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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8759: Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies"

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

S 8759 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies". Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A9484.

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 state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies".

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cordell ClearePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A9484
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.150
  3. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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