New York A 8314: Requires the department of health to enter into a contract for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records

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A08314 Summary:

BILL NOA08314A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07782-A

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRSayegh, Reyes, Brabenec

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §4180, amd §4174, Pub Health L

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Requires the department of health to enter into a contract with an entity experienced in maintaining genealogical research databases for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records.

Go to top A08314 Actions:

BILL NOA08314A

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05/13/2025referred to health

05/19/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/04/2025amend and recommit to ways and means

06/04/2025print number 8314a

06/06/2025reported referred to rules

06/13/2025reported 

06/13/2025rules report cal.750

06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.750

06/13/2025substituted by s7782a

&nbspS07782 AMEND=A SKOUFIS

&nbsp05/06/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

&nbsp05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1268

&nbsp05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/04/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7782A

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a8314a

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.750

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp10/09/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp10/09/2025VETOED MEMO.31

Go to topA08314 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeMaherAye

BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye

SolagesAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberAye

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAbsent

LavineAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:35/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

JacksonAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

AndersonAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

LavineAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

WrightAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

RosenthalAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

StirpeAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA08314 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08314 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8314--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SAYEGH, REYES, BRABENEC -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the
 Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the
 department of health to enter into a contract for the digitalization
 and indexing of certain vital records

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 4180 to read as follows:
 3 § 4180. Vital records digitalization. 1. For the purposes of this
 4 section, the term:
 5 (a) "vital records index" or "index" shall mean a systematically
 6 organized listing, compilation, or database derived from original vital
 7 records maintained by the state local registrars, including but not
 8 limited to vital records relating to birth, death, marriage, and dissol-
 9 ution of marriage, which includes at a minimum, the names of any regis-
 10 trants, the date and location of the event's registration, and any
 11 assigned identifying reference numbers.
 12 (b) "qualified entity" shall mea