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Assembly Bill A928A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides funding for abortion services and travel-related expenses not covered by the military for certain New York state residents

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2025-A928 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1571
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2599-bb-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7883, S7612

2025-A928 - Summary

Provides funding for abortion services and travel-related expenses not covered by the military for active duty members of the armed forces of the United States, or their spouses or dependents, who are New York state residents.

2025-A928 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    928
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to expanding  Medi-
   caid coverage to include abortion services and travel-related expenses
   uncovered by the military for certain New York state residents

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (nn) to read as follows:
   (NN)   ABORTION   SERVICES,   INCLUDING  SURGICAL  AND  PHARMACEUTICAL
 ABORTIONS, AND ANY NECESSARY TRAVEL-RELATED EXPENSES INCURRED TO RECEIVE
 SUCH SERVICES DUE TO THE RECIPIENT OF SUCH SERVICES BEING LOCATED WITHIN
 ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY WHERE SUCH SERVICES COULD NOT LEGALLY
 BE OBTAINED, WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHER INSURANCE OR  THE  ARMED
 FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, WHEN:
   (I) SUCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED,
 CERTIFIED,  OR AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING
 WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER'S LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE; AND
   (II) SUCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO  IS  AN
 ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR WHO IS A
 SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF SUCH MEMBER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00701-01-5

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2025-A928A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1571
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2599-bb-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7883, S7612

2025-A928A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides funding for abortion services and travel-related expenses not covered by the military for active duty members of the armed forces of the United States, or their spouses or dependents, who are New York state residents.

2025-A928A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  928--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health  law, in relation to funding for
   abortion services and travel-related expenses for New York state resi-
   dents that are active duty members of the armed forces of  the  United
   States, or the spouse or dependent of such member
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2599-bb-1 of the public health law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) FUNDING ABORTION SERVICES, INCLUDING SURGICAL  AND  PHARMACEUTICAL
 ABORTIONS, AND ANY NECESSARY TRAVEL-RELATED EXPENSES INCURRED BY A RESI-
 DENT  OF  THE  STATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF
 THE UNITED STATES, OR WHO IS A SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF SUCH MEMBER,  WHEN
 SUCH  PERSON  IS  LOCATED  WITHIN ANOTHER STATE OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND
 WHERE SUCH SERVICES COULD NOT LEGALLY BE OBTAINED, WHICH ARE NOT COVERED
 BY ANY OTHER INSURANCE OR THE ARMED FORCES OF  THE  UNITED  STATES,  AND
 WHEN  SUCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED,
 CERTIFIED, OR AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW,  ACTING
 WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER'S LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00701-02-5

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