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NY A 8445

in committee

Relates to dementia care navigators and coordinators

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8445 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8445 is in committee as of 2026-03-04 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

What is NY A 8445 about?

Requires each designated agency to employ a dementia care navigator to provide support for caregivers of individuals with dementia and to assist individuals with dementia in accessing appropriate services; requires the state office for the aging to establish the position of dementia care coordinator.

Who sponsors NY A 8445?

Rebecca Seawright is the primary sponsor of NY A 8445, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Requires each designated agency to employ a dementia care navigator to provide support for caregivers of individuals with dementia and to assist individuals with dementia in accessing appropriate services; requires the state office for the aging to establish the position of dementia care coordinator.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-04 — REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rebecca Seawrightprimary
  • Judy Griffincosponsor
  • Nikki Lucascosponsor
  • Paula Kaycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-16

    REFERRED TO AGING

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO AGING

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-27

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGING

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-27

    PRINT NUMBER 8445A

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-03-04

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10246not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1782

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8445?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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