---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring space for donate life registration in the initial process setting up an online member service portal with an insurer"
description: "Requires space for donate life registration in the initial process setting up an online member service portal with an insurer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 973"
citation: "New York A 973 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aileen Gunther"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/946af060-b672-4580-881d-c6f7a81bb787"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A973"
source_hash: "7d1ea2039e8d3bbe0f0706be58b328c09ef50fc3fc0c2de44eb6ab80f1984e57"
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 973 (2023-2024) — Relates to requiring space for donate life registration in the initial process setting up an online member service portal with an insurer

Requires space for donate life registration in the initial process setting up an online member service portal with an insurer.

## Version chain

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

1. **A973** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A973&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aileen Gunther — primary (person)
- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
- William Colton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** REPORTED
- **2023-01-17** RULES REPORT CAL.8
- **2023-01-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.8
- **2023-01-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR S839
- **2023-02-13** 3RD READING CAL.48
- **2023-02-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-13** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.29 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/946af060-b672-4580-881d-c6f7a81bb787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).