Assembly BillIntroduced
A 6537: Relates to automatic eligibility for early intervention services for children found to have elevated venous blood lead levels (at or above 5 mcg/dl).
What A 6537 does, verified April 23, 2026
The bill aims to expand eligibility for state early intervention services to children with elevated venous blood lead levels. This expansion is intended to provide support to infants who have been exposed to lead, which can result in developmental delays and other health issues. The bill defines "disability" to include developmental delays and certain medical conditions that have a high probability of resulting in developmental delay, such as Down syndrome and elevated venous blood lead levels. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing children with elevated venous blood lead levels to access early intervention services.
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 6537
- What is the current status of A 6537?
- As of April 23, 2026, A 6537 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 6537 pass?
- Not yet. A 6537 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6537, and where is it now?
- A 6537 was authored by Asm. Karen McMahon with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 207 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6537 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McMAHON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, LEVENBERG, SHIMSKY, CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to infant eligibility for state early intervention services due to elevated venous blood lead levels The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 2541 of the public health law, as 2 added by chapter 428 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 3 5. "Disability" means: 4 (a) a developmental delay; or 5 (b) a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probabil- 6 ity of resulting in developmental delay, such as Down syndrome or other 7 chromosomal abnormalities, sensory impairments, inborn errors of meta- 8 bolism [or], fetal alcohol syndrome, or elevated venous blood lead 9 levels (at or above five mcg/dl). 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03031-02-5
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