S 3180 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for elder abuse prevention training

Summary

Requires the office for the aging to develop and provide elder abuse prevention training to train senior service centers and entities that contract with the office for the aging and the office of children and family services to provide services to elderly persons in the detection and reporting of elder abuse in consultation with the office of children and family services.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action May 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

S3180 → S3180A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to expand the list of sponsors and update the bill number to reflect its progress in the legislature. The core policy changes shift the focus from the state director creating materials to requiring senior centers to actively train their employees on elder abuse detection and reporting. It also shortens the time required for the law to take effect.

Scope change

The bill now applies directly to senior centers and their employees, mandating specific training rather than just providing materials.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement from the state director developing materials to senior centers being responsible for administering mandatory training to their employees upon hiring and annually.

TIMELINE

Reduced the effective date of the law from 120 days after enactment to just one year after it becomes law.

TECHNICAL

Added new sponsors to the bill and updated the bill number to S. 3180--A to reflect its status after being reported favorably by the committee.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2025

How they voted

60–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

Jun 5, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3180A

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO AGING

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO AGING

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO AGING

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO AGING

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors