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Senate Bill S7108
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Women's Issues Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R) 43rd Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2025-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A738
- Current Committee:
- Senate Women's Issues
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §207-b, amd §2308-a, Pub Health L; amd §§140 & 505, add §140-a, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
A8764
2019-2020: S3126, A118
2021-2022: S401, A211
2023-2024: S4264, A227
2025-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to women's health in correctional facilities; establishes a women's health education program; requires HIV and STD testing to be offered to incarcerated individuals; provides pregnant incarcerated individuals with access to prenatal vitamins as well as a specialized diet tailored to pregnancy needs
2025-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7108 SPONSOR: WEBB TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the women's health education program for correctional facilities and rights of pregnant incarcerated individuals; to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring certain testing to be offered; to amend the correction law, in relation to providing pregnant incarcerated individ- uals with access to prenatal vitamins and a specialized diet; and to require the department of health to collect data on women's health care in prisons and publish a report PURPOSE: This bill would establish a Women's Health Education program in state correctional facilities as well as take necessary steps to protect the health of incarcerated women and ensure proper prenatal care of pregnant incarcerated individuals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2025-S7108 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7108 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. WEBB, ASHBY, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the women's health education program for correctional facilities and rights of pregnant incarcerated individuals; to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring certain testing to be offered; to amend the correction law, in relation to providing pregnant incarcer- ated individuals with access to prenatal vitamins and a specialized diet; and to require the department of health to collect data on women's health care in prisons and publish a report THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 207-b to read as follows: § 207-B. WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM IN STATE AND LOCAL CORREC- TIONAL FACILITIES. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMIS- SIONER OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND THE CHAIR OF THE STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION, SHALL ESTABLISH A WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCA- TION PROGRAM IN STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL EDUCATE FACILITY MEDICAL STAFF ON THE SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS OF WOMEN, INCLUDING TRAINING ON PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL, RESPECTFUL AND INFORMED CARE OF WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2308-a of the public health law, as amended by section 38 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 1. The administrative officer or other person in charge of a clinic or other facility providing gynecological, obstetrical, genito-urological, contraceptive, sterilization or termination of pregnancy services or treatment shall require the staff of such clinic or facility to offer to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02194-01-5
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