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S 5666: Directs the department of health to conduct a study on opening three new veterans nursing homes in New York state; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
What S 5666 does, verified January 8, 2026
The department of health is required to conduct a study on opening three new veterans nursing homes in New York state. The study should include: - The best locations for the nursing homes - Staffing requirements based on projected demand - Costs associated with opening the nursing homes The study must be submitted to the governor, the senate and assembly committees on veterans, health, and other relevant committees, within one year of the bill's effective date. The study is expected to be completed immediately and will expire one year after its completion.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5666
- What is the current status of S 5666?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5666 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 HEALTH".
- Did S 5666 pass?
- Not yet. S 5666 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5666, and where is it now?
- S 5666 was authored by Sen. Jacob Ashby with 6 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| May. 01, 2025 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH |
| May. 01, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 5666A |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 366 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5666 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, MURRAY, OBERACKER, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit- ted to the Committee on Health AN ACT to direct the department of health to conduct a study on opening three new veterans nursing homes in New York state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. 1. (a) The department of health shall conduct a study in 2 relation to opening three new veterans nursing homes in New York state. 3 (b) Such study shall include, but not be limited to: 4 i. the best locations in New York state to site three new veterans 5 nursing homes; 6 ii. the staffing requirements for such veterans nursing homes based on 7 projected demand for beds in such nursing homes; and 8 iii. the costs associated with opening three new veterans nursing 9 homes. 10 2. On or before one year from the effective date of this act, the 11 department of health shall submit such study to the governor, the tempo- 12 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, all members 13 of the senate committee on veterans, homeland security and military 14 affairs, and the assembly committee on veterans services. 15 3. The department of health may request, and is authorized to receive, 16 any information from any state agency that is relevant and material to 17 the completion of such study. Such information received by the depart- 18 ment of health shall be subject to the same requirements for confiden- 19 tiality and limitations on use, if any, as are applicable to such state 20 agency's use of such information. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 22 deemed repealed one year after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03595-01-5
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