2023-2024 session: change session
Health bills
Bills on health care, insurance coverage of treatments, hospitals, public health, mental health, addiction services, aging, disability services, social services and child welfare. It spans more committees than any other topic on this site.
Highest impact
Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score
Protect Health Service Providers
This bill expands legal protections for providers and facilitators of reproductive health services in New York, shielding them from out-of-state legal actions and investigations.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawTackle Health Care Disparities
This bill allows and supports collaborative healthcare programs to address disparities in access, treatment, and outcomes among underserved populations in New York.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawBan Medical Debt Credit Reporting
This bill prohibits medical debt from being reported to consumer reporting agencies or included in consumer credit reports in New York.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Child Care Benefits
This bill expands and clarifies eligibility and duration for child care assistance benefits, allowing up to 24 months of support for qualifying families.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawExpand Ambulance Medicaid Coverage
This bill allows Medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services that provide treatment at the scene or transport patients to alternative health care settings instead of hospitals.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawStop Testing Pregnant People
This bill prohibits drug, cannabis, or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns without informed consent, except in emergencies.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Require Notice Before Hospital Closures
This bill requires hospitals to provide public notice and hold community engagement forums before closing or reducing key services or units.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Fund Violence Prevention Programs
This bill requires Medicaid coverage and certification standards for community violence prevention services provided by qualified professionals in New York.
Impact 8 · Significant·Companion signed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeCompanion signedAutomatically Enroll Low-Income Households
This bill requires New York to create an automated system to identify and enroll eligible households in utility energy affordability programs.
Impact 8 · Significant·Companion signed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeCompanion signedExpand Child Care Assistance
This bill requires social services districts to provide full-time child care assistance regardless of parents’ work or activity hours.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
Stop Testing Pregnant People
This bill prohibits drug, cannabis, or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns without informed consent, except in emergencies.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Require Notice Before Hospital Closures
This bill requires hospitals to provide public notice and hold community engagement forums before closing or reducing key services or units.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Expand Child Care Assistance
This bill requires social services districts to provide full-time child care assistance regardless of parents’ work or activity hours.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Stop Hospitals Blocking Care
This bill prohibits hospitals from interfering with health care providers giving medically accurate information or essential care, especially for pregnancy complications.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Ban Toxins in Period Products
This bill bans certain harmful chemicals from being intentionally added to menstrual products sold or distributed in New York State.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Expand Child Care Hours
This bill requires social services districts to provide full-time child care assistance regardless of parents’ work or activity hours.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Protect Kids During Police Questioning
This bill requires that minors in police custody consult with legal counsel before any interrogation, strengthening protections during custodial questioning.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Medicaid Covers Dental Implants
This bill requires Medicaid in New York to cover dental implants, crowns, root canals, and related dental procedures as medically necessary care.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%
Recently signed or vetoed
New Care Homes for Fragile Seniors
This bill creates a demonstration program for advanced residential health care facilities specifically serving aging adults with medical fragility.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawTrack Disabilities in Foster Care
This bill requires foster care records to note developmental disabilities and mandates a study on foster children with such disabilities.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawHelp Foster Youth Transition
The Safe Landings Act ensures that youth leaving foster care can enforce court-ordered services after discharge and have legal representation.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawAdoption Subsidies for Special Needs
This bill strengthens oversight and clarifies conditions for adoption subsidies in New York, including annual certification and payment redirections.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawTrain Doctors on Drug Disorders
This bill requires New York to create an educational program for healthcare providers on screening, treating, and reducing stigma for drug-induced movement disorders.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact5/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawUpdate Child Abuse Notifications
This bill updates notice requirements for respondents in child abuse and neglect cases, clarifying information about state register records and sealing procedures.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawAsk About Disability Needs
This bill requires New York hospitals to ask patients if they need disability accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act during intake.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawLet Therapists Bill Medicaid
This bill allows licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services in New York State.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Vetoed
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeVetoed