New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9897: Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients; requires an employee of such general hospital or nursing home who is a notary public to be present from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on business days.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients.
From the introduced text, April 13, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2805-aa to read as follows: § 2805-AA. HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME NOTARIAL SERVICES. EVERY GENERAL HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME SHALL HAVE AN EMPLOYEE PRESENT, FROM EIGHT O'CLOCK A.M. TO SIX O'CLOCK P.M. EACH BUSINESS DAY, WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS A NOTARY PUBLIC PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL OFFER NOTARIAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS OF SUCH GENERAL HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME AT NO CHARGE TO SUCH PATIENTS. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT A GENERAL HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME FROM OFFERING FREE NOTARIAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS OUTSIDE THE HOURS OF EIGHT O'CLOCK A.M. TO SIX O'CLOCK P.M., OR ON NON-BUSINESS DAYS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02946-01-5
Sponsors
- Zellner, Jeremy (D, 61) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1422
- : COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 41 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 28, 2026): 17 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Rules Committee Vote (May 28, 2026): 17 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is S9897?
- S9897 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients.
- What does S9897 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients.
- What is the status of S9897?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9897?
- Zellner, Jeremy (D, 61).
- Where is the official record for S9897?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9897
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