Legislative Updates - New York State Chiropractic Association

Legislative Update – February 2023

by Harter Secrest & Emery | Feb 27, 2023 | Legislative Updates, Members Only

The 2023 legislative session began on January 9, 2023, and the legislative committee has been hard at work on the legislative priorities for NYSCA. As a reminder, all legislation in New York operates on a two-year cycle. At the end of the two-years, all bills must be...

Clarifications Regarding the Scope Modernization Bill

by Legislative Committee | Feb 9, 2023 | Legislative Updates, Members Only

Recently, the New York Chiropractic Council (the Council) released a video regarding the Scope Modernization Bill. As a result of this video, we felt that some clarification is in order. History of the Bill For a bit of history, the Scope Modernization bill was...

Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 – 2024 Proposed State Budget

by Harter Secrest & Emery | Feb 1, 2023 | Legislative Updates

Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her second State Budget address this afternoon. The Governor began the address by noting that the general economic outlook is far less rosy than it was last year. Nonetheless, the Governor presented an optimistic vison of...

Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2023 State of the State Address

by Harter Secrest & Emery | Jan 10, 2023 | Legislative Updates

Today, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her second State of the State address. While this was her second address, it was her first address as the elected Governor. During her address, Governor Hochul laid out her vision for leading New York State. The...

In Gratitude to the NYSCA Lobbyist

by Legislative Committee | Jan 6, 2023 | Legislative Updates

We would like to take a moment to express our extreme gratitude to our lobbyist, Amy Kellogg, for her efforts in advancing and ultimately achieving passage of the Opioid Bill (A273/S4640) into law. Through the trials and tribulations of drafting, debating, and...

Exciting Updates on the Coalition Conservative Care Bill (Opioid Bill), A273!

by Legislative Committee | Jan 6, 2023 | Legislative Updates

On May 25, 2022 we announced that our coalition conservative care bill (opioid bill), A273 sponsored by Assemblymember Gottfried and S4640 sponsored by Senator Rivera, had passed both the Assembly and the Senate. We are pleased to announce that the Bill...