New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
A 1691: Expands health care services provided by telehealth
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
A 1691 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expands health care services provided by telehealth. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 49 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Expands health care services provided by telehealth to include services delivered through a facility licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law that is eligible to be designated or has received a designation as a federally qualified health center, including those facilities that are also licensed under article thirty-one or article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 33 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 9 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Paulin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 88 |
| Ken Blankenbush | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 117 |
| Harry Bronson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 138 |
| Chris Burdick | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Independence/Working Families | House | 93 |
| Noah Burroughs | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 18 |
| Marianne Buttenschon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 119 |
| Catalina Cruz | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 39 |
| Landon Dais | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Maritza Davila | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 53 |
| Chris Eachus | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 99 |
| Harvey Epstein | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Jeff Gallahan | Co-sponsor | Republican/Conservative | House | 131 |
| Eddie Gibbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 68 |
| Scott Gray | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 116 |
| Judy Griffin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 21 |
| Andrew Hevesi | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 28 |
| Jonathan Jacobson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 104 |
| Paula Kay | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 100 |
| Anna Kelles | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 125 |
| Ron Kim | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 40 |
| Micah Lasher | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 69 |
| Charles Lavine | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
| Grace Lee | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| John Lemondes | Co-sponsor | Republican/Conservative/Independence | House | 126 |
| Dana Levenberg | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 95 |
| Jen Lunsford | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 135 |
| Zohran Mamdani | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| John McDonald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 108 |
| Demond Meeks | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 137 |
| Steven Raga | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 30 |
| Phil Ramos | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 6 |
| Karines Reyes | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 87 |
| Jon Rivera | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 149 |
| Gabriella Romero | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 109 |
| Linda Rosenthal | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 67 |
| Nily Rozic | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 25 |
| Joe Sempolinski | Co-sponsor | Republican/Conservative | House | 148 |
| Amanda Septimo | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 84 |
| MaryJane Shimsky | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 92 |
| Sarahana Shrestha | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | House | 103 |
| Jo Anne Simon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Tony Simone | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 75 |
| Phil Steck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 110 |
| Steve Stern | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Yudelka Tapia | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 86 |
| Al Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Emérita Torres | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 85 |
| Latrice Walker | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 55 |
| Jordan Wright | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 70 |
| John Zaccaro | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- REFERRED TO HEALTH