Assembly Bill A1485

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the promulgation of regulations relating to the commercial trade of human reproductive processes involving semen donation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A1485 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4365, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5739

2025-A1485 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the promulgation of regulations relating to the commercial trade of human reproductive processes involving semen donation; limits the number of live births from a single semen donor.

2025-A1485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1485
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   promulgation  of regulations relating to the commercial trade of human
   reproductive processes and limiting the number of live births  from  a
   single semen donor

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4365 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE TRANSPLANT COUNCIL,
 SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS ON THE COMMERCIAL TRADE OF HUMAN  REPRODUC-
 TIVE PROCESSES INVOLVING SEMEN DONATION. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  GOVERNING  LIMITS  ON  THE  NUMBER  OF LIVE BIRTHS CONCEIVED BY A
 SINGLE DONOR, WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN LIVE BIRTHS; AND
   (B) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRAL TRACKING REGISTRY  OF  SEMEN  DONOR
 INFORMATION,    AS    REPORTED    BY    REPRODUCTIVE    TISSUE    BANKS,
 INSEMINATION/IMPLANTATION SITES AND SEMEN PROCESSING FACILITIES  IN  THE
 STATE.   SUCH REGISTRY SHALL PROVIDE A MEANS FOR GATHERING AND MAINTAIN-
 ING ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE:
   (I) NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS CONCEIVED FROM A SINGLE DONOR;
   (II) HEALTH INFORMATION OF THE DONOR AT THE TIME OF THE DONATION; AND
   (III) OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   IN ADDITION, REGULATIONS SHALL MAINTAIN THE ANONYMITY OF THE DONOR AND
 THE OFFSPRING AND GOVERN ACCESS TO INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY THE  REGIS-
 TRY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04315-01-5

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