A 4208 — Establishes statewide pilot programs promoting the use of alternative treatments for individuals suffering from chronic lower back pain
NY 2025 session · introduced 2025-01-31
Establishes statewide pilot programs for the purpose of promoting the use of alternatives to opioid treatment for individuals suffering from chronic lower back pain by offering access to nonpharmacologic treatments such as acupuncture and chiropractic services.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors (4)
- Nader Sayegh (—, NY-90) — sponsor · 2025-01-31
- Aron Wieder (—, NY-97) — cosponsor · 2025-01-31
- Demond Meeks (—, NY-137) — cosponsor · 2025-01-31
- Sarah Clark (—, NY-136) — cosponsor · 2025-01-31
Action timeline (2)
- · assembly — REFERRED TO HEALTH
- · assembly — REFERRED TO HEALTH
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Connected on the graph
5 typed relationships in the influence graph — 5 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | ← | Sarah Clark | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-31 | ← | Aron Wieder | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-31 | ← | Demond Meeks | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
lobbies on bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL (NY) | — | ny_lobbying |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | ← | Nader Sayegh | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nader Sayegh (—, state_lower NY-90) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aron Wieder (—, state_lower NY-97) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Demond Meeks (—, state_lower NY-137) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Sarah Clark (—, state_lower NY-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-21 · lobbied on by CHIROPRACTIC COUNCIL (NY) · ny_lobbying
- 2025-01-31 · cosponsored by Aron Wieder (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-31 · sponsored by Nader Sayegh (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-31 · cosponsored by Demond Meeks (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-31 · cosponsored by Sarah Clark (cosponsor) · sponsorship