LeadingAge NY Writes to Governor on Priority Legislation

(Sept. 30, 2025) During the 2025 Legislative Session, approximately 10 top-priority bills relevant to the LeadingAge NY membership were passed by the Legislature. LeadingAge NY supported or was neutral on the majority of these bills, with only two bills that we opposed being passed.

As a reminder, bills passed by both houses of the Legislature must be signed by the Governor to become law. The Governor also has the option to work with the Legislature to amend bills or reject them with a veto. Once a bill is delivered, the Governor has 10 days to act. As of this writing, none of LeadingAge NY’s top-priority bills have been delivered for action.

Although the bills most relevant to our membership have not yet been delivered for action, LeadingAge NY has been actively communicating with the Governor’s office and the Department of Health (DOH) with our positions on these pieces of legislation. So far, we have sent six formal letters to the Governor on bills, and we encourage members to join us in advocacy as we await Governor action.

Members can find a short review of priority bills passed by both houses, LeadingAge NY positions, letters to the Governor, and opportunities for member advocacy below:

1. Nursing Home Mandated Morgues
   • Letter to Governor in Opposition​​​​​​​
   • Click here to write to the Governor in opposition to mandated morgues in nursing homes!
2. Wrongful Death Claims
   • Letter to Governor in Opposition
3. Assisted Living Program (ALP) Medical Evaluations​​​​​​​
   • Letter to Governor in Support
   • ​​​​​​​Click here to write to the Governor in support of streamlining ALP medical evaluations!
4. Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) Revitalization 
   • Letter to Governor in Support
5. Upstate Collaborative to Improve Nursing Home Efficiency, Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations, Guarantee Access, and Yield Area-Wide Performance Improvement (CINERGY)​​​​​​​
   • Letter to Governor in Support
6. Prohibition of Establishment of For-Profit Hospice
   • Letter to Governor in Support
7. Home Care Worker Wage Parity (A.5115 (Stern)/S.674 (Martinez)) – Support
8. Study of Veterans' Health Care (A.5155 (Stern)/S.7129 (Martinez)) – Support
9. Medical Aid in Dying (A.136 (Paulin)/S.138 (Hoylman-Sigal)) – Neutral
10. Violence Prevention Protection Program (A.203-B (Cruz)/S.5294-B (Sepulveda)) – Neutral to B-print

Please note that LeadingAge NY provided a comprehensive bill summary at the conclusion of this year's legislative session. That comprehensive list of bills passed by the Legislature in 2025 and bills that failed to advance is available for members only here.

Contact: Sarah Daly, sdaly@leadingageny.org