Relates to newborn screening for duchenne muscular dystrophy
Summary
Requires that newborns are tested for duchenne muscular dystrophy using a test validated by the Wadsworth center for laboratories and research; directs the Wadsworth center for laboratories and research to begin the process of testing validation upon the development of a test for duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Signed Oct 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023 · Assembly May 17, 2023
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Oct 25, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.553
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 17, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 16, 2023
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
John McDonald
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Reilly
RRepublican
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