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NY A07411

Bill

Status

Passed

12/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

D. Billy Jones

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows the New York State Commissioner of Health to designate local health officials to request death-related records, including autopsy and toxicology reports

  • Coroners, coroner's physicians, or medical examiners must provide requested records within three business days of their completion

  • Updates gendered language ("his or her") to gender-neutral terminology ("their") throughout the relevant section of county law

  • Expands existing authority that previously only allowed the commissioner or their designee to request such records to explicitly include local health officials as potential designees

Legislative Description

Permits the commissioner of health to designate local health officials to request copies of certain reports and records relating to a death.

Last Action

approval memo.43

12/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government5/5/2025
Local Governments3/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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