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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A06462 Requires that there be a one hundred foot buffer zone around abortion clinics to avoid harassment of patients.

Direction

Abortion provider clinic regulationAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Creates a 100-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics and prohibits various forms of harassment and interference within that zone, making it harder to protest or obstruct access to abortion services.

Every reproductive health care facility offering abortion care shall maintain a one hundred foot buffer zone around any entrance to such clinic to allow patients to enter such clinics without harassment.

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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
2026-01-07: referred to health
Filed
2025-03-05
Committee
Health
Sponsor
Amanda Septimo D + 2 cosponsors (2 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new section to public health law mandating 100-foot buffer zones around abortion clinics and defining prohibited harassment and interference activities within them, which regulates clinic operations and access in a manner that expands legal access to abortion by reducing obstructions.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07Areferred to health
2025-03-05Areferred to health