Relates to procedures for protections of legally protected health activities

Summary

Specifies that professional liability insurance insurers cannot deny coverage or increase rates solely based on legal use or prescription of certain gender-affirming care-related drugs; prescribes procedures for warrants issued in other jurisdictions for electronic data related to legally protected health activities; provides for additional procedural methods for protection of legally protected health activities.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Insurance Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This chapter amendment clarifies provisions of L.2025, c.694.

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

Where it stands

Signed into law.

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

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Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateJan 21, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (35)Voted no (21)Voted present (0)Absent (5)

  See member positions for the vote on Jan 21, 2026 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Rules

  Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (13)Voted no (7)Voted present (0)Absent (0)

  See member positions for the vote on Jan 12, 2026 (Committee vote · Rules)

Full history

1. Jun 5, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

   NY Senate

2. Jun 5, 2026

   Signed

   SIGNED CHAP.128

   NY Senate

3. Mar 31, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED ASSEMBLY

   NY Assembly

4. Mar 31, 2026

   Returned to Senate

   RETURNED TO SENATE

   NY Assembly

5. Jan 28, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

   NY Assembly

Read the record

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