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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8395: Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care

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 8395 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on June 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care. Primary sponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 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.

Relates to orders not to resuscitate and the applicability of the family health care decisions act to residents of mental hygiene hospitals patients who lack decision-making capacity.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Samra BroukPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.980
  7. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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