Assembly Bill A1372B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception education act"

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2025-A1372 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9989

2025-A1372 - Summary

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception education act" requiring the commissioner of public health to establish a statewide emergency contraceptive college education and awareness program to promote public awareness in colleges and universities and to disseminate informational materials related to emergency contraception.

2025-A1372 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1372
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, BURDICK, HEVESI, TAPIA, LEVENBERG,
   SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "public university emergency contraception education act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Legislative findings and intent.  The  legislature  finds
 that  access  to  emergency  contraception  is  a basic measure that can
 prevent college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The  federal
 Food  and  Drug Administration has approved the use of emergency contra-
 ception as safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy.  Emergency
 contraception  has  been found to have no effect on an established preg-
 nancy. Medical research strongly indicates  that  the  sooner  emergency
 contraception  is  administered,  the better the chance of preventing an
 unwanted pregnancy.  Therefore, the legislature deems it essential  that
 each  college and university of the state university of New York and the
 city university of New York provide information on emergency  contracep-
 tion  to its students and makes it available to any student who seeks it
 whenever practicable and in accordance with applicable law  and  profes-
 sional standards of practice.
   §  2.  Short  title.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the
 "public university emergency contraception education act".
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
   (T)  A  STATEWIDE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION COLLEGE EDUCATION AND AWARE-
 NESS PROGRAM.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "EMERGENCY  CONTRACEP-
 TION"  SHALL  MEAN ONE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, USED SEPARATELY OR IN
 COMBINATION, IN A DOSAGE AND MANNER FOR PREVENTING PREGNANCY  WHEN  USED
 AFTER  INTERCOURSE,  FOUND SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR THAT USE BY THE UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPENSED FOR THAT  PURPOSE  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02070-01-5

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2025-A1372A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9989

2025-A1372A - Summary

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception education act" requiring the commissioner of public health to establish a statewide emergency contraceptive college education and awareness program to promote public awareness in colleges and universities and to disseminate informational materials related to emergency contraception.

2025-A1372A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1372--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, BURDICK, HEVESI, TAPIA, LEVENBERG,
   SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "public university emergency contraception education act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Legislative findings and intent.  The  legislature  finds
 that  access  to  emergency  contraception  is  a basic measure that can
 prevent college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The  federal
 Food  and  Drug Administration has approved the use of emergency contra-
 ception as safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy.  Emergency
 contraception  has  been found to have no effect on an established preg-
 nancy. Medical research strongly indicates  that  the  sooner  emergency
 contraception  is  administered,  the better the chance of preventing an
 unwanted pregnancy.  Therefore, the legislature deems it essential  that
 each  college and university of the state university of New York and the
 city university of New York provide information on emergency  contracep-
 tion  to its students and makes it available to any student who seeks it
 whenever practicable and in accordance with applicable law  and  profes-
 sional standards of practice.
   §  2.  Short  title.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the
 "public university emergency contraception education act".
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
   (T)  A  STATEWIDE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION COLLEGE EDUCATION AND AWARE-
 NESS PROGRAM.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "EMERGENCY  CONTRACEP-
 TION"  SHALL  MEAN ONE OR MORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, USED SEPARATELY OR IN
 COMBINATION, IN A DOSAGE AND MANNER FOR PREVENTING PREGNANCY  WHEN  USED
 AFTER  INTERCOURSE,  FOUND SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR THAT USE BY THE UNITED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02070-03-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A1372B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9989

2025-A1372B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "public university emergency contraception education act" requiring the commissioner of public health to establish a statewide emergency contraceptive college education and awareness program to promote public awareness in colleges and universities and to disseminate informational materials related to emergency contraception.

2025-A1372B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1372--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, BURDICK, HEVESI, TAPIA, LEVENBERG,
   SIMON, O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Health
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "public university emergency contraception education act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "public university emergency contraception education act".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings  and  intent.  The legislature finds that
 access to emergency contraception is a basic measure  that  can  prevent
 college students from having an unwanted pregnancy. The federal Food and
 Drug  Administration  has approved the use of emergency contraception as
 safe and effective in the prevention of pregnancy. Emergency  contracep-
 tion  has  been  found  to  have  no effect on an established pregnancy.
 Medical research strongly indicates that the sooner emergency contracep-
 tion is administered, the better the chance of  preventing  an  unwanted
 pregnancy.    Therefore,  the  legislature  deems  it essential that the
 commissioner of the department of health establish a statewide emergency
 contraception college education and awareness  campaign  in  which  each
 college  and university of the state university of New York and the city
 university of New York provide information on emergency contraception to
 its students and make it available to any student who seeks it  whenever
 practicable and in accordance with applicable law and professional stan-
 dards of practice.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02070-04-5
 A. 1372--B                          2

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