---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removes the prohibition on patient participation in multiple transplant programs in New York state"
description: "Removes the prohibition on patient participation in multiple transplant programs in New York state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 7617"
citation: "New York A 7617 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crystal Peoples-Stokes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-01"
last_action: "2025-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac1ab16b-581d-4512-8af8-046ceb598671"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7617"
source_hash: "21a6d9b33f7da6a1fdebafc03c29c2df04f354a35a932d72748b6ea1de802514"
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 7617 (2025-2026) — Removes the prohibition on patient participation in multiple transplant programs in New York state

Removes the prohibition on patient participation in multiple transplant programs in New York state.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7617** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7617&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crystal Peoples-Stokes — primary (person)
- Andrea Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Angelo J. Morinello — cosponsor (person)
- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)
- David McDonough — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
- Gabriella Romero — cosponsor (person)
- George Alvarez — cosponsor (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — cosponsor (person)
- Joe DeStefano — cosponsor (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Kwani O'Pharrow — cosponsor (person)
- Latrice Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne Buttenschon — cosponsor (person)
- Maritza Davila — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Kay — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Palmesano — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Smullen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-01** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-28** REPORTED
- **2025-05-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.116
- **2025-05-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-05-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-05-05** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7151A
- **2025-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.897
- **2025-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-10-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-10-16** SIGNED CHAP.453 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac1ab16b-581d-4512-8af8-046ceb598671`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).