New York A 9175: Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase

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A09175 Summary:

BILL NOA09175 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02058

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRSimon, Rosenthal, Hooks, Cunningham, Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

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Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York offering in-person student instruction to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase.

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BILL NOA09175 

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10/17/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9175

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 October 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring institutions
 within the state university of New York and the city university of New
 York to have at least one vending machine on campus which makes emer-
 gency contraception available for purchase

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

 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
 3 22. The state university trustees shall adopt a policy for the
 4 provision of emergency contraception available for purchase through at
 5 least one vending machine, existing or new, located on each state-oper-
 6 ated institution in the state university offering in-person student
 7 instruction. The vending machine shall be located in a secure and
 8 accessible area of campus. The location of the vending machine shall be
 9 included on the institution's website.
 10 (a) Emergency contraception made available through each vending
 11 machine shall satisfy, at a minimum, all of the following requirements:
 12 (i) The emergency contraception shall be sold only in the manufactur-
 13 er's clearly labeled, original, unbroken, tamper-proof, and expiration-
 14 dated packaging.
 15 (ii) The emergency contraception may not be older than the manufactur-
 16 er's expiration date.
 17 (iii) The emergency contraception shall be stored in accordance with
 18 manufacturer recommendations.
 19 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "emergency contra-
 20 ception" means over-the-counter medication to be self-administered that
 21 is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration that can signif-
 22 icantly reduce the risk of pregnancy if taken within seventy-two hours
 23 after unprotected sexual intercourse.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01857-01-5

 A. 9175 2

 1 § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
 3 24. The board of trustees shall adopt a policy requiring the provision
 4 of emergency contraception available for purchase through at least one
 5 vending machine, existing or new, located on each institution of the
 6 city university of New York offering in-person student instruction. The
 7 vending machine shall be located in a secure and accessible area of
 8 campus. The location of the vending machine shall be included on the
 9 institution's website.
 10 (a) Emergency contraception made available through each vending
 11 machine shall satisfy, at a minimum, all of the following requirements:
 12 (i) The emergency contraception shall be sold only in the manufactur-
 13 er's clearly labeled, original, unbroken, tamper-proof, and expiration-
 14 dated packaging.
 15 (ii) The emergency contraception may not be older than the manufactur-
 16 er's expiration date.
 17 (iii) The emergency contraception shall be stored in accordance with
 18 manufacturer recommendations.
 19 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "emergency contra-
 20 ception" means over-the-counter medication to be self-administered that
 21 is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration that can signif-
 22 icantly reduce the risk of pregnancy if taken within s