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New York Establishes 10-Member Senior Center Council to Recommend Funding and Operational Improvements
Original title: Establishes the senior center council; repealer
Last action · June 4, 2026: RETURNED TO SENATESponsors: Cordell Cleare and 6 others
Companion · A 8216Asame policy, Assembly version
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What This Bill Would Do
New York creates a ten-member Senior Center Council convened by the Director to discuss challenges, share operational strategies, and recommend state support for senior facilities across the state.
Why it matters
Senior centers statewide gain a formal advisory body tasked with recommending cost-effective measures and long-term sustainability solutions to the state government.
Background
- The measure repeals and replaces a prior section of the New York elder law governing senior center provisions. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
Senior Centers
Senior centers are represented through a new council tasked with developing operational solutions and sustainability recommendations.
Directly affected
Older Adult Groups
Older adult groups are represented by council members reflecting various geographic areas of the state.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who serves on the Senior Center Council?
The council consists of ten members appointed by the Director, who serves as the chair. Members must have experience with senior center operations, represent older adult groups and geographic regions, and include at least two members over age 62.
Do council members get paid?
No, members receive no compensation for their services, though they are reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while performing their duties.
What else do you want to know?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
27 actions- Jun 4, 2026HouseRETURNED TO SENATE
- Jun 4, 2026HouseFloorPASSED ASSEMBLY
- Jun 4, 2026HouseORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.490
- Jun 4, 2026HouseSUBSTITUTED FOR A8216A
- Jun 3, 2026HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- Jun 3, 2026SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Show 21 earlier actions
- Jun 3, 2026SenateREPASSED SENATE
- May 21, 2026SenateAMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 7160A
- May 21, 2026SenateVOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- May 21, 2026HouseRETURNED TO SENATE
- May 21, 2026SenateRECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- Mar 30, 2026HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO AGING
- Mar 30, 2026SenateDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- Mar 30, 2026SenateFloorPASSED SENATE
- Mar 12, 2026SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- Mar 11, 2026Senate2ND REPORT CAL.
- Mar 10, 2026Senate1ST REPORT CAL.494
- Jan 7, 2026SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO AGING
- Jan 7, 2026HouseRETURNED TO SENATE
- Jan 7, 2026HouseDIED IN ASSEMBLY
- Jun 13, 2025HouseCommitteeREFERRED TO AGING
- Jun 12, 2025SenateDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- Jun 12, 2025SenateFloorPASSED SENATE
- May 15, 2025SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- May 14, 2025Senate2ND REPORT CAL.
- May 13, 2025Senate1ST REPORT CAL.1000
- Apr 3, 2025SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO AGING
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Senate floor vote
Total
63
- Yes
- 61
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 1
How they voted (63)
Dan StecParty not recordedyes
Shelley MayerParty not recordedyes
Mario MatteraParty not recordedyes
Michael GianarisParty not recordedyes
Jose SerranoParty not recordedyes
Jabari BrisportParty not recordedyes
Tony PalumboParty not recordedyes
Monica MartinezParty not recordedyes
Andrea Stewart-CousinsParty not recordedyes
Toby StaviskyParty not recordedyes
Joe AddabboParty not recordedyes
Leroy ComrieParty not recordedyes
Pete HarckhamParty not recordedyes
Chris RyanParty not recordedyes
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickParty not recordedyes
Rachel MayParty not recordedyes
Julia SalazarParty not recordedyes
Cordell CleareParty not recordedyes
Jamaal BaileyParty not recordedyes
Lea WebbParty not recordedyes
Jeremy ZellnerParty not recordedyes
Jim TediscoParty not recordedyes
Steve ChanParty not recordedyes
Liz KruegerParty not recordedyes
39 more members
Gustavo RiveraParty not recordedyes
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonParty not recordedyes
Mark WalczykParty not recordedyes
James SandersParty not recordedyes
Steve RhoadsParty not recordedyes
Siela BynoeParty not recordedyes
Dean MurrayParty not recordedyes
Rob OrttParty not recordedyes
Jeremy CooneyParty not recordedexcused
Michelle HincheyParty not recordedyes
Rob RolisonParty not recordedyes
Sam SuttonParty not recordedyes
Pam HelmingParty not recordedyes
Andrew GounardesParty not recordedyes
James SkoufisParty not recordedyes
Erik BottcherParty not recordedyes
Alexis WeikParty not recordedyes
Joe GriffoParty not recordedyes
Patrick GallivanParty not recordedyes
Jack MartinsParty not recordedyes
Peter OberackerParty not recordedyes
Zellnor MyrieParty not recordedyes
Kristen GonzalezParty not recordedyes
George BorrelloParty not recordedyes
Kevin ParkerParty not recordedabsent
John LiuParty not recordedyes
Brian KavanaghParty not recordedyes
Jake AshbyParty not recordedyes
Luis SepúlvedaParty not recordedyes
Nathalia FernándezParty not recordedyes
Samra BroukParty not recordedyes
Andrew LanzaParty not recordedyes
Tom O'MaraParty not recordedyes
Robert JacksonParty not recordedyes
Pat FahyParty not recordedyes
Roxanne PersaudParty not recordedyes
April BaskinParty not recordedyes
Bill WeberParty not recordedyes
Jessica RamosParty not recordedyes
Show 4 earlier roll calls
Senate floor vote
Total
63
- Yes
- 56
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 4
How they voted (63)
Lea WebbParty not recordedexcused
Brian KavanaghParty not recordedyes
Jake AshbyParty not recordedyes
Rob RolisonParty not recordedyes
Alexis WeikParty not recordedyes
Sam SuttonParty not recordedexcused
Samra BroukParty not recordedexcused
Steve ChanParty not recordedyes
Jim TediscoParty not recordedyes
Jack MartinsParty not recordedyes
Jessica RamosParty not recordedyes
Andrew LanzaParty not recordedyes
Robert JacksonParty not recordedyes
Tony PalumboParty not recordedyes
Jeremy ZellnerParty not recordedyes
Monica MartinezParty not recordedyes
Jamaal BaileyParty not recordedyes
John LiuParty not recordedyes
Siela BynoeParty not recordedyes
Shelley MayerParty not recordedyes
Jabari BrisportParty not recordedyes
James SandersParty not recordedyes
Andrea Stewart-CousinsParty not recordedyes
Patrick GallivanParty not recordedyes
39 more members
Joe AddabboParty not recordedyes
Luis SepúlvedaParty not recordedyes
Dean MurrayParty not recordedyes
Cordell CleareParty not recordedyes
Dan StecParty not recordedyes
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickParty not recordedyes
Liz KruegerParty not recordedyes
Nathalia FernándezParty not recordedyes
Rachel MayParty not recordedyes
Kristen GonzalezParty not recordedyes
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonParty not recordedyes
Mario MatteraParty not recordedyes
Roxanne PersaudParty not recordedyes
James SkoufisParty not recordedyes
Erik BottcherParty not recordedyes
Peter OberackerParty not recordedabsent
Joe GriffoParty not recordedyes
Toby StaviskyParty not recordedyes
April BaskinParty not recordedabsent
Andrew GounardesParty not recordedyes
Tom O'MaraParty not recordedexcused
Gustavo RiveraParty not recordedyes
Chris RyanParty not recordedyes
Mark WalczykParty not recordedyes
Leroy ComrieParty not recordedyes
Pat FahyParty not recordedyes
Michelle HincheyParty not recordedyes
Pete HarckhamParty not recordedyes
Jose SerranoParty not recordedyes
George BorrelloParty not recordedyes
Rob OrttParty not recordedyes
Julia SalazarParty not recordedyes
Zellnor MyrieParty not recordedyes
Bill WeberParty not recordedyes
Pam HelmingParty not recordedyes
Steve RhoadsParty not recordedyes
Jeremy CooneyParty not recordedyes
Kevin ParkerParty not recordedabsent
Michael GianarisParty not recordedyes
Aging Committee committee vote
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Senate floor vote
Total
62
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 4
How they voted (62)
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickParty not recordedyes
James SandersParty not recordedyes
Patrick GallivanParty not recordedyes
Peter OberackerParty not recordedyes
Monica MartinezParty not recordedyes
Gustavo RiveraParty not recordedyes
Jabari BrisportParty not recordedyes
Luis SepúlvedaParty not recordedyes
Mario MatteraParty not recordedyes
Joe GriffoParty not recordedyes
Andrew GounardesParty not recordedyes
Samra BroukParty not recordedyes
Liz KruegerParty not recordedyes
Jeremy CooneyParty not recordedyes
Julia SalazarParty not recordedyes
Pat FahyParty not recordedyes
Robert JacksonParty not recordedyes
James SkoufisParty not recordedyes
Pam HelmingParty not recordedyes
John LiuParty not recordedyes
Nathalia FernándezParty not recordedyes
Brad Hoylman-SigalParty not recordedyes
Steve ChanParty not recordedyes
Bill WeberParty not recordedyes
38 more members
Steve RhoadsParty not recordedyes
Dean MurrayParty not recordedexcused
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonParty not recordedyes
Kristen GonzalezParty not recordedyes
Brian KavanaghParty not recordedyes
Sam SuttonParty not recordedexcused
Dan StecParty not recordedyes
Andrew LanzaParty not recordedyes
Jim TediscoParty not recordedyes
Michael GianarisParty not recordedyes
Pete HarckhamParty not recordedyes
Roxanne PersaudParty not recordedyes
Alexis WeikParty not recordedyes
Jamaal BaileyParty not recordedyes
Jose SerranoParty not recordedyes
Rob OrttParty not recordedyes
Tony PalumboParty not recordedyes
Rachel MayParty not recordedyes
April BaskinParty not recordedyes
Cordell CleareParty not recordedyes
Tom O'MaraParty not recordedyes
Zellnor MyrieParty not recordedexcused
Joe AddabboParty not recordedyes
Rob RolisonParty not recordedyes
Andrea Stewart-CousinsParty not recordedyes
Jack MartinsParty not recordedyes
Siela BynoeParty not recordedyes
Jake AshbyParty not recordedyes
Chris RyanParty not recordedyes
Toby StaviskyParty not recordedyes
Lea WebbParty not recordedyes
Kevin ParkerParty not recordedyes
Mark WalczykParty not recordedyes
Shelley MayerParty not recordedyes
Jessica RamosParty not recordedexcused
Michelle HincheyParty not recordedyes
Leroy ComrieParty not recordedyes
George BorrelloParty not recordedyes
Aging Committee committee vote
Total
6
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
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