Senate Bill S1978

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of state funds for non-residents seeking an abortion or related procedures

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S1978 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S9490
2023-2024: S4904

2025-S1978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of state funds for non-residents seeking an abortion or any other procedure that results in the intentional termination of a pregnancy at any stage of gestation.

2025-S1978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1978
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MURRAY, ASHBY, BORRELLO, RHOADS, TEDISCO, WEIK --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the
   use of state funds for non-residents seeking an  abortion  or  related
   procedures

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8 of the state finance law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY
 OTHER LAW, NO CLAIM SHALL BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT NOR SHALL ANY PAYMENT
 BE MADE BY THE COMPTROLLER OR BY ANY STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY  TO  ANY
 NON-RESIDENT  OR  ON  BEHALF  OF SUCH NON-RESIDENT WHERE SUCH PAYMENT IS
 INTENDED FOR THE PROVISION OF AN ABORTION OR ANY OTHER RELATED PROCEDURE
 OR AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ABORTION OR OTHER  RELATED
 PROCEDURE.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RELATED PROCEDURE" SHALL
 MEAN ANY PROCEDURE THAT RESULTS IN  THE  INTENTIONAL  TERMINATION  OF  A
 PREGNANCY AT ANY STAGE OF GESTATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04605-01-5

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