New York A 9501: Enacts the "stop Russian aggression act"

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A09501 Summary:

BILL NOA09501 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08807

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§394-f & 394-i, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.4914-B & A.5480-C); amd §3436-a, Ins L

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Specifies that professional liability insurance insurers cannot deny coverage or increase rates solely based on legal use or prescription of certain gender-affirming care-related drugs; prescribes procedures for warrants issued in other jurisdictions for electronic data related to legally protected health activities; provides for additional procedural methods for protection of legally protected health activities.

Go to top A09501 Actions:

BILL NOA09501 

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01/07/2026referred to judiciary

01/28/2026reported referred to codes

01/28/2026reported referred to rules

01/28/2026reported 

01/28/2026rules report cal.69

01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.69

01/28/2026substituted by s8807

&nbspS08807 AMEND= KRUEGER

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.34

&nbsp01/21/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to judiciary

&nbsp01/28/2026substituted for a9501

&nbsp01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.69

&nbsp03/31/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/31/2026returned to senate

&nbsp06/05/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp06/05/2026SIGNED CHAP.128

Go to topA09501 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:14/7 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownNay

SteckAyeMikulinNay

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghAye

LunsfordAye

BergerNay

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:14/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookExcusedReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:20/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09501 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09501 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9501

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the general business law, in
 relation to procedures for protections of legally protected health
 activities

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

 1 Section 1. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 3436-a of the insurance
 2 law, subsection (b) as added and subsection (c) as amended by section 4
 3 of part LL of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 (b) Every insurer that issues or renews medical malpractice or profes-
 6 sional liability insurance covering a health care provider licensed to
 7 practice in this state shall be prohibited from refusing to issue or
 8 renew, canceling, or charging or imposing an increased premium or rate
 9 for, or excluding, limiting, restricting, or reducing coverage under a
 10 medical malpractice or professional liability insurance policy based
 11 solely upon the legal use or prescription in this state of any drug
 12 prescribed for the purpose of an abortion, including both generic and
 13 brand name drugs, that has not been approved by the food and drug admin-
 14 istration for abortion, provided, however, that such drug shall be a
 15 recognized medication for abortion in one of the following established
 16 reference compendia:
 17 (1) The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines;
 18 (2) The WHO Abortion Care Guidance; or
 19 (3) The National Academi