| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 |
referred to women's issues |
Senate Bill S8894
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Women's Issues Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D) 16th Senate District
2025-S8894 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Women's Issues
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §207, Pub Health L
2025-S8894 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8894
SPONSOR: PERSAUD
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing an
awareness campaign on the use of hormone replacement therapy in treating
the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to inform the public about hormone treatment
therapy for treating perimenopause and menopause symptoms.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. adds a new paragraph (t) to subdivision 1 of section 207 of
the public health law regarding hormone replacement therapy treatment
its availability, benefits, risks, and side effects.
Section 2. Establishes the effective date.
2025-S8894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8894
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, HARCKHAM, LIU -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's
Issues
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing an
awareness campaign on the use of hormone replacement therapy in treat-
ing the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
(T) HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PERIMENO-
PAUSE AND MENOPAUSE, ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS, AND POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS;
THE TYPES OF HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AVAILABLE INCLUDING BENEFITS,
RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS; AND CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USAGE OF
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 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.
LBD05389-02-6
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