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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A06382 Relates to the use in evidence of the fact of possession or presence on the premises of condoms and other sexual and reproductive health devices.

Direction

Abortion otherAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 70%

Prohibits using possession of condoms or other reproductive/sexual health devices (including emergency contraception and other contraceptives) as evidence in certain civil, criminal or administrative proceedings related to prostitution or sex trafficking offenses, so less use of such evidence in sex

The fact of possession of a condom or other reproductive or sexual health device may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding pursuant to subdivision one of section twelve and article ten of the multiple dwelling law, sections twelve-a and twenty-three hundred twenty of the public health law, section two hundred thirty-one of the real property law or subdivision five of section seven hundred eleven and section seven hundred fifteen of the real property actions and proceedings law, or by any law, local law or ordinance of a political subdivision of this state, or by any

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Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: referred to codes
Filed
2025-03-04
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
Latrice Walker D + 7 cosponsors (7 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill bars use of possession or presence of condoms and a wide range of contraceptives/reproductive-health devices (including emergency contraception) as evidence in prostitution, sex-trafficking and related civil/criminal proceedings. This is an abortion topic only because the definition explicitly lists contraceptives and emergency contraception; the core subject is decriminalization of evidence used against sex workers. No provisions address gestational limits, medication abortion, funding, personhood, travel shields or other listed abortion subtopics. No provisions address firearms,

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07Areferred to codes
2025-03-04Areferred to codes