NY A00721 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 - referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Relates to witnesses to a health care proxy; changes the witness requirement for the health care proxy from two adult witnesses to one adult witness; makes an exception for persons who reside in mental health facilities by requiring such persons to have two adult witnesses; includes falsely making or altering a health care proxy within the crime of forgery in the second degree.
Title
Relates to witnesses to a health care proxy; changes the witness requirement for the health care proxy from two adult witnesses to one adult witness; makes an exception for persons who reside in mental health facilities by requiring such persons to have two adult witnesses; includes falsely making or altering a health care proxy within the crime of forgery in the second degree.
Sponsors
| Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D] | Asm. Harry Bronson [D] | Asm. Maritza Davila [D] | Asm. Deborah Glick [D] |
| Asm. Donna Lupardo [D] | Asm. David McDonough [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Assembly | referred to health |
| 2025-01-08 | Assembly | referred to health |
Same As/Similar To
S06687 (Same As) 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO HEALTH
