# New York A 3939: Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies"

New York A 3939, Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies", is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Amy Paulin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-05 (APPROVAL MEMO.10) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 3939
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies"
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-12-05, APPROVAL MEMO.10
- Sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: AGING, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (203 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New guide helps families after a death: benefit, low. The law takes effect immediately and requires New York’s Office for the Aging to publish a guide for handling a death. The “Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies” must be publicly available on the office’s official website. The office may also produce a paper version within one year of the law’s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: George Alvarez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Judy Griffin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-12-05: APPROVAL MEMO.10 (House)
- 2025-12-05: SIGNED CHAP.582 (House)
- 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: 3RD READING CAL.1972 (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4351A (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: REFERRED TO AGING (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.213 (House)
- 2025-05-21: RULES REPORT CAL.213 (House)
- 2025-05-21: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-05-06: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-04-23: PRINT NUMBER 3939A (House)
- 2025-04-23: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGING (House)
- 2025-01-30: REFERRED TO AGING (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A3939A)
- Original, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A3939)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A3939A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A3939)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A3939-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).