---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the authorization of convening a working group on rare diseases and extends the deadline for such working group to submit a report on their findings regarding rare diseases"
description: "Extends the authorization of convening a working group on rare diseases; extends the deadline for such working group to submit a report on their findings regarding rare diseases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6671"
citation: "New York A 6671 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-25"
last_action: "2021-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbbaf81f-c685-438f-ba13-90f323d0f9a9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6671"
source_hash: "14b552a13c9012a0842535519ea0b5f0499eabb80d96390f64e23824def0d6dc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 6671 (2021-2022) — Extends the authorization of convening a working group on rare diseases and extends the deadline for such working group to submit a report on their findings regarding rare diseases

Extends the authorization of convening a working group on rare diseases; extends the deadline for such working group to submit a report on their findings regarding rare diseases.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A6671** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6671&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A6671A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A6671A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **57–6** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- PAULIN — primary (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GUNTHER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-25** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** PRINT NUMBER 6671A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** REPORTED
- **2021-05-06** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.329
- **2021-05-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-10** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-10** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5944A
- **2021-06-07** 3RD READING CAL.732
- **2021-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-01** SIGNED CHAP.199 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbbaf81f-c685-438f-ba13-90f323d0f9a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).