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NY A09276

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Linda Rosenthal

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the Commissioner of Health to establish and maintain a state stockpile of mifepristone and misoprostol in quantities necessary to ensure continued access to these reproductive care medications

  • Mandates inventory management procedures including restocking mifepristone at least every five years and misoprostol at least every two years, with provisions for exchanging expiring doses with suppliers at no additional cost

  • Makes stockpile medications available to reproductive health service providers, including emergency room providers and those receiving funding under the reproductive freedom and equity grant program

  • Requires providers receiving drugs from the state stockpile to dispense them at no cost to patients, with distribution limited to qualified, licensed prescribers intending the drugs be used within New York

  • If federal approval for mifepristone or misoprostol is withdrawn, the commissioner must review the impact and report recommendations to the governor and legislature within 30 days for ensuring continued lawful access

Legislative Description

Establishes the "safeguarding reproductive care act" under which a stockpile of mifepristone and misoprostol is maintained and managed to ensure continued access to reproductive care medications within the state.

Last Action

referred to health

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Health11/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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