---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to HIV related testing requirements"
description: "Relates to notice of certain medical options and to communication with the person being tested prior to HIV related testing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8475"
citation: "New York A 8475 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-29"
last_action: "2024-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04140e1d-1657-43e2-bb3e-4bfdb6a0dcf9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8475"
source_hash: "e1dd2ee4f8628199669778a1728a039cf989df6b0c01059042527e5a13560aba"
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 8475 (2023-2024) — Relates to HIV related testing requirements

Relates to notice of certain medical options and to communication with the person being tested prior to HIV related testing.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8475** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8475&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–2** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Harry B. Bronson — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Simone — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-29** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** REPORTED
- **2024-01-18** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.233
- **2024-01-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-01-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-22** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7809
- **2024-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.836
- **2024-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-28** SIGNED CHAP.125 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04140e1d-1657-43e2-bb3e-4bfdb6a0dcf9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).