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Legislative Bulletin: Senate Completes 2025 Legislative Work, Assembly Work Continues

June 13, 2025

Senate Completes 2025 Legislative Work, Assembly Work Continues

The 2025 New York State Legislative Session was scheduled to conclude yesterday, on June 12th, however, the State Assembly’s work continues. The Senate worked late last night, into the early morning, delivering end-of-session remarks at approximately 4 a.m. While the Senate has officially concluded its legislative work for the year, the Assembly is expected to continue its work today and return to Albany next week.

LeadingAge New York will be closely monitoring all activity during these final days of legislative session. While the majority of our priority bills are in a position in which additional movement is unlikely, we will continue supporting the bills we wish to see passed and defensively watching for bills we oppose that could advance at the last moment.  

Next week, we will provide the final Legislative Bulletin for the 2025 Legislative Session. That edition will cover the final actions of the Legislature and highlight critical opportunities to continue advocacy over the summer and fall. In addition, we will continue to keep members apprised of all Federal Budget developments via Intelligence and other direct email updates as needed. As a reminder, the outcomes of the Federal budget reconciliation could require the Legislature to return to Albany in the fall to amend the State’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

Finally, in the weeks following the close of session, LeadingAge New York will publish a comprehensive 2025 Legislative Bill Summary, reviewing all priority legislation that was tracked on behalf of members, along with the final outcomes. In the meantime, and as we await the final actions of the Legislature, members can review priority legislation and its current status in the section of this bulletin titled, “End of Session Priority Bill Status Update” at the base of this article.

 

We Need Your Advocacy in the Federal Budget Reconciliation Process

As the federal budget reconciliation process continues to unfold, LeadingAge National is providing ongoing updates and resources to keep members informed and engaged in Federal advocacy efforts. New York State’s healthcare economy is estimated to lose approx. $13.5 billion in Federal funding based on the budget proposals approved by the House of Representatives and currently being considered by the U.S. Senate.

LeadingAge member advocacy at the national level is critical right now. Please join us in contacting your members of Congress to describe the budget reconciliation’s potential impact on aging services providers and older adults:

  1. Click here to email Congress, urging them to oppose the reconciliation bill!
  2. Connect with Congress in your Neighborhood
  3. Call or schedule meetings with your members of Congress. Budget reconciliation talking points and handouts to facilitate conversations:

Summaries of key provisions of H.R. 1 and the latest updates on the budget reconciliation process can be tracked in this budget reconciliation serial post. All current LeadingAge National advocacy resources are consolidated here.

In addition, the June 9th LeadingAge National Policy Pulse member call covered H.R. 1, the latest updates on the process, as well as substantive requests and arguments to make the legislation less harmful to aging services providers, state budgets, and health care economies.

Please reach out to the LeadingAge NY Policy and Advocacy team with any questions.

 

U.S. Senate HELP Committee Requests Provider Input on Medicaid Cuts

In response to current budget reconciliation (H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) negotiations, which include the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, the Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT), announced a call for provider input with a deadline of June 20, 2025.

His asks about the impact of cuts outlined in the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House on May 22nd include:

  1. How would the health care provisions in the House reconciliation bill impact your ability to care for patients?
  2. Would the proposed cuts to Medicaid and the ACA require you to cut back on clinical staff, services, or care delivery? Please explain if possible.
  3. What do you think will be the overall effect of the health care provisions in the House reconciliation bill on the American people?
  4. Would Medicaid work requirements, more frequent Medicaid eligibility reviews, and more burdensome documentation requirements associated with enrollment in ACA coverage require you to hire specialized administrative staff? If so, how many staff members do you anticipate hiring?
  5. How many additional hours of paperwork do you anticipate having to complete on behalf of patients to help them keep their insurance coverage?
  6. How do you anticipate the moratorium on Medicaid provider taxes will affect access to care and payment rates for struggling providers in your state?
  7. How will rescinding the eligibility and enrollment regulations impact seniors, people with disabilities, and children? Will it result in higher premiums, higher out-of-pocket costs, and higher uninsured rates for these populations?

Please share your stories with the Senate HELP Committee by answering any of the following questions and emailing your responses directly to the Committee at providerinput@help.senate.gov . Deadline, again: June 20, 2025.

 

End of Session Priority Bill Status Update

As the State Assembly continues its work, LeadingAge New York continues our advocacy for and against several pieces of legislation that are of upmost importance to our not-for-profit and public aging services membership. Below, members can find a brief review of bill outcomes to date:

Bills Passed in Both Houses – Awaiting Delivery to Governor

 

Bills Passed in One House

 

Bills Failing to Advance

  • Written Consent for Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes –  Oppose Memo
  • Increase in Monetary Penalties for Violations of Public Health Law – Oppose Memo
  • Rectification of ACF Violations – Oppose Memo
  • Certified Medication Aides – Support Memo
  • Therapy Staff in NY Nursing Home Staffing Standard – Support Memo
  • The Role of the Nurse in Adult Care Facilities (ACFs)  –  Support Memo
  • CHHA Episodic Rate Payments – Support Memo

Please reach out to Sarah Daly (sdaly@leadingageny.org) with any questions on the status or work being done on LeadingAge NY priority legislation. 

 

Contact: Sarah Daly; 518.867.8845; sdaly@leadingageny.org

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