A 8623 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to staffing at state-operated facilities that deliver health care services

Summary

Requires each state-operated facility that delivers health care services which is operated and licensed pursuant to the mental hygiene law, the education law, the correction law or section 504 of the executive law and which requires two or more registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to be present within the facility at any given time.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced May 22, 2025 Last action May 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

A8623 → A8623A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add two new sponsors and update the legislative history to reflect that the committee has been discharged and the bill reprinted. The substantive policy text regarding nurse staffing committees, including member composition and responsibilities, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added two new sponsors (Wieder and Steck) to the list of bill introducers.

Updated the legislative history to indicate the bill was amended, committee discharged, and reprinted.

Adjusted page and line numbering in the document header and footer.

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Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8623A

lower

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

May 22, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors