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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8841: Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings

Passed both chambers 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 8841 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings. Primary sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

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.

Directs the department of taxation and finance to include an opportunity on certain personal income tax forms for individuals to provide written consent to be added to the donate life registry; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gustavo RiveraPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.504
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A10299B
  5. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 8841A
  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.812
  12. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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