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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A05319 Expands the definition of "family leave" to include persons recovering from a pregnancy loss.

Direction

Abortion otherAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 80%

Expands family leave benefits to cover recovery from pregnancy loss at or after 20 weeks gestation, increasing support for those experiencing such losses.

to recover from a pregnancy loss at or after twenty weeks of gestation if the employee who experienced such pregnancy loss would have been eligible to take family leave benefits under paragraph (b) of this subdivision but is deemed ineligible for family leave benefits under such paragraph as a result of such pregnancy loss

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Abortion exceptionsAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 70%

Adds pregnancy loss at or after 20 weeks as a qualifying event for family leave, providing benefits in cases of late miscarriage or stillbirth that would otherwise not qualify under bonding provisions.

to recover from a pregnancy loss at or after twenty weeks of gestation if the employee who experienced such pregnancy loss would have been eligible to take family leave benefits under paragraph (b) of this subdivision but is deemed ineligible for family leave benefits under such paragraph as a result of such pregnancy loss

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-05-28: print number 5319c
Filed
2025-02-13
Committee
Labor
Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato D + 3 cosponsors (3 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the definition of "family leave" in workers' compensation law to explicitly include recovery from pregnancy loss at or after 20 weeks gestation, treating it as an eligible event for benefits. This falls under abortion topics due to the direct connection to pregnancy termination/loss and gestational timing, with no provisions on other listed topics like firearms, transgender issues, or immigration.

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History (8 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-05-28Aprint number 5319c
2026-05-28Aamend (t) and recommit to labor
2026-03-10Aprint number 5319b
2026-03-10Aamend (t) and recommit to labor
2026-01-07Areferred to labor
2025-03-19Aprint number 5319a
2025-03-19Aamend (t) and recommit to labor
2025-02-13Areferred to labor