Relates to the amount of state aid reimbursement for public health services by a municipality in the city of New York

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Relates to the amount of state aid reimbursement for public health services by a municipality in the city of New York when the municipality is providing some or all of certain identified core public health services.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A2705, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Relates to the amount of state aid reimbursement for public health services by a municipality in the city of New York

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Health
Senate HealthMar 4, 2025Result: passed
(15) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Alex Bores, Andrew Hevesi and 8 more on Agora

Democratic10

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Gustavo Rivera says this is needed

Article 6 of the Public Health Law provides statutory authority for state aid for general public health work. The program provides reimbursement for expenses incurred by local health departments (LHDs) for core public health areas as defined in law. The services included in this program include family and reproductive healthcare, communicable disease control (i.e. immunizations), chronic disease prevention (i.e tuberculosis outreach), emergency preparedness, and more. In 2019, then-Governor Cuomo changed the reimbursement rate for this program for New York City from 36% to 20%, resulting in more than $62 million in lost funding to essential city public health programs. This has directly led to a loss in funding for health education, health insurance access, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, child and maternal health, viral hepatitis, and more. This bill will restore the reimburse- ment rate to match all other counties in New York State.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly

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