New York A 11326: Relates to the closure of nursing homes

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A11326 Summary:

BILL NOA11326 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04275-A

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SPONSORRules (Lee)

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COSPNSROtis

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2833, Pub Health L

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Relates to the closure of nursing homes.

Go to top A11326 Actions:

BILL NOA11326 

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05/11/2026referred to health

05/27/2026reported referred to codes

05/28/2026reported referred to ways and means

06/04/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA11326 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:17/7 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes PaulinAyeJensenNay

DinowitzAyeGandolfoNay

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzNay

HevesiAyeGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterNay

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

SayeghAyeDursoNay

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksExcused

LunsfordAye

CruzAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2026AYE/NAY:13/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookExcusedReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

BoresExcused

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:22/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyeWalshNay

WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay

RamosAyeManktelowNay

BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay

McDonaldAyeGiglioNay

RozicAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA11326 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA11326 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 11326

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 11, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lee) -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the closure of
 nursing homes

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 2833 to read as follows:
 3 § 2833. Closure of nursing homes. 1. In the event that an operator of
 4 a nursing home elects to close the facility, the following shall apply:
 5 (a) The operator shall submit written notice to the department at
 6 least ninety days prior to the anticipated date of closure of the nurs-
 7 ing home.
 8 (b) The written notice shall include a proposed plan for closure of
 9 the nursing home. The plan shall be subject to approval by the commis-
 10 sioner, and shall include timetables for all steps in the closure proc-
 11 ess and descriptions of the procedures and actions the operator will
 12 take to:
 13 (i) notify residents of the closure, including provisions for termi-
 14 nation of admission agreements and involuntary discharge;
 15 (ii) assess the needs and preferences of individual residents;
 16 (iii) assist residents in locating and transferring to appropriate
 17 alternative settings; and
 18 (iv) maintain compliance with the provisions of this section and other
 19 applicable laws and regulations until all residents have relocated.
 20 (c) Copies of the written notice shall be concurrently delivered to:
 21 (i) the chief executive officer and the presiding officer of the local
 22 legislative body of each county, city, town or village in which the
 23 nursing home is located, except a county wholly contained within a city;
 24 (ii) the nursing home's residents' council; and
 25 (iii) in a city with a population of one million or more people, the
 26 community board in whose district the nursing home is located. Copies
 27 of the written notice shall also be made available to the public on the
 28 department's website, and the facility's website if it otherwise main-
 29 tains a website.
 30 (d) Such officer, legislative body or board may:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08071-03