A 7955: Establishes that the council on human blood and transfusion services shall review all current medical research and guidance regarding the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses.
What A 7955 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to review current medical research and guidelines regarding the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses. The council will review various illnesses such as human anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and other related conditions. The council will issue recommendations to the commissioner regarding the collection, testing, and distribution of blood donations with Lyme and tick-borne related illnesses present. These recommendations may include temporary or permanent moratoriums on the collection of blood with such illnesses. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7955
- What is the current status of A 7955?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7955 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 7955 pass?
- Not yet. A 7955 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7955, and where is it now?
- A 7955 was authored by Asm. Didi Barrett. Its committee of record is Assembly Health. It is filed under PBH, alongside 184 other New York PBH bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Apr. 16, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 16, 2025 · 317 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7955 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme or tick-borne illnesses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3121 of the public health law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. (a) The council shall review all current medical research and guid- 4 ance regarding the donation of blood by patients with a history of Lyme 5 or tick-borne illnesses, including but not limited to: 6 (i) human anaplasmosis; 7 (ii) babesiosis; 8 (iii) human ehrlichiosis; 9 (iv) Rocky Mountain spotted fever; 10 (v) Powassan virus; 11 (vi) Southern tick-associated rash illness; and 12 (vii) other related illnesses and co-infections. 13 (b) (i) The council shall, within ninety days after the effective date 14 of this subdivision, issue recommendations to the commissioner regarding 15 the collection, testing, and distribution of blood donations with Lyme 16 and tick-borne illnesses present or reported in a patient history, 17 including but not limited to: 18 (1) considerations of the current state of medical research; and 19 (2) recommendations for temporary or permanent moratoriums on the 20 collection of blood with Lyme and tick-borne related illnesses present. 21 (ii) Upon immediate receipt of such recommendation, the commissioner 22 shall provide a copy of such to the speaker of the assembly and the 23 temporary president of the senate. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08119-01-5
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