Assembly Bill A6462

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6462
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 5, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  one
   hundred foot buffer zones around abortion clinics
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2599-bbb to read as follows:
   §  2599-BBB.  BUFFER ZONES. 1. EVERY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY
 OFFERING ABORTION CARE SHALL MAINTAIN A ONE  HUNDRED  FOOT  BUFFER  ZONE
 AROUND ANY ENTRANCE TO SUCH CLINIC TO ALLOW PATIENTS TO ENTER SUCH CLIN-
 ICS WITHOUT HARASSMENT.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HARASSMENT" SHALL MEAN:
   (A)  TO  KNOWINGLY  PHYSICALLY  OBSTRUCT  OR BLOCK ANOTHER PERSON FROM
 ENTERING INTO OR EXITING FROM THE PREMISES OF A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
 FACILITY BY PHYSICALLY  STRIKING,  SHOVING,  RESTRAINING,  GRABBING,  OR
 OTHERWISE  SUBJECTING A PERSON TO UNWANTED PHYSICAL CONTACT, OR ATTEMPT-
 ING TO DO THE SAME;
   (B) TO KNOWINGLY OBSTRUCT OR BLOCK  THE  PREMISES  OF  A  REPRODUCTIVE
 HEALTH CARE FACILITY, SO AS TO IMPEDE ACCESS TO OR FROM THE FACILITY, OR
 TO ATTEMPT TO DO THE SAME;
   (C)  TO  FOLLOW ANOTHER PERSON WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET OF THE PREMISES
 OF A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY;
   (D) TO ENGAGE IN A COURSE OF CONDUCT OR REPEATEDLY COMMIT ACTS  WITHIN
 ONE  HUNDRED FEET OF THE PREMISES OF A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY
 WHEN SUCH BEHAVIOR PLACES ANOTHER PERSON IN REASONABLE FEAR OF  PHYSICAL
 HARM, OR TO ATTEMPT TO DO THE SAME;
   (E)  TO PHYSICALLY DAMAGE A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY SO AS TO
 INTERFERE WITH ITS OPERATION, OR TO ATTEMPT TO DO THE SAME; OR
   (F) TO KNOWINGLY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
 CARE FACILITY, OR TO ATTEMPT TO DO THE SAME, BY ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06388-01-5
              

 A. 6462                             2
 
 BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, INTERFERING WITH,  OR  ATTEMPTING  TO  INTERFERE
 WITH (I) MEDICAL PROCEDURES BEING PERFORMED AT SUCH FACILITY OR (II) THE
 DELIVERY OF GOODS TO SUCH FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.