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NY S08713

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Hinchey

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "reproductive health services" to include all medical, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, mental health, and preventative services relating to the human reproductive system, including telehealth services, assisted reproduction, contraception, miscarriage management, and self-managed pregnancy terminations

  • Creates new definition of "legally protected health activity" covering the exercise of reproductive health rights, provision of reproductive health services by licensed providers physically present in New York, and acts to aid or encourage others in accessing such services regardless of the patient's location

  • Increases penalty for criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony

  • Increases penalty for criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first degree from a class E felony to a class D felony

  • Increases penalty for aggravated interference with health care services in the second degree from a class E felony to a class D felony

Legislative Description

Relates to the definition of "reproductive health services" for purposes of the offense of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the second degree; defines "legally protected health activity"; increases the penalties for the criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first and second degrees, and for aggravated interference with health care services in the second degree.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes1/7/2026

Full Bill Text

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