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NY A00755
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Health to issue an annual report on heat vulnerability and heat-related deaths in New York State, with the first report due by June 15, 2026
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Defines two categories of heat deaths: "heat stress deaths" (directly attributed to heat on death certificates) and "heat-exacerbated deaths" (natural causes worsened by extreme heat, estimated using statistical models)
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Mandates the report include county-by-county heat vulnerability assessments based on social and environmental factors identified by the department
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Requires demographic data on heat stress deaths including age, gender, county, and race/ethnicity of decedents, while prohibiting personal identifying information
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Authorizes the Health Commissioner to enter agreements with New York City's health department for data sharing, while preserving NYC's ability to conduct its own independent heat vulnerability reports
Legislative Description
Requires the department of health examine heat-related deaths in the state of New York; requires the department to issue a report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly and the governor.
Last Action
amended on third reading 755b
3/9/2026