New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S1858: Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.
What the bill says
An act to amend the social services law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities.
From the amended text, May 13, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the social services law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 460-d of the social services law, as amended by chapter 733 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: (b) No operating certificate shall be revoked, suspended or limited without a hearing held in accordance with procedures established by department regulations, which procedures shall require that notice of the time and place of the hearing, and notice of the charges, shall be served in person or by certified mail addressed to the facility at least thirty days prior to the date of the hearing. A written answer to the charges may be filed with the department not less than ten business days prior to the date of the hearing. An operating certificate may, nevertheless, be suspended or limited without a hearing for a period not in excess of sixty days, upon written notice to the facility following a finding by the department that the public health, or an individual's health, safety or welfare, are in imminent danger; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT DEMONSTRATES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO …
Sponsors
- Gustavo Rivera (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Jamaal Bailey (D, 36)
- Samra Brouk (D, 55)
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30)
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14)
- Nathalia Fernandez (D, 34)
- Michael Gianaris (D, 12)
- Michelle Hinchey (D, 41)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, 47)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Liz Krueger (D, 28)
- Rachel May (D, 48)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.969
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1257
- : PRINT NUMBER 1858A
Votes
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 5, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Health Committee Vote (May 5, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 20, 2025): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Health Committee Vote (May 20, 2025): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Social Services Law
Common questions
- What is S1858?
- S1858 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities.
- What does S1858 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the social services law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities.
- What is the status of S1858?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1858?
- Gustavo Rivera (D, 33), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1858?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1858
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