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NY S 7447

in committee

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 7447 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7447 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-04-16): REFERRED TO INSURANCE

What is NY S 7447 about?

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; provides for taxpayer gifts for tick borne illness research, detection and education; establishes the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund.

Who sponsors NY S 7447?

Brad Hoylman-Sigal is the primary sponsor of NY S 7447, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; provides for taxpayer gifts for tick borne illness research, detection and education; establishes the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-16 — REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalprimary
  • Patrick M. Gallivancosponsor
  • Pete Harckhamcosponsor
  • Shelley Mayercosponsor
  • José M. Serranocosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2025-04-16

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 46not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3478not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4713not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 426not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 998not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3232not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7447?summary=&detail=

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