S 4751: Requires any information or data produced internally or by an outside consultant used by the governor, the division of the budget, the department of health or any other relevant state agency to justify such reduction be made available to elected officials prior to funding reductions for hospitals and nursing homes.
What S 4751 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill requires certain information to be made available to elected officials before funding reductions are made to hospitals and nursing homes. This information includes data and analysis produced internally or by outside consultants used by the governor and state agencies to justify the funding reductions. The elected officials who represent the affected hospitals and nursing homes must be provided with this information prior to any appropriation reductions. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4751
- What is the current status of S 4751?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 4751 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO FINANCE".
- Did S 4751 pass?
- Not yet. S 4751 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4751, and where is it now?
- S 4751 was authored by Sen. James Sanders with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Finance. It is filed under STF, alongside 40 other New York STF bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 212 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4751 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring certain information be made available to elected officials prior to funding reductions for hospitals and nursing homes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 24 of the state finance law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. Prior to any appropriation reductions in funding to a hospital or 4 nursing home, any information or data produced internally or by an 5 outside consultant used by the governor, the division of the budget, the 6 department of health or any other relevant state agency to justify such 7 reduction shall be made available to the state elected officials who 8 represent such hospitals or nursing homes. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00400-01-5
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