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NY S 7857

in committee

Establishes program for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's and Tay-Sachs disease screening; authorizes department of health to provide grants

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 7857 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7857 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HEALTH

What is NY S 7857 about?

Authorizes the department of health to establish a program for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's and Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling and to provide grants and to enter into contracts with public and non-profit private entities to assist in such program; provides that participation in such program shall be voluntary and all information shall be confidential.

Who sponsors NY S 7857?

Shelley Mayer is the primary sponsor of NY S 7857.

Description

Authorizes the department of health to establish a program for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's and Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling and to provide grants and to enter into contracts with public and non-profit private entities to assist in such program; provides that participation in such program shall be voluntary and all information shall be confidential.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Shelley Mayerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-09

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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  • Prior session: A 1813not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2516

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7857?summary=&detail=

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