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Senate Bill S6284A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting assisted living residences, retirement homes or nursing homes from closing and becoming migrant shelters

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2025-S6284 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4653-a, Pub Health L; amd §43, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9902

2025-S6284 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting assisted living residences, retirement homes or nursing homes from closing in order to become shelters for asylum seekers.

2025-S6284 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6284 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6284
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting  the establishment or operation of a shelter
   for asylum seekers on a property that  was  formerly  operated  as  an
   assisted living residence
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Island Shores law".
   §  2.  Subdivision  2  of  section  4653-a of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E) (I) NO FORMER OPERATOR OF AN ASSISTED LIVING  RESIDENCE  SHALL  BE
 GRANTED  AUTHORITY  OR  APPROVAL  TO ESTABLISH AND/OR OPERATE A FACILITY
 INTENDING TO HOUSE ASYLUM SEEKERS AFTER SUCH OPERATOR HAS  NOTIFIED  THE
 APPROPRIATE  REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE OPERATOR INTENDS
 TO CLOSE AND/OR DECERTIFY THE ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE.
   (II) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "ASYLUM SEEKER" SHALL MEAN AN
 INDIVIDUAL WHO CHANGES THEIR COUNTRY OF USUAL RESIDENCE TO  SEEK  TEMPO-
 RARY  OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, AND WHO HAS APPLIED FOR
 ASYLUM UNDER 8 U.S. CODE § 1158 OR IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY;  OR  WHO  IS  A
 REFUGEE  AS DEFINED BY SECTION 101(A)(42) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATION-
 ALITY ACT (INA).
   § 3. Section 43 of the social services law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12.  (A)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL NOT ENTER INTO ANY CONTRACT FOR THE
 ESTABLISHMENT AND/OR OPERATION OF A FACILITY INTENDING TO  HOUSE  ASYLUM
 SEEKERS  WITH  A  FORMER  OPERATOR OF AN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE AFTER
 SUCH OPERATOR HAS  NOTIFIED  THE  APPROPRIATE  REGIONAL  OFFICE  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT SUCH OPERATOR INTENDS TO CLOSE AND/OR DECERTI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05122-01-5
 S. 6284                             2

2025-S6284A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4653-a, Pub Health L; amd §43, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9902

2025-S6284A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting assisted living residences, retirement homes or nursing homes from closing in order to become shelters for asylum seekers.

2025-S6284A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6284A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6284--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting  the establishment or operation of a shelter
   for asylum seekers on a property that operates as an  assisted  living
   residence, retirement home or nursing home
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Frank Tammaro Island Shores law".
   §  2.  Subdivision  2  of  section  4653-a of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E) (I) NO OPERATOR OF AN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE,  RETIREMENT  HOME
 OR  NURSING  HOME  SHALL  BE  GRANTED AUTHORITY OR APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH
 AND/OR OPERATE A FACILITY INTENDING TO HOUSE ASYLUM SEEKERS  AFTER  SUCH
 OPERATOR  HAS NOTIFIED THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT
 THAT THE OPERATOR INTENDS TO CLOSE AND/OR DECERTIFY THE ASSISTED  LIVING
 RESIDENCE, RETIREMENT HOME OR NURSING HOME.
   (II) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "ASYLUM SEEKER" SHALL MEAN AN
 INDIVIDUAL  WHO  CHANGES THEIR COUNTRY OF USUAL RESIDENCE TO SEEK TEMPO-
 RARY OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, AND WHO HAS APPLIED  FOR
 ASYLUM  UNDER  8  U.S.  CODE § 1158 OR IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY; OR WHO IS A
 REFUGEE AS DEFINED BY SECTION 101(A)(42) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND  NATION-
 ALITY ACT (INA).
   §  3. Section 43 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT ENTER INTO  ANY  CONTRACT  FOR  THE
 ESTABLISHMENT  AND/OR  OPERATION OF A FACILITY INTENDING TO HOUSE ASYLUM
 SEEKERS WITH AN OPERATOR OF AN  ASSISTED  LIVING  RESIDENCE,  RETIREMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05122-02-5

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