with status of the bill in the Assembly at the end of the session

• 1992 - NYS Task Force on Life and the Law released a report entitled "When Others Must Choose: Deciding for Patients Without Capacity," which included a legislative proposal.
• 12/92 - 1/93 - Assembly Health Committee hearings on health care surrogate decision-making bill drafted by the NYS Task Force on Life and the Law.
• 1993 - Assemblyman Gottfried introduced the Surrogate Decision-Making bill, numbered A.7166. Health Committee.
• 1994 - A.7166-B, amended twice, renamed the Family Health Care Decision-Making bill
• 1995 - A.6791 - Advanced to 3rd reading in the Assembly. S.5020 - Senate Health Committee.
• 1996 - A.6791- Assembly Rules. S.5020 - Senate Health.
• 1997 - A.7026 - Family Health Care Decisions Act, Assembly Rules Committee.
• 1998 - A.7026 - Assembly Codes Committee.
• 1999 - A.4114 - Assembly Rules.
• 2000 - A.4114 - Assembly Rules. S.8035 introduced 6/8/00, Senate Rules.
• 2001 - A.5523 - Introduced in Health