New York A 9486: Relates to oversight of continuing care communities; repealer

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A09486 Summary:

BILL NOA09486 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08802

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRSayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Pub Health L, generally; amd §1119, Ins L; rpld §34, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.4585 & A.1464-A)

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Amends provisions for oversight of continuing care retirement communities.

Go to top A09486 Actions:

BILL NOA09486 

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01/07/2026referred to health

01/20/2026reported referred to rules

01/21/2026reported 

01/21/2026rules report cal.50

01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.50

01/21/2026substituted by s8802

&nbspS08802 AMEND= CLEARE

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.30

&nbsp01/20/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/20/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/20/2026referred to health

&nbsp01/21/2026substituted for a9486

&nbsp01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.50

&nbsp01/21/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.76

Go to topA09486 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:01/20/2026AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PaulinAyeJensenNay

DinowitzAyeGandolfoNay

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiExcusedGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterNay

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

SayeghAyeDursoNay

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickExcusedRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinExcusedSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09486 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09486 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9486

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the insurance law, in relation
 to oversight of continuing care retirement communities; to amend a
 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law and the
 insurance law relating to promoting efficient and effective oversight
 of continuing care retirement communities and repealing certain
 provisions of such law relating thereto, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 4585 and A. 1464-A, in relation to the effectiveness
 thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of such chapter of the laws
 of 2025 relating thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 4602 of the public health law, as amended by a
 2 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law and the
 3 insurance law relating to promoting efficient and effective oversight of
 4 continuing care retirement communities and repealing certain
 5 provisions of such law relating thereto, as proposed in legislative
 6 bills numbers S. 4585 and A. 1464-A, is amended to read as follows:
 7 § 4602. Commissioner; powers and duties. The commissioner shall have
 8 the following powers and duties:
 9 [a.] 1. to receive applications from potential operators of continuing
 10 care retirement communities and to distribute such applications for
 11 review to the participating agencies;
 12 [b.] 2. to develop uniform forms for applications for certificates of
 13 authority, to review the status of such applications, and to coordinate
 14 the review of such applications in order to minimize duplication or
 15 delay;
 16 [c.] 3. to provide information to entities wishing to establish
 17 continuing care retirement communities and to persons interested in
 18 becoming residents of such communities, to the extent appropriate, with
 19 concerns relating to the operation of such facilities;
 20 [d.] 4. to issue certificates of authority to approved applicants;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omi