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A 9211: Requires that newborns are tested for Gaucher disease.
What A 9211 does, verified May 6, 2026
The bill aims to add a new paragraph to the Public Health Law to include Gaucher disease in the list of conditions to be screened for newborns. Gaucher disease is a genetic disorder that affects the body's ability to break down certain fats. Newborns will be screened for this disease using a blood test, and the results will be reported to parents. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing for the addition of Gaucher disease to the list of conditions to be screened for in newborns.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9211
- What is the current status of A 9211?
- As of May 6, 2026, A 9211 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 9211 pass?
- Not yet. A 9211 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9211, and where is it now?
- A 9211 was authored by Asm. Alex Bores with 6 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Nov. 03, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, November 3, 2025 · 130 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9211 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY November 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to newborn screening for Gaucher disease 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 2500-a of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows: 3 (l) Gaucher disease. 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13424-01-5
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