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End of NYS 2025 Legislative Session – Latest News & Developments

Unpredictable Session Closes with Flurry of Activity

The Situation Report | June 23, 2025

After a long and contentious budget process that resulted in a budget that was over a month late, the NYS Legislature was forced to work quickly in the remaining weeks of the session to complete its work by mid-June. While the NYS Senate concluded its work in the early morning hours of June 13, the NYS Assembly remained in session until June 18.  

In total, the NYS Senate passed over 1700 bills, and the NYS Assembly passed just under 1000 bills. Of course, in order to become law, a bill must pass both the Senate and Assembly, and then be approved by the Governor.  About 850 bills did, in fact, pass both houses of the Legislature -- a summary of those bills that are relevant to the home care sector are summarized below. 

Home Care Related Bills Passing Both Houses (NYS Senate & NYS Assembly):

Aid-in-Dying – S.138 (Hoylman-Sigal) / A.136 (Paulin)

This bill provides for the ability of mentally competent, terminally ill patients to request medication for the purpose of hastening the patient's death. The bill passed the Assembly (81-67) and passed the Senate (35-27) last week. The bill has not yet been delivered to the Governor for consideration.

Prohibition on For-Profit Hospice – S.3437 (Krueger) / A.565 (Paulin)

This bill prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices. The bill passed both houses of the Legislature, but has not yet been delivered to the Governor for consideration. The same exact bill was vetoed by the Governor back in 2022.

Reimbursement for DME – S.1616 (Rivera) / A.2520 (McDonald)

This bill requires Medicaid MCOs to reimburse durable medical equipment providers at no less than 100% of the medical assistance DME and complex rehabilitation technology fee schedule for the same service or item. This bill passed both houses of the Legislature last week. The bill has not yet been delivered to the Governor for consideration.

EISEP Cost-sharing and Physician’s Order – S.7077 (Cleare) / A.7907 (Seawright)

This bill makes two changes to the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP). The first eliminates the cost share requirement for services, and the second eliminates the requirement to obtain a physician’s order to provide non-medical support. This bill passed both houses of the Legislature last week. The bill has not yet been delivered to the Governor for consideration.

Unmet Needs in Aging Programs – S.6035 (Parker) / A.384 (Eichenstein)

This bill requires collection of data and reporting on unmet needs for aging services due to insufficient resources and/or capacity. makes two changes to the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP). This bill passed both houses of the Legislature last week. The bill has not yet been delivered to the Governor for consideration.

Other Relevant Home Care Legislation:

Numerous other home care related bills were considered by the NYS Legislature during the 2025 session, but did not pass both houses. A brief summary of a number of those bills can be found in the June 16 issue of the Situation Report found here.

Ongoing Efforts & Next Steps:

Although the 2025 legislative session has concluded, advocacy work continues during the off-session – not only to further advance positive developments in the home care sector, but to also address new or emerging home care issues as they evolve. Over the next few months, HCANYS will review priority bills and other relevant legislation with an eye toward potentially updating amendatory language, refining strategy, and identifying new issues that may be ripe for resolution. Such priorities include funding measures, workforce initiatives, collaborations with other stakeholders in the health care continuum, regulatory relief and many others.

In addition to state-level legislative activity, there is obviously much federal-level activity that also may impact NYS programs and operations. Consequently, it is possible that the NYS Legislature may hold a special session sometime this Fall to deal with potential federal issues, particularly budget issues. Such a special session is still uncertain at this time, but it is still a possibility.

HCANYS looks forward to working with you – our members – to build on the strong foundation that was built during the 2025 legislative session. Please stay tuned to HCANYS for more legislative news and developments over the summer.