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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3601: Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing to receive services they could get at home

Passed one chamber 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 3601 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing to receive services they could get at home. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): REFERRED TO AGING.

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Official summary

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

Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing, shelters and residences to receive services they could otherwise receive if they resided in a private residence.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rebecca SeawrightPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1

“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. REFERRED TO AGING
  2. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  3. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.173
  5. RULES REPORT CAL.173
  6. REPORTED
  7. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  8. REFERRED TO AGING
  9. REFERRED TO AGING

Sources

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