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New York ELD bills, 2025-2026
Every New York bill filed under ELD in the 2025-2026 session, newest action first. Status, author, and last action are public; tracking, alerts, and analysis open with Connect Plus.
18
ELD bills
0
Signed into law
17
Still moving
New York's 2025-2026 session has 18 bills filed under ELD. 0 have been signed into law, 1 vetoed, 0 failed, and 17 are still moving. By status: 15 introduced, 2 passed first house, and 1 vetoed. The most recent recorded action in this group was on June 4, 2026.
Sen. Cordell Cleare (5), Asm. Rebecca Seawright (2), and Asm. Ron Kim (2) have the most bills in this group. 10 started in the Assembly and 8 in the Senate. Every bill below links to its own page with the official summary, author and coauthors, recent actions, and committee of record.
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18 bills · showing the 18 with the most recent action · New York 2025–2026 Legislative Session
BillTitleStatus
A 3602Requires a report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult, including the number of individuals who are primary caregivers for an older adult, the average age of a primary caregiver, the cost to an individual to provide care to an older adult, and the economic value and savings to the state of such individual's services.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseS 6043Requires a report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult, including the number of individuals who are primary caregivers for an older adult, the average age of a primary caregiver, the cost to an individual to provide care to an older adult, and the economic value and savings to the state of such individual's services.New York · last action 2026-06-04IntroducedA 5803Provides a resident taxpayer an additional personal income tax exemption for each dependent who is 65 years of age or older and who is residing with the taxpayer; requires the office for the aging to biennially report to the governor and legislature concerning the effects of such additional tax exemption on programs offered under the auspices or with the support, direct or indirect, of the office for the aging.New York · last action 2026-05-20IntroducedA 10707Relates to reporting unmet need, which is the number of eligible individuals seeking participation in a program or service who are not receiving such program or service due to insufficient resources or capacity.New York · last action 2026-03-26IntroducedS 9198Directs the state office for the aging to establish a grant program for the provision of home-delivered meals to eligible homebound individuals on weekends and state-recognized holidays by eligible entities; requires a report; makes an appropriation therefore.New York · last action 2026-02-13IntroducedS 355Relates to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D; provides for analysis of health plans by the department of health to determine whether such health plans meet or exceed the Medicare part D standard; requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of financial services, to notify prescription drug insurers of the provisions of this act.New York · last action 2026-02-04Passed first houseS 1201Requires the division of housing and community renewal, in collaboration with the New York state office for the aging, to establish a publicly accessible online database of available senior housing units; requires the New York state office for the aging to maintain the senior housing unit database.New York · last action 2026-02-04IntroducedA 3600Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3945Enacts "the rural caregiver relief act"; provides a tax credit for unpaid family caregivers in an amount equal to $3,000 (Part A); establishes a workplace flexibility grant program to support informal caregivers by awarding grants to businesses who offer remote work options, paid leave and flexible schedules to employees who are informal caregivers (Part B); determines the training and assistance available to informal caregivers in rural areas by requiring the director of the aging to conduct a review (Part C); relates to the provision of a transportation assistance stipend for informal caregivers in rural areas of the state (Part D); makes an appropriation to the office for the aging to support the provisions of this act (Part E).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6536Renames boards of cooperative educational services to NY polytechnical institutes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8226Relates to program eligibility for plans comparable to Medicare part D; provides for analysis of health plans by the department of health to determine whether such health plans meet or exceed the Medicare part D standard; requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of financial services, to notify prescription drug insurers of the provisions of this act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 3555Relates to improving and expanding the pharmaceutical insurance coverage program for certain medicare enrollees; creates the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel, to be responsible for expanding pharmaceutical insurance coverage.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6083Expands volunteerism by making use of the databases of statewide aging organizations; institutes volunteer certificate programs which train volunteers and individuals in programs to use the volunteers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6454Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6035Relates to reporting unmet need, which is the number of eligible individuals seeking participation in a program or service who are not receiving such program or service due to insufficient resources or capacity.New York · last action 2025-12-05VetoedA 384Relates to reporting unmet need, which is the number of eligible individuals seeking participation in a program or service who are not receiving such program or service due to insufficient resources or capacity.New York · last action 2025-06-13IntroducedA 841Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.New York · last action 2025-01-28IntroducedA 877Requires a report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult, including the number of individuals who are primary caregivers for an older adult, the average age of a primary caregiver, the cost to an individual to provide care to an older adult, and the economic value and savings to the state of such individual's services.New York · last action 2025-01-28Introduced
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