Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues
Senate Women's IssuesApr 29, 2025Result: passed
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Sponsor · State Senator, District 30 · Democratic
Senate bill · S6499 (2025-26)
Provides for coverage of primary and preventative obstetric and gynecological care
Latest action Jan 7, 2026
Summary
Provides for coverage of primary and preventative obstetric and gynecological care.
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
New York State Senate
Amends the Insurance Law.
Committee
Women's Issues · New York State Senate
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
This bill would require insurance coverage for annual cervical cytology screening for cervical cancer without cost sharing and would require insurance coverage for treatment of osteoporosis.
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Recorded votes
The sponsor's argument
Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed
An annual screening for cervical cancer is essential to ensure prompt treatment of cancer. The current law provides for coverage for these screenings, but authorizes deductibles and coinsurance. The costs asso- ciated with an annual examination results in cases of cervical. cancer not being diagnosed until a later stage, which lowers the rate for successful treatment while increasing the costs associated with such treatment. By eliminating the cost-sharing component of an annual cervi- cal cytology screening, the bill would encourage women to undertake annual screenings. The current law also provides for coverage for bone marrow density meas- urements and other test for the detection of osteoporosis. The bill makes it clear that such policies would also be required to provide coverage for the treatment of osteoporosis.
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
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
NY Senate
- Apr 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INSURANCE
NY Senate
- Mar 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
NY Senate
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