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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8751: Establishes a commission to study authorizing New York state-funded health services for eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities residing part-time in the Dominican Republic

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

S 8751 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a commission to study authorizing New York state-funded health services for eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities residing part-time in the Dominican Republic. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 23, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8751B.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Enacts the New York-Dominican health partnership act; establishes a commission to study and develop a framework for authorizing New York state-funded health services for eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities residing part-time in the Dominican Republic through a pilot partnership with the Seguro Nacional de Salud (SeNaSa), the primary public health insurer of the Dominican Republic and explores overall bilateral health collaboration between the state of New York and the Dominican Republic.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8751B
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  3. PRINT NUMBER 8751A
  4. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  5. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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