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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S01438 Establishes the New York state abortion clinical training program within the department of health for the purpose of training health care practitioners in the performance of abortion and related reproductive health care services; requires the commissioner of health to submit a report to the governor and the legislature.

Direction

Abortion provider clinic regulationAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Establishes a state-funded clinical training program, curriculum, grants and sites for training more health care practitioners to perform abortions and related services, increasing the supply of trained providers.

There is hereby established within the department the New York state abortion clinical training program for the purpose of training health care practitioners in the performance of abortion and related reproductive health care services.

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Abortion medication abortionAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 80%

Requires the training curriculum to cover medication abortion (as well as procedural abortion and other services), expanding provider training in this method.

(viii) medication abortion;

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Abortion otherAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 85%

Creates a dedicated state program with grants, consultant support, prioritization for underserved areas, and annual reporting to expand abortion training capacity statewide.

It is the purpose of this article to create new training opportunities for New York health care practitioners in the delivery of abortion care through such a program, thereby protecting every individual's right to health, privacy and equality.

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

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-27: referred to health
Filed
2025-01-09
Committee
Health
Sponsor
Liz Krueger D + 16 cosponsors (16 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new state abortion clinical training program, adopts a curriculum covering medication and procedural abortion plus related services, funds training sites and grants, prioritizes underserved areas, and requires reporting; all provisions expand access to abortion services by increasing the number of trained providers.

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Hearings and calendar

Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2025-01-21SSenate Floor Vote - Final Passage40-19Passed
2025-01-21SSenate Health Committee Vote10-4Passed
2025-01-21SSenate Rules Committee Vote13-6Passed
2025-03-10SSenate Floor Vote - Final Passage39-22Passed
2026-01-12SSenate Rules Committee Vote13-7Passed
2026-01-27SSenate Health Committee Vote10-4Passed
2026-01-27SSenate Rules Committee Vote13-7Passed
2026-01-27SSenate Floor Vote - Final Passage36-22Passed

Sponsors

Text versions

History (21 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-27Areferred to health
2026-01-27SDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-01-27SPASSED SENATE
2026-01-27SORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.139
2026-01-27SREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO HEALTH
2026-01-07Areturned to senate
2026-01-07Adied in assembly
2025-03-10Areferred to health
2025-03-10SRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-03-10SREPASSED SENATE
2025-02-24SAMENDED ON THIRD READING 1438A
2025-02-24SVOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
2025-02-24Areturned to senate
2025-02-24SRECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
2025-01-21Areferred to health
2025-01-21SDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-01-21SPASSED SENATE
2025-01-21SORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.102
2025-01-21SREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2025-01-09SREFERRED TO HEALTH