A 9418 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing a special needs assisted living demonstration program

Summary

Establishes a special needs assisted living demonstration program to authorize up to three assisted living programs throughout the state to serve individuals with special needs, including, but not limited to, individuals with dementia or cognitive impairments.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 19, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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A9418 → A9418A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add two new sponsors (Bronson and Santabarbara) and significantly revise the special needs assisted living demonstration program. The program now explicitly excludes certain existing provisions and references to related public health law articles, while maintaining the core requirement to establish up to three assisted living programs for individuals with dementia or cognitive impairments.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing references to paragraph (n) of subdivision 3 and article forty-six-B of the public health law, which were previously referenced in the original version.

REQUIREMENT

Added references to paragraphs (m) and (n) of subdivision 3 and article forty-six-B of the public health law as exceptions to the new demonstration program requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Maintained eligibility criteria for individuals with special needs, including dementia or cognitive impairments, without substantive changes to who qualifies.

FISCAL

Preserved the requirement for medical assistance rate adjustments to cover specialized services, staffing, training, and environmental modifications for participating programs.

TECHNICAL

Added two new sponsors (Bronson and Santabarbara) and updated bill tracking numbers from LBD14024-01-5 to LBD14024-04-6, indicating legislative processing changes.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9418A

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

Dec 19, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors