Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Rebecca Seawright was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced277
Out of committee221
Passed one chamber213
Passed both chambers210
Became law208
Never left committee56
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 61 bills that became law this session.
Requires the office for the aging to make an annual report on the budget expenditures on behalf of the senior population of the state every April first.
Not out of committeereferred to aging · 2026-06-05
Requires a report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult, including the number of individuals who are primary caregivers for an older adult, the average age of a primary caregiver, the cost to an individual to provide care to an older adult, and the economic value and savings to the state of such individual's services.
Passed one chamberRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · 2026-06-04
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026, as Rett Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as Gun Violence Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 2026 as Epilepsy Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 31, 2026, as No Tobacco Day in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-01
Relates to improving and expanding the pharmaceutical insurance coverage program for certain medicare enrollees; creates the expanded pharmaceutical insurance coverage panel, to be responsible for expanding pharmaceutical insurance coverage.
Not out of committeeprint number 3605a · 2026-06-01
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 29, 2026, as Heat Awareness Day in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-05-29
Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign to educate older adults and persons providing care to older adults on the prevention and detection of financial exploitation.
Passed one chamberRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · 2026-05-28
Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing, shelters and residences to receive services they could otherwise receive if they resided in a private residence.
Passed one chamberREFERRED TO AGING · 2026-05-28
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Roosevelt Island Tramway
Became lawadopted · 2026-05-27
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2026, as Urological Health Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-05-27
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Older New Yorkers Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-05-26
Establishes the adult care facility voucher demonstration program for persons with dementia, Alzheimer's diagnosis, or other cognitive impairments to provide a sliding-scale subsidy for adult care facility residents who are at risk of losing nursing home care due to depleted resources and to individuals who are not eligible for Medicaid or supplemental security income, but in need of adult day care services.
Out of committeereported referred to ways and means · 2026-05-20
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2026, as Rip Current Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-05-19
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