---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the distribution of information in the pre-licensing course to operate a motor vehicle on how to register as an organ and tissue donor"
description: "Requires the distribution of information in the pre-licensing course to operate a motor vehicle on how to register as an organ and tissue donor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8275"
citation: "New York A 8275 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Berger"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-11-27"
last_action: "2024-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d4732cd-efbc-407e-a532-884a2783d774"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8275"
source_hash: "b5e847d09029e03fb181316db42d7548e1cd23264772b76bc3a22924d4ac7a94"
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 8275 (2023-2024) — Requires the distribution of information in the pre-licensing course to operate a motor vehicle on how to register as an organ and tissue donor

Requires the distribution of information in the pre-licensing course to operate a motor vehicle on how to register as an organ and tissue donor.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8275** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8275&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A8275A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A8275A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sam Berger — primary (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Fall — cosponsor (person)
- David McDonough — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Thiele — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Sillitti — cosponsor (person)
- John Zaccaro Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Khaleel Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Palmesano — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor Darling — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-27** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** PRINT NUMBER 8275A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-26** REPORTED
- **2024-03-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.383
- **2024-04-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-04-02** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-04-02** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2739A
- **2024-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.793
- **2024-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-22** SIGNED CHAP.477 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d4732cd-efbc-407e-a532-884a2783d774`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).