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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8654: Enacts the New York state good guardianship act

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 8654 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the New York state good guardianship act. Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). It lists 3 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.

Enacts the New York state good guardianship act to establish the statewide initiative of not-for-profit guardians.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cordell ClearePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1480
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 8654B
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
  8. PRINT NUMBER 8654A
  9. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
  10. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  11. REFERRED TO AGING

Sources

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