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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4955: Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds

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

S 4955 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

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 the Medicaid inspector general to comply with standards relating to the audit and review of medical assistance program funds.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 6 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Sam SuttonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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 WAYS AND MEANS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1051
  7. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  8. PRINT NUMBER 4955B
  9. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  10. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  11. RETURNED TO SENATE
  12. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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