---
type: "Bill"
title: "Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on nursing homes"
description: "Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on nursing homes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1783"
citation: "New York S 1783 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SKOUFIS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d8baf3f-cf77-4fef-9ef2-172c7c1dccfb"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1783"
source_hash: "98306eee96c0b2d0810be51ca811a1a6932db06cdac9a62094a681405caeb9f3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 1783 (2021-2022) — Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on nursing homes

Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on nursing homes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S1783** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1783&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S1783A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1783A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **105–43** (pass) · lower
- Health Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SKOUFIS — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- HINCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- KRUEGER — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-15** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** 1ST REPORT CAL.351
- **2021-02-10** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-02-22** COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.351
- **2021-02-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-22** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-02-22** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-01** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1783A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-07** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-07** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6057A
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.445
- **2021-06-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.768 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.129

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d8baf3f-cf77-4fef-9ef2-172c7c1dccfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).