# New York S 5369: Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities

New York S 5369, Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gustavo Rivera (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.72) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 5369
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.72
- Sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: HEALTH
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New grants support nursing home workers: benefit, low. Effective immediately, the law creates the Nursing Home Worker Recruitment and Safety Fund. Its money can only fund provider grants that improve employment quality and help recruit staff and keep them safe. The fund receives fines and civil penalties collected under nursing home staffing rules, plu…
- Higher nursing home withdrawals with safeguards: mixed, low. Non-public nursing homes that met minimum staffing rules in each of the two immediately preceding quarters get a higher withdrawal threshold. They can withdraw equity or transfer assets totaling up to 5% of their latest reported annual patient-care revenue without prior notice or approval. Other fa…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 133 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | committee | Health Committee Vote | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.72 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.695 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.768 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A2051 (House)
- 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO HEALTH (House)
- 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1746 (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: REFERRED TO HEALTH (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5369)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5369)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S5369-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).