# New York A 2581: Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services

New York A 2581, Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2025-10-17 (TABLED) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 2581
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-10-17, TABLED
- Sponsor: Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: HEALTH, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (148 yes, 57 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Didi Barrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry B. Bronson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harvey Epstein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Lunsford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karines Reyes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kwani O'Pharrow (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larinda Hooks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nader Sayegh (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert C. Carroll (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Kim (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Clark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Otis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 50 | 9 |   |
| 2025-06-11 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 98 | 48 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-10-17: TABLED (House)
- 2025-10-16: VETOED MEMO.41 (House)
- 2025-10-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: 3RD READING CAL.1967 (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR S3285B (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-04: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2581B (House)
- 2025-05-28: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2581A (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.206 (House)
- 2025-05-21: RULES REPORT CAL.206 (House)
- 2025-05-21: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-01-22: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-01-21: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-01-17: REFERRED TO HEALTH (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment B, 2025-06-04: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2581B)
- Amendment A, 2025-05-28: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2581A)
- Original, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2581)

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## Sources
- [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2581B)
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2581A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2581)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A2581-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).