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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7576: Enacts the "McDow Watson medical transparency in correctional facilities act"

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 7576 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "McDow Watson medical transparency in correctional facilities act". Primary sponsor: George Alvarez (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 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.

Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for access to such medical records; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to collect data on medical incidents and response times, and to publish an annual report detailing such data.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
George AlvarezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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. PRINT NUMBER 7576A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  4. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  5. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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