---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections"
description: "Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 1799"
citation: "New York S 1799 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RIVERA"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f70ab7c-7d88-44d5-9816-b265bbb93cdc"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S1799"
source_hash: "5fa94e9b7a3fc08e65ff7f43337fca4c0a840514b3a13d916b07f5c11470a6b5"
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 S 1799 (2019-2020) — Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections

Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1799** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1799&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Health Vote — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **132–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RIVERA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** 1ST REPORT CAL.192
- **2019-02-28** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-03-04** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-03-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-03-14** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-03-14** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2998
- **2019-03-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.107
- **2019-03-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-03-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-09-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-09-13** SIGNED CHAP.298 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f70ab7c-7d88-44d5-9816-b265bbb93cdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).