---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome education and outreach program"
description: "Provides for a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (\"ME/CFS\") education and outreach program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7712"
citation: "New York A 7712 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOTTFRIED"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-20"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5d42999-9063-4828-8509-ee6cb3050724"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7712"
source_hash: "30047af68ec267c41a6107984773fe8c9dabacc33510375aa99477dba73ebe0a"
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 7712 (2021-2022) — Provides for a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome education and outreach program

Provides for a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome ("ME/CFS") education and outreach program.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7712** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7712&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A7712A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7712A)
3. **A7712B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7712B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GOTTFRIED — primary (person)
- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
- BARNWELL — cosponsor (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- BURDICK — cosponsor (person)
- CLARK — cosponsor (person)
- GALLAGHER — cosponsor (person)
- GALLAHAN — cosponsor (person)
- GONZALEZ-ROJAS — cosponsor (person)
- KELLES — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- MCMAHON — cosponsor (person)
- PAULIN — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- SILLITTI — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- STERN — cosponsor (person)
- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-20** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** PRINT NUMBER 7712A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-25** REPORTED
- **2022-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.542
- **2022-05-02** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7712B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-10** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-10** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6928B
- **2022-05-11** 3RD READING CAL.519
- **2022-05-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.244 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5d42999-9063-4828-8509-ee6cb3050724`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).