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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2491: Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 2491 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room. Primary sponsor: Scott Bendett (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room, either at such patient's bedside or in the patient's room depending on the patient's mobility.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott BendettPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source