What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
History
- Signed chap.342
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.804
- Substituted for A4465A
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.203
Show 9 earlier actions
- Referred to health
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.559
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to health
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Directs the department of health to establish an internet website to advance women's health initiatives
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Sandy Galef
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3817
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a women's health website
Purpose
Directs the Department of Health (DOH) to establish an internet website to advance women's health initiatives and promote the expansion of covered preventative services pursuant to federal law.
Summary of provisions
Section one creates a new title under which the DOH shall establish and maintain an internet website for the purpose of advancing women's health initiatives. Information shall be provided for the purposes of educating the public and raising awareness of women's health issues. Information and links to useful resources shall be provided to encourage use of services now made more widely available to women in the state of New York. The website shall also include information detailing the 22 preventative services now covered pursuant to federal law and regulations. This section also requires the DOH to consider making use of social media networks for the purposes of further advancing women's health initiatives.
Justification
The Affordable Care Act makes several changes to public programs, insurance and other aspects of health policy that affect women's health. In 2010, provisions took effect on the federal level and were implemented into state law which expand coverage of certain preventative measures for women's health. The establishment of an up-to-date website would greatly assist women in understanding these and other changes as they take effect.
Further, the website should provide timely information on health issues of importance to women. The availability of such educational materials and resources will help raise awareness among women. The federal government provides a website (http://www.womenshealth.gov/) for similar purposes. New Yorker's should have access to a similar site specific to New York. When considering the policy options to improve the health of women, one suggestion presented by the National Conference of State Legislatures was to support policies that effectively use alternative media (i.e. social networking) for the purposes of promoting and communicating with women.
Legislative history
2012: S.7330 (similar) passed Senate.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.