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S 5056 NY
Passed One Chamber

Requires the department of health examine heat related deaths in the state of New York

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 18, 2025

Latest action (Jun 1, 2026) SUBSTITUTED BY A755B

Summary

This bill would require the New York Department of Health to examine heat-related deaths occurring in the state. The legislation directs the department to conduct an analysis or investigation of deaths attributed to heat. The department would be required to issue a report of its findings to the Senate President Pro Tempore, Assembly Speaker, and the Governor. The bill establishes a reporting requirement to inform state leadership about heat-related mortality patterns.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

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.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (18)
  1. Feb 18, 2025 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
  2. Apr 7, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH · upper
  3. Apr 7, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 5056A · upper
  4. Apr 29, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
  5. Jun 12, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  6. Jun 12, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1981 · upper
  7. Jun 13, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  8. Jun 13, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  9. Jun 13, 2025 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  11. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  12. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
  13. Mar 5, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH · upper
  14. Mar 5, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 5056B · upper
  15. Mar 17, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.558 · upper
  16. Mar 18, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  17. Mar 19, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  18. Jun 1, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A755B · upper

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