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A 2238: Authorizes the commissioner of health to issue copies and transcripts of death certificates, which do not include the cause of death or medical certifications, for genealogical and research purposes.
What A 2238 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to amend the public health law to provide genealogical and research purposes with access to a record of death. The new law would allow individuals to request a copy or transcript of the death record, excluding the cause of death and medical certificate. This information would be made available upon request to facilitate research and genealogical studies. The changes would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2238
- What is the current status of A 2238?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 2238 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 2238 pass?
- Not yet. A 2238 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2238, and where is it now?
- A 2238 was authored by Asm. Jo Anne Simon. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 181 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2238 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to issuance of a record of death for genealogical or research purposes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4174 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows: 3 (a-1) upon request, issue to any applicant, for genealogical or 4 research purposes, a copy or transcript of the record of any death 5 registered under the provisions of this chapter, which shall not include 6 therein the cause of death of the decedent nor the medical certificate; 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04782-01-5
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