# New York S 598: Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry

New York S 598, Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Michelle Hinchey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-16 (SIGNED CHAP.479) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 598
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-10-16, SIGNED CHAP.479
- Sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: HEALTH, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (240 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New York tracks frontotemporal degeneration cases: mixed, low. The law creates a New York Health Department registry for frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), a group of progressive brain disorders. It takes effect 90 days after becoming law. Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and general hospitals diagnosing or treating FTD must report cases wit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Gianaris (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-06 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 143 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 61 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | committee | Finance Committee Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | committee | Health Committee Vote | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-10-16: SIGNED CHAP.479 (Senate)
- 2025-10-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-06: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-06: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.418 (House)
- 2025-06-06: SUBSTITUTED FOR A1985C (House)
- 2025-05-28: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-05-28: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: 1ST REPORT CAL.1210 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: PRINT NUMBER 598B (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: PRINT NUMBER 598A (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO HEALTH (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment B, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S598B)
- Amendment A, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S598A)
- Original, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S598)

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## Sources
- [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S598B)
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S598A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S598)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S598-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).