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A 6177: Relates to the frequency of submission of community health assessment reporting; requires a report no more frequently than every six years.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 6177 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to improve community health assessments in New York State. It requires municipalities to submit community health assessments to the department at intervals of no more than six years, aligning with the state health improvement plan cycle. This change aims to provide more frequent and consistent health assessments, ultimately contributing to better health outcomes for the communities.

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 6177
What is the current status of A 6177?
As of January 8, 2026, A 6177 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 6177 pass?
Not yet. A 6177 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 6177, and where is it now?
A 6177 was authored by Asm. Michaelle Solages. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to health
Feb. 26, 2025referred to health
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 182 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6177 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the frequency of submission of community health assessment reporting 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 602-a of the public health law, as 2 added by section 17 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. Every municipality shall submit to the department [no more 5 frequently than every two years,] a community health assessment in 6 alignment with the state health improvement plan cycle and no more 7 frequently than every six years. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10165-01-5 
Text of A 6177 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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