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Senate bill · S8543 (2025-26)

Directs the department of health to establish and maintain a menopause informational and resource webpage on the department website

PassedLatest action Jun 2, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A9304, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A9304, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor

Lea Webb

State Senator, District 52 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Directs the department of health to establish and maintain a menopause informational and resource webpage on the department website.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Health Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 22, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This legislation will direct the Department of Health to establish and maintain an informational and resource webpage specifically in relation to perimenopause, menopause, and related conditions.

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

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate, Women's Issues · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

James Sanders Jr., Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas and 1 more on Agora

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The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

It is estimated that 6,000 people enter menopause every single day, which typically occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. In New York, there are over a million women who fall within the menopause age range. According to the World Health Organization, those experiencing menopau- sal or symptoms of menopause often don't seek support or discuss their experience due to prevailing stigmas around this natural transition. In order to help close the resource gap and bring more reliable information to seeking support, this bill would direct the Department of Health to create a dedicated informational page on Menopause stages, symptoms, and related resources, similar to pages that already exist for pregnancy and other significant health conditions. This legislation would ensure people experiencing menopause have a convenient and reliable public resource to rely upon.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 2, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A9304, the matching Assembly bill.

    (61) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Women's Issues

    Senate Women's IssuesMay 21, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.1320

    3RD READING CAL.1320

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 2, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY A9304

    NY Senate

  4. May 27, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 26, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)
  1. May 21, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1320

    1ST REPORT CAL.1320

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 27, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  3. Apr 27, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. Apr 27, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 23, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading CAL.369

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.369

    NY Assembly

  6. Apr 21, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  7. Feb 4, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  8. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  9. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  10. Dec 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  11. Oct 22, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate