Assembly Health Committee Year-End Update
The Assembly Health Committee wrapped up 2017 with 34 bills signed into law and 19 vetoed, including four which were vetoed with specific agreement for further administrative actions. Some bills were signed or vetoed based on agreements to enact changes in 2018. (A governor often raises concerns and wants changes in a bill after it has been passed by the Legislature. This usually happens after the Legislature has adjourned for the year. It is not widely known to the public, but in New York it is common for a governor to insist that the leaders of the Legislature agree to changes in a bill as a condition of the governor signing it. If the legislative leaders and the bill’s sponsors agree, the governor then signs the bill and the Legislature enacts the changes early in the following year.)
The Assembly Health Committee also held public hearings including:
- Home care workforce adequacy.
- Adult home oversight and funding.
- Health care services in state prisons and local jails.
- Nursing home quality of care and enforcement.
- Water quality budget implementation.
- Immigrant access to healthcare.
Below are summaries of bills acted on by the Governor as well as the public hearings.