New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Assembly

A3733 — Designates records and information relating to a patient who has been deceased for a period of fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections

Last action — Passed Senate

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

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

Allows access to patient records of those deceased for over 50 years as historic records.

This bill classifies patient records of individuals who have been dead for over fifty years as historic records, lifting privacy protections. It clarifies that healthcare facilities are not required to keep these records for a specific duration.

Summary

Designates records and information relating to a patient who has been deceased for a period of fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections; provides that such provisions shall not be construed as requiring a facility to retain records for any particular length of time.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. PASSED SENATE

  3. 3RD READING CAL.1535

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S4713A

  5. REFERRED TO RULES

  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.233

  9. REPORTED

  10. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

  11. PRINT NUMBER 3733A

  12. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH

  13. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does A3733 do?
Designates records and information relating to a patient who has been deceased for a period of fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections; provides that such provisions shall not be construed as requiring a facility to retain records for any particular length of time.
Who sponsors A3733?
A3733 is sponsored by Harry B. Bronson.
What is the current status of A3733?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track A3733?
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