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S 7040: Relates to health care and wellness education and outreach programs for preventing sudden cardiac arrest among student athletes including recommending evidenced-based best practices for health certificates required pursuant to the education law, screening exams required for participation in interscholastic athletics, and information for students and their parents and guardians regarding sudden cardiac arrest.
What S 7040 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prevent sudden cardiac arrest among student athletes in school sporting events. It requires the development of materials to educate students, parents, and guardians about sudden cardiac arrest, its incidence, and early warning signs. These materials will be created in collaboration with medical experts and will include information on privately available screening options for cardiac conditions. The bill also recommends evidence-based best practices for health certificates and screening exams required for participation in interscholastic athletics. The materials will be available immediately, and the bill takes effect immediately.
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 S 7040
- What is the current status of S 7040?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7040 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 S 7040 pass?
- Not yet. S 7040 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7040, and where is it now?
- S 7040 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Mar. 31, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 31, 2025 · 299 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7040 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to health care and wellness education and outreach programs for preventing sudden cardiac arrest among student athletes 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 207 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows: 3 (t) Preventing sudden cardiac arrest among students participating in 4 school sporting events, including recommending evidenced-based best 5 practices for health certificates required pursuant to section nine 6 hundred three of the education law, screening exams required for partic- 7 ipation in interscholastic athletics, and information for students and 8 their parents and guardians regarding sudden cardiac arrest. Such mate- 9 rials shall be developed in conjunction with the commissioner of educa- 10 tion, the Medical Society of the State of New York, the New York chapter 11 of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Heart Associ- 12 ation, and shall include an explanation of sudden cardiac arrest, its 13 incidence among student athletes, a description of early warning signs, 14 and an overview of the options that are privately available to screen 15 for cardiac conditions that may lead to sudden cardiac arrest including 16 a statement about the limitations of these options. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11322-01-5
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