State Senator, District 4 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Requires an annual statement of wage parity hours and expenses to be accompanied by an independent accountant's report on applying agreed upon procedures on the annual compliance statement of wage parity, hours and expenses prior to payments for home care services by government agencies.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Health Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to amend the current home care worker wage parity law language in order to assist all parties involved in getting the information needed in the quickest, most effective and most afforda- ble way possible.

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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

Health · New York State Assembly

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

Cosponsors

Judy Griffin and Paula Kay

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The sponsor's argument

Why Monica Martinez says this is needed

This legislation amends the current language of the home care worker wage parity law to replace the requirement for an "independently-audited financial statement" with an "independent accountant's report on apply- ing agreed upon procedures on the annual compliance statement of wage parity." This change will assist all parties involved in getting the information needed in the quickest, most effective and most affordable way possible. The NYS Department of Health (DOH) and NYS Department of Labor (DOL) need confirmation that the home care agencies required to pay out wage parity are doing so in accordance with the law. An audited financial statement would not test these functions nor allow the CPA to certify that the agencies are compliant. As part of the process, the Agreed Upon Procedures would be developed by DOH and DOL. Most impor- tantly, an Agreed Upon Procedures engagement would allow DOH and DOL to have the CPAs test that the agencies are compliant with the wage parity law.

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Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 2, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A5115, the matching Assembly bill.

    (61) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Health

    Senate HealthMay 12, 2026Result: passed

    (14) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.1091

    3RD READING CAL.1091

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 2, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY A5115

    NY Senate

  4. May 14, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 13, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (16 earlier events)
  1. May 12, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1091

    1ST REPORT CAL.1091

    NY Senate

  2. Feb 9, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  3. Feb 9, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. Feb 9, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Senate

    DIED IN SENATE

    NY Senate

  6. Jan 7, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.135

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.135

    NY Assembly

  7. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  8. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  9. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  10. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  11. Jun 10, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  12. Jun 10, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.563

    RULES REPORT CAL.563

    NY Assembly

  13. Jun 6, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  14. May 27, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  15. Feb 12, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  16. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate