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Assembly passes bill to promote organ-donor registration; sponsor says it will save lives
Summary
Assembly approved A.7906A (insurance and public health amendments) aimed at increasing organ-donor registration and related outreach; sponsor cited low registry rates and waiting-list statistics.
The Assembly passed A.7906A, amendments to the Insurance Law and Public Health Law intended to support organ-donor registration outreach. Sponsor Palmasano urged passage as a lifesaving measure, noting New York’s donor registration rate is about 50% compared with a 64% national average and that roughly 8,000 New Yorkers are awaiting transplants.
Palmasano and supporters said the measure will promote registration and outreach to increase donors; the sponsor cited statistics on wait-list lengths, numbers of people waiting more than five years, and the multiplier effect of a single posthumous organ donor. The Assembly recorded Ayes 144, Noes 0 and passed the bill.
Votes at a glance: A.7906A — Ayes 144, Noes 0 — Passed.
