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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S05981 Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program to provide funding to providers whose primary function is to facilitate access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services and information for low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals and provide support to providers to facilitate access to care, fund uncompensated care, and support community awareness of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services across New York state.

Direction

Abortion funding insuranceAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 80%

Creates a state program to fund providers facilitating access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services (including abortion) for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals, increasing public funding for such services.

The department shall establish a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program. Such program shall provide funding to providers whose primary function is to facilitate access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services and information for low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals.

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Abortion otherAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 70%

Establishes and funds a broad program for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care and information, including community awareness and support for providers, which encompasses but is not limited to abortion-related services.

"Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care" shall mean a range of health care services and information that positively supports an individual's state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to all aspects of sexuality and reproduction.

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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 ways and means
Filed
2025-03-04
Committee
Ways and Means
Sponsor
Nathalia Fernandez D + 1 cosponsor (1 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates and mandates increasing funding for a state program supporting providers of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care (a term that includes abortion) for underserved populations, directly expanding access and funding in this area with no countervailing restrictions.

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Hearings and calendar

Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2025-05-13SSenate Health Committee Vote10-3Passed
2026-01-27SSenate Health Committee Vote10-4Passed
2026-01-27SSenate Rules Committee Vote14-6Passed
2026-01-27SSenate Floor Vote - Final Passage39-19Passed
2026-01-27SSenate Rules Committee Vote14-6Passed

Sponsors

Text versions

History (8 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-27Areferred to ways and means
2026-01-27SDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-01-27SPASSED SENATE
2026-01-27SORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.145
2026-01-27SREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO HEALTH
2025-05-13SREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2025-03-04SREFERRED TO HEALTH