New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S8296 — Provides for eye and tissue donation

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

Provides for eye and tissue donation; requires coroners to develop a protocol for making referrals of deaths that fall under their jurisdiction and occur outside of a hospital including calling the federally designated organ procurement organization for donor registry verification and a donor suitability determination.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH

  2. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  3. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does S8296 do?
Provides for eye and tissue donation; requires coroners to develop a protocol for making referrals of deaths that fall under their jurisdiction and occur outside of a hospital including calling the federally designated organ procurement organization for donor registry verification and a donor suitability determination.
Who sponsors S8296?
S8296 is sponsored by Monica Martinez.
What is the current status of S8296?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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