S6479 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Enacts the "elderly abuse protective act" to protect residents 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse or deprivation; requires reports to the commissioner of the office of children and family services of the possible necessity for protective services; specifies action by such commissioner upon receiving such report including evaluation, right of entry, and furnishing of protective services; specifies the authority of the office of children and family services with respect thereto and requires assistance of other agencies in the implementation thereof; provides for judicial and review action against caretakers who abuse elderly; creates statewide central register of elderly abuse; appropriates $600,000 to the office of children and family services.
- Title
- Establishes the elderly abuse protective act to protect persons 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse and deprivation; appropriation
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Finance
- Introduced
- 2025-03-14
- Same as
- A5932
- Law section
- Appropriations
Sponsors
- Cordell Cleare State Senator, District 30
Heard in committee
- Finance NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A5932 (2025-26 session) NY State bill