New York A 6509: Relates to ovarian cancer research

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A06509 Summary:

BILL NOA06509A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSeptimo

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2410, 2411, 2412 & 2413, Pub Health L

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Relates to ovarian cancer research; requires biennial reporting on recommendations from the health research and science board on the types of data that would be useful for ovarian cancer researchers.

Go to top A06509 Actions:

BILL NOA06509A

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03/05/2025referred to health

04/25/2025amend (t) and recommit to health

04/25/2025print number 6509a

04/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA06509 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:04/28/2025AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeMaherAye

BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye

SolagesAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAbsent

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Go to topA06509 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06509 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6509--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
 as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to ovarian cancer
 research

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (b) and paragraph (d) of
 2 subdivision 1 of section 2410 of the public health law, the opening
 3 paragraph of paragraph (b) as added and paragraph (d) as amended by
 4 chapter 32 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows:
 5 the governor shall appoint six regional members, three of whom shall
 6 serve as full voting members and three of whom shall serve as alterna-
 7 tive members without voting rights. Such regional members shall be
 8 persons who have or have had breast or ovarian cancer, and shall be
 9 actively involved with a community-based, grass-roots breast or ovarian
 10 cancer organization. Two of such appointments shall be made upon the
 11 recommendation of the temporary president of the senate and two shall be
 12 made upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly. One
 13 regional member shall be appointed from each of the following geographic
 14 areas of the state: Long Island, New York City, the Hudson Valley,
 15 Northern New York, Central New York and Western New York. The order of
 16 appointments and recommendations for appointments and voting rights
 17 shall rotate as follows:
 18 (d) the governor shall appoint one voting member who shall be a person
 19 who has or has survived breast or ovarian cancer and one voting member
 20 who shall be a person who has or has survived prostate or testicular
 21 cancer.
 22 § 2. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2411 of
 23 the public health law, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter 60
 24 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07096-02-5

 A. 6509--A 2

 1 (a) Survey state agencies, boards, programs and other state govern-
 2 mental entities to assess what, if any, relevant data has been or is
 3 being collected which may be of use to researchers engaged in breast or
 4 ovarian cancer research;
 5 (b) Consistent with the survey conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) of
 6 this subdivision, compile a list of data collected by state agencies
 7 which may be of assistance to researchers engaged in breast or ovarian
 8 cancer research as established in section twenty-four hundred twelve of
 9 this title;
 10 (c) Consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
 11 National Institutes of Health, the Federal Agency For Health Care Policy
 12 and Research, the National Academy of Sciences and other organizations
 13 or entities which may be involved in can