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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6599: Establishes the office of chief medical examiner

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6599 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the office of chief medical examiner. Primary sponsor: Erik Dilan (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): REPORTED 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.

Establishes an independent office of chief medical examiner in the department of corrections and community supervision.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Erik DilanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Aron WiederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  3. PRINT NUMBER 6599B
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  5. PRINT NUMBER 6599A
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  7. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source