---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to orders not to resuscitate"
description: "Changes the controlling law for orders not to resuscitate for residents of mental hygiene facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8536"
citation: "New York A 8536 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aileen Gunther"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-02-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/117f9ca1-4646-4a96-a34b-93fb723c1f20"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8536"
source_hash: "d23b303c6ead4692bed46b4e20f6d1da3be88ad3327e68b4376ee6a2f230716f"
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 A 8536 (2023-2024) — Relates to orders not to resuscitate

Changes the controlling law for orders not to resuscitate for residents of mental hygiene facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8536** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8536&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aileen Gunther — primary (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-08** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** REPORTED
- **2024-01-18** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.248
- **2024-01-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-01-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-23** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8009
- **2024-01-24** 3RD READING CAL.18
- **2024-01-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-01-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-02-07** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-07** SIGNED CHAP.40 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/117f9ca1-4646-4a96-a34b-93fb723c1f20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).