New York 2025 Session Status: Enacted

A916 — Relates to guardians and health care agents

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul (Democratic) on February 14, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Includes guardians of the principal as a person who may commence certain special proceedings; provides that if a hospital can with reasonable efforts ascertain the identity of the parents or guardian of an emancipated minor patient and obtain such parent's or guardian's contact information, the hospital shall notify such persons, and document such notification in the patient's medical record, prior to withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SIGNED CHAP.29

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  4. PASSED SENATE

  5. 3RD READING CAL.62

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S788

  7. REFERRED TO RULES

  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.17

  11. RULES REPORT CAL.17

  12. REPORTED

  13. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  14. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Floor vote

Passed 39 Yea · 22 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 392202
Total 392202
% of votes cast 62%35%0%3%
How each member voted (63)
Member Party Vote
Alexis Weik — Nay
Andrea Stewart-Cousins — Yea
Andrew Gounardes — Yea
Andrew J. Lanza — Nay
Anthony H. Palumbo — Yea
April Baskin — Yea
Brad Hoylman-Sigal — Yea
Brian Kavanagh — Yea
Christopher Ryan — Yea
Cordell Cleare — Yea
Dan Stec — Nay
Dean Murray — Nay
George Borrello — Nay
Gustavo Rivera — Yea
Jabari Brisport — Yea
Jack M. Martins — Nay
Jake Ashby — Nay
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
James Sanders Jr. — Yea
James Skoufis — Nay
James Tedisco — Nay
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Yea
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — Yea
John Liu — Yea
Joseph A. Griffo — Nay
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — Yea
José M. Serrano — Yea
Julia Salazar — Yea
Kevin S. Parker — Yea
Kristen Gonzalez — Yea
Lea Webb — Yea
Leroy Comrie — Yea
Liz Krueger — Yea
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Not Voting
Mario Mattera — Nay
Mark Walczyk — Nay
Michael Gianaris — Yea
Michelle Hinchey — Yea
Monica Martinez — Nay
Nathalia Fernandez — Yea
Pamela Helming — Nay
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick — Nay
Patricia Fahy — Yea
Patrick M. Gallivan — Nay
Pete Harckham — Yea
Peter Oberacker — Yea
Rachel May — Yea
Robert Jackson — Yea
Robert Ortt — Nay
Robert Rolison — Yea
Roxanne J. Persaud — Yea
Samra Brouk — Yea
Sean Ryan — Yea
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Siela Bynoe — Yea
Simcha Felder — Nay
Stephen T. Chan — Nay
Steve Rhoads — Nay
Thomas F. O'Mara — Nay
Toby Ann Stavisky — Yea
William Weber — Nay
Zellnor Myrie — Not Voting

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does A916 do?
Includes guardians of the principal as a person who may commence certain special proceedings; provides that if a hospital can with reasonable efforts ascertain the identity of the parents or guardian of an emancipated minor patient and obtain such parent's or guardian's contact information, the hospital shall notify such persons, and document such notification in the patient's medical record, prior to withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.
Who sponsors A916?
A916 is sponsored by Amy Paulin.
What is the current status of A916?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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