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April Baskin

Sponsor · State Senator, District 63 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S8801 (2025-26)

Permits local health officials to request copies of certain reports and records

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Summary

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

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A9513, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A9513, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the County Law.

Committee

Local Governments · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to L.2025, C.662.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 28, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A9513, the matching Assembly bill.

    (59) (0) (0) (2)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 20, 2026Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why April Baskin says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter. LEGISLATIVE STORY: Chapter amendment to Chapter 662 of the Laws of 2025.

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

  1. Feb 13, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Assembly

  2. Feb 13, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.34

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 28, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.84

    3RD READING CAL.84

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)
  1. Jan 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 28, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 28, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.70

    RULES REPORT CAL.70

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 28, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY A9513

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 20, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.84

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.84

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 9, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  9. Jan 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

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