Provides that the commissioner of education may promulgate rules and regulations for a health education curriculum to include menstrual disorders

Latest action Feb 25, 2026

Provides that the commissioner of education may promulgate rules and regulations for a health education curriculum to include menstrual disorders, including but not limited to, endometriosis.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7557, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Education Law.

Committee

Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Education · New York State Senate, Women's Issues · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to increase awareness and education about menstrual disorders, particularly endometriosis, which impacts roughly 1 in 10 women.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 25, 2026Result: passed
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues
Senate Women's IssuesJan 29, 2026Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 6, 2025Result: passed
(53) (0) (0) (10)
Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues
Senate Women's IssuesMay 12, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Chris Burdick, Demond Meeks and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Monica Martinez says this is needed

The purpose of this bill is to increase awareness for endometriosis and other menstrual disorders impacting women which are often overlooked. Endometriosis is a condition that causes extra tissue growth around the uterus and often leads to infertility, impacting roughly 1 in 10 women in Americas(1). However, despite the large number of people impacted by this disorder, it often gets overlooked or misdiagnosed by medical professionals and the average time to diagnosis is 7-10 years (2). Many are unaware endometriosis exists. This bill aims to increase awareness by giving the Commissioner of Education the power to create health curriculum instruction covering menstrual disorders and provides general guidance on what curriculum should include, like the importance of menstrual health.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Feb 25, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Feb 4, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 3, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jan 29, 2026
1ST Report CAL.207
1ST REPORT CAL.207
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Assembly
May 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1004
1ST REPORT CAL.1004
NY Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Mar 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 3, 2026. About our data

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