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NY A 5255

in committee

Provides for coverage for the treatment of asthma

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5255 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5255 is in committee as of 2026-05-06 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-06): PRINT NUMBER 5255A

What is NY A 5255 about?

Expands coverage for the treatment of asthma to include a second rescue and maintenance inhaler, along with any medically necessary devices for children under nineteen years of age.

Who sponsors NY A 5255?

Karines Reyes is the primary sponsor of NY A 5255, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Expands coverage for the treatment of asthma to include a second rescue and maintenance inhaler, along with any medically necessary devices for children under nineteen years of age.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-06 — PRINT NUMBER 5255A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Karines Reyesprimary
  • Donna Lupardocosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
  • Jeffrey Dinowitzcosponsor
  • Stefani Zinermancosponsor
  • Demond Meekscosponsor
  • Chantel Jacksoncosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-05-06

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-06

    PRINT NUMBER 5255A

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10086not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2451not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 9826not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 3100

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5255?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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