New York 2019-2020 Regular Session

Senate Women's Issues Committee Bills & Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00383

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Requires gynecological services to be offered to incarcerated individuals with cervixes unless such individuals decline such services in writing.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09526

Introduced
5/16/24  
Requires search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Bing to include a notice to users when searching limited services pregnancy center listings that such limited services pregnancy centers provide limited medical and abortion care and may not have medical professionals onsite; requires social media networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr and Flickr to include such consumer notice on any posts or advertisements by such centers.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09535

Introduced
5/16/24  
Expands insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization; includes coverage under individual policies; provides coverage for three complete oocyte retrievals and in vitro fertilization with unlimited embryo transfers.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09400

Introduced
5/15/24  
Requires limited services pregnancy centers to disclose to clients that they do not have a licensed medical provider on staff who provides or supervises reproductive health services at such center; requires such disclosure to be provided in writing and orally, and to be available in English and Spanish; provides for reporting of violations; provides penalties for violations.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09283

Introduced
5/9/24  
Refer
5/9/24  
Refer
5/25/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
3/5/24  
Engrossed
3/11/24  
Refer
3/11/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Enrolled
12/2/24  
Chaptered
12/13/24  
Includes information on congenital heart defect births in the informational leaflets required to be given to maternity patients by hospitals and birth centers.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01877

Introduced
1/17/23  
Refer
1/17/23  
Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02039

Introduced
1/18/23  
Refer
1/18/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
1/22/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the office of mental health and other relevant stakeholders, to develop guidance and standards for routine maternal depression screenings, referrals, diagnosis and treatment, and to provide training and materials on issues related to maternal depression.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01788

Introduced
1/17/23  
Refer
1/17/23  
Requires human breast milk banks, companies and cooperatives to comply with certain standards; provides for education and support of certain breastfeeding mothers.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00931

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Prohibits health care practitioners from performing a virginity examination or supervising the performance of a virginity examination on a patient; defines "virginity examination".
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00201

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
3/1/23  
Refer
3/1/23  
Permits pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time without penalty.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00200

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
1/23/23  
Provides for coverage of primary and preventative obstetric and gynecological care.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01522

Introduced
1/12/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Engrossed
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Engrossed
5/31/23  
Enrolled
11/13/23  
Chaptered
11/17/23  
Replaces all instances of the words or variations of the words feminine hygiene products and sanitary napkins with the words menstrual products and pads, respectively, or a variation thereof.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01193

Introduced
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Report Pass
1/23/23  
Engrossed
6/1/23  
Refer
6/1/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
3/6/24  
Engrossed
5/29/24  
Ensures ovarian cancer survivors have the right to access screenings for health conditions.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00128

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
1/17/23  
Refer
1/17/23  
Report Pass
1/31/23  
Engrossed
2/6/23  
Prohibits health care practitioners from performing a virginity examination or supervising the performance of a virginity examination on a patient; defines "virginity examination".
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00380

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Requires health insurance policies to include coverage for doula services as required coverage for maternity care.