Bill Commons

NY S 4306

in committee

Requires patient hospital admissions form to allow patient to designate a domestic partner with the same privileges as a next-of-kin respecting authorizing surgery

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NY S 4306 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4306 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): REFERRED TO HEALTH

What is NY S 4306 about?

Requires patient hospital admissions form to allow a patient to designate a domestic partner with the same privileges as a next-of-kin respecting visitation and the authorizing of surgery for a patient in the absence and unavailability of a next-of-kin or nearest relative where the patient has given no specific instructions and becomes unable to execute a health care proxy or make decisions about their health care.

Who sponsors NY S 4306?

Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 4306.

Description

Requires patient hospital admissions form to allow a patient to designate a domestic partner with the same privileges as a next-of-kin respecting visitation and the authorizing of surgery for a patient in the absence and unavailability of a next-of-kin or nearest relative where the patient has given no specific instructions and becomes unable to execute a health care proxy or make decisions about their health care.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-02 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-02

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-02

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. 2026-06-02

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  4. 2026-04-27

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2026-04-22

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 2026-04-21

    1ST REPORT CAL.810

  7. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-06-13

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-05-01

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  10. 2025-04-30

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  11. 2025-04-29

    1ST REPORT CAL.890

  12. 2025-02-04

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Health Vote

    2025-04-29 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
  • Health Vote

    2026-04-21 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sam Sutton: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
  • Floor Vote

    2026-06-02 · pass · 58-3

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Sam Sutton: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • Monica Martinez: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • Jeremy Cooney: excused
    • Kevin S. Parker: absent

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