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A 10299

Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Andrea Bailey and 37 co-sponsors

New York bill integrates organ donation registry enrollment into mandatory tax electronic filings to increase donor registration rates without separate enrollment processes.

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Bill Summary · A 10299

Legislative bill overview

Bill A 10299 would integrate organ and tissue donation registry enrollment into New York's mandatory electronic tax filing system, allowing individuals to register as organ donors during their annual tax filing process. This leverages the existing infrastructure of tax returns to increase access to the donation registry without creating a separate enrollment mechanism.

Why is this important

Organ and tissue donation can save and improve lives, yet many eligible donors never formally register. By embedding registration into a process most taxpayers already complete annually, the bill aims to increase donation registry participation rates. This could expand the pool of available organs and tissues for transplant patients without requiring new bureaucratic systems.

Potential points of contention

  • Privacy concerns: Linking health/donation status to tax records creates a consolidated personal data file, raising questions about data security, potential misuse, and whether individuals want their tax information connected to medical registries
  • Opt-in vs. opt-out design: The bill's current structure appears to be opt-in (individuals choose to register), but some stakeholders may push for opt-out defaults, which raises autonomy questions about presumed consent
  • Implementation costs and complexity: Modifying tax filing systems requires coordination between the Department of Taxation and the organ donation registry; unclear who bears implementation costs and whether tax filing delays could result

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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