New York S 3285: Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services

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S03285 Summary:

BILL NOS03285B

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SAME ASSAME AS A02581-B

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §266, Pub Health L

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Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to reproductive health services available in New York state including, but not limited to: access to family planning services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS03285B

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/20/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 3285A

06/04/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

06/04/2025PRINT NUMBER 3285B

06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1967

06/13/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A2581B

&nbspA02581 AMEND=B Gonzalez-Rojas

&nbsp01/17/2025referred to health

&nbsp01/21/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp01/22/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/21/2025reported 

&nbsp05/21/2025rules report cal.206

&nbsp05/21/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.206

&nbsp05/28/2025amended on third reading (t) 2581a

&nbsp06/04/2025amended on third reading 2581b

&nbsp06/11/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/11/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp06/11/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/13/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S3285B

&nbsp06/13/20253RD READING CAL.1967

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp10/09/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp10/16/2025vetoed memo.41

&nbsp10/17/2025tabled

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3285--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GONZALEZ, FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Health -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
 Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- 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 creation of a
 women's and reproductive health services education and outreach
 program

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

 1 Section 1. Section 266 of the public health law, as added by chapter
 2 342 of the laws of 2014, subdivision 2 as added and subdivision 3 as
 3 renumbered by chapter 76 of the laws of 2020, subdivisions 4 and 5 as
 4 added by chapter 66 of the laws of 2021, and subdivision 6 as added by
 5 chapter 653 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 266. [Department website] Women's and reproductive health services
 7 education and outreach program. 1. There is hereby created within the
 8 department a women's and reproductive health services education and
 9 outreach program. The department shall conduct education and outreach
 10 for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to
 11 women's and reproductive health services available in New York state
 12 including, but not limited to: preventative care, cancer screenings,
 13 access to services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing
 14 and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and any other repro-
 15 ductive health condition or information the commissioner shall deem
 16 appropriate.
 17 2. The department shall establish and maintain an internet website for
 18 the purpose of advancing women's health initiatives. The website shall
 19 provide information and materials for the purposes of educating the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06611-06-5

 S. 3285--B 2

 1 public and raising awareness of women's health issues, p