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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 893: Relates to the use of psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities

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 893 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the use of psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO AGING.

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 the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO AGING
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  3. PRINT NUMBER 893A
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGING
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO AGING
  6. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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