A896 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Relates to enacting the Justice for Nursing Home Victims act; creates a nursing home resident COVID-19 compensation program to provide full compensation to any nursing home resident or their statutory beneficiary when COVID-19 caused or contributed to such resident's death; provides the responsibilities of a nursing home during a pandemic; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
- Title
- Relates to enacting the Justice for Nursing Home Victims Act
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Judiciary
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Law section
- Public Health Law
Sponsors
- Ron Kim Assembly Member, District 40
Co-sponsors
- Grace Lee Assembly Member, District 65
- Jessica González-Rojas Assembly Member, District 34
- Jo Anne Simon Assembly Member, District 52
Heard in committee
- Judiciary NY State Assembly committee