Governor Kathy Hochul signed the HEART (Helping Equal Access to Registrations for Transplants) Act on Friday, repealing an outdated New York law prohibiting multi-listing at transplant centers in the state. The ban dated back to 1990. New York has long been the only state with such a restriction.

lawmakers introduced the Helping Equal Access to Registration for Transplant (HEART) Act in both the New York State Assembly and Senate