---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to newborn screening for duchenne muscular dystrophy"
description: "Requires that newborns are tested for duchenne muscular dystrophy using a test validated by the Wadsworth center for laboratories and research; directs the Wadsworth center for laboratories and research to begin the process of testing validation upon the development of a test for duchenne muscular dystrophy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 5042"
citation: "New York A 5042 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Hevesi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/953d2187-cd5f-44a1-b643-39e76ddc72cc"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A5042"
source_hash: "d0b1a19a1ec48551ce22cb3a76fdf891e83b317d8b1558ede96c7474d99a6be8"
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 5042 (2023-2024) — Relates to newborn screening for duchenne muscular dystrophy

Requires that newborns are tested for duchenne muscular dystrophy using a test validated by the Wadsworth center for laboratories and research; directs the Wadsworth center for laboratories and research to begin the process of testing validation upon the development of a test for duchenne muscular dystrophy.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5042** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5042&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrew Hevesi — primary (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Reilly — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** REPORTED
- **2023-05-17** RULES REPORT CAL.157
- **2023-05-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.157
- **2023-05-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-17** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6814
- **2023-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.1766
- **2023-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.553 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/953d2187-cd5f-44a1-b643-39e76ddc72cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).