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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5045: Requires hospitals and medical facilities to notify nursing homes or assisted living facilities of a positive COVID-19 test result for a resident of such nursing home or assisted living facility

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 5045 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires hospitals and medical facilities to notify nursing homes or assisted living facilities of a positive COVID-19 test result for a resident of such nursing home or assisted living facility. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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.

Requires hospitals and medical facilities to notify nursing homes or assisted living facilities upon receipt of a positive COVID-19 test result for a resident of such nursing home or assisted living facility; provides penalties for violations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan JacobsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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 HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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