S 1857 NY

Establishes a pilot hospital medical debt relief program

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2025

Latest action (Feb 9, 2026) REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

Summary

Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.

Sponsor (1)

Gustavo Rivera Democratic · primary

4 coauthors / cosponsors

Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
Andrew Gounardes Democratic · cosponsor
Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor

Action history (4)

Jan 14, 2025 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
Apr 29, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
Feb 9, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper

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