New York A 8841: Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

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A08841 Summary:

BILL NOA08841A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07924-A

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRKelles, Gallagher, Dinowitz, Hevesi, Simone, Wright, Simon, Valdez, Lee, Shrestha, Rosenthal,
 Mitaynes, Carroll R, Seawright, Forrest, Glick, Reyes, Moreno, Rivera, Bronson, Otis, Shimsky

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 2 Title 2-F §244-a, Pub Health L

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Establishes a gender-affirming care access program to provide support and increase access to gender-affirming care including certain medical and surgical care.

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BILL NOA08841A

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06/09/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

03/06/2026amend (t) and recommit to health

03/06/2026print number 8841a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8841--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, KELLES, GALLAGHER, DINOWITZ,
 HEVESI, SIMONE, WRIGHT, SIMON, VALDEZ, LEE -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health
 in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the gender-affirm-
 ing care access program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Title 2-F of article 2 of the public health law is amended
 2 by adding a new section 244-a to read as follows:
 3 § 244-a. Gender-affirming care access program. 1. As used in this
 4 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Gender expansive" shall mean a transgender, non-binary, gender
 6 non-conforming, intersex individuals, or other individuals who have a
 7 gender identity or expression that is different from the sex assigned to
 8 them at birth.
 9 (b) "Gender-affirming care" shall mean and include any type of care
 10 provided to an individual to affirm their gender identity or gender
 11 expression including, but not limited to, care an individual provides to
 12 themself; provided that surgical interventions on minors with variations
 13 in their sex characteristics that are not sought and initiated by the
 14 individual patient are not gender-affirming care.
 15 (c) "Program" shall mean the gender-affirming care access program
 16 established pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
 17 2. The commissioner shall establish a gender-affirming care access
 18 program. The program shall provide funding to gender-affirming care
 19 providers and non-profit organizations that provide or facilitate access
 20 to gender-affirming care. The program shall be designed to provide
 21 support to gender-affirming care providers and non-profit organizations

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11750-06-6

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 1 to increase access to care, fund uncompensated care, and to address the
 2 support needs of individuals accessing gender-affirming care. The
 3 commissioner shall consult a range of experts including, but not limited
 4 to gender expansive individuals, individuals and entities providing
 5 gender-affirming care, gender-affirming funds and other organizations
 6 work to advance access to gender-affirming care, to ensure the gender-
 7 affirming care program structure and expenditures reflect the needs of
 8 gender-affirming care providers and patients. Funding used to support
 9 this program shall be subject to appropriation.
 10 3. The commissioner shall distribute grant funds made available for
 11 expenditure under this section. In determining funding for applicants
 12 under the grant program, the commissioner shall consider the following
 13 criteria and goals:
 14 (a) Increasing access to care by growing the capacity of gender-af-
 15 firming care providers to meet present and future care needs. Grant
 16 funds may be awarded to support the recruitment and retention of staff,
 17 staff training, the establishment of new or renovation of existin