A 2581 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services

Summary

Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to reproductive health services available in New York state including, but not limited to: access to family planning services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections; makes related provisions.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Vetoed

Oct 2025

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Vetoed Oct 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

A2581A → A2581B · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version adds new reproductive health services to the list of preventative services that must be covered without cost sharing under the Women's and Reproductive Health Services Education and Outreach Program. The changes expand the scope of covered services to include counseling for reproductive health services, access to reproductive health services via telehealth, and resources for locating clinics that provide these services.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional reproductive health services beyond the original list of preventative services.

REQUIREMENT

Added three new preventative services to the list of covered services: available counseling for reproductive health services, access to reproductive health services and counseling via telehealth, and resources for locating clinics that provide reproductive health services and counseling.

TECHNICAL

Removed a line containing an old numbering reference that was part of the previous version's formatting.

Updated bill tracking information including bill number (A2581-A to A2581-B), committee referral details, and page numbering in the explanatory section.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2025 · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

How they voted

50–9

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 13, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

12 Yea 9 Nay 1

54% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Oct 17, 2025

Amended

TABLED

lower

Oct 16, 2025

Vetoed

VETOED MEMO.41

lower

Jun 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2581B

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2581A

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors