S 6035: Relates 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.
What S 6035 does, verified December 6, 2025
The proposed legislation aims to improve the reporting of unmet need for programs and services for the aging population in the state. The Office of the State Comptroller will collect information from Area Agencies on Aging regarding unmet need for each program or service. Unmet need is defined as the number of eligible individuals seeking participation in a program or service but not receiving it due to insufficient resources or capacity. The Office will provide a comprehensive report on unmet need for each program or service throughout the state to the Speaker of the Assembly and the Temporary President of the Senate by December 31st of each year. The bill will take effect immediately.
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Last action: VETOED MEMO.93 (2025-12-05)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6035
- What is the current status of S 6035?
- As of December 6, 2025, S 6035 is recorded as "Vetoed": it passed both houses but was vetoed by the Governor. The last recorded action, on December 5, 2025, was "VETOED MEMO.93".
- Did S 6035 pass?
- S 6035 passed both houses, but the Governor vetoed it. A veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in each house, which is rare.
- Who wrote S 6035, and where is it now?
- S 6035 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker. It is filed under ELD, alongside 17 other New York ELD bills this session.
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| Dec. 05, 2025 | VETOED MEMO.93 |
| Dec. 01, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.706 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 248 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6035 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to reporting unmet need for programs and services for the aging The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 203 of the elder law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. The office shall collect from each area agency on aging informa- 4 tion concerning the unmet need for each program or service offered by 5 the area agency on aging. For the purposes of this subdivision, unmet 6 need shall be defined as the number of eligible individuals seeking 7 participation in a program or service and who are not receiving such 8 program or service due to insufficient resources or capacity. The office 9 shall provide a comprehensive report on the unmet need for each program 10 or service throughout the state to the speaker of the assembly and 11 temporary president of the senate no later than December thirty-first of 12 each year. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01602-01-5
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