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 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".
NY

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 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.
NY

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.
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.
NY

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.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02911

Introduced
1/25/23  
Refer
1/25/23  
Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice in limited instances; establishes circumstances and procedures for proceedings to obtain an order waiving such parental notification.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02463

Introduced
1/20/23  
Refer
1/20/23  
Engrossed
5/9/23  
Refer
5/9/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
5/14/24  
Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet regarding the laparoscopic power morcellation surgery technique.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02472

Introduced
1/20/23  
Refer
1/20/23  
Engrossed
6/1/23  
Refer
6/1/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
3/21/24  
Provides for third trimester syphilis testing in addition to such testing in the first trimester.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02656

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
1/17/24  
Engrossed
1/22/24  
Refer
1/22/24  
Permits pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time without penalty.
NY

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.
NY

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.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09668

Introduced
5/16/24  
Requires that there be a one hundred foot buffer zone around abortion clinics to avoid harassment of patients.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09586

Introduced
5/16/24  
Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the commonly used bathrooms of private universities.