# New York A 4677: Requires insurance coverage for lactation consultant services

New York A 4677, Requires insurance coverage for lactation consultant services, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chantel Jackson (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-03-25 (RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 4677
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires insurance coverage for lactation consultant services
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2026-03-25, RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- Sponsor: Chantel Jackson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: INSURANCE, RULES
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (339 yes, 6 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: Chantel Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Weprin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Grace Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stefani Zinerman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 142 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 138 | 6 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-25: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: 3RD READING CAL.484 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: SUBSTITUTED FOR S1670B (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: REFERRED TO INSURANCE (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-02-05: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-01-12: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4677B (House)
- 2026-01-07: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.127 (House)
- 2026-01-07: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: DIED IN SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.499 (House)
- 2025-06-09: RULES REPORT CAL.499 (House)
- 2025-06-09: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-05-16: PRINT NUMBER 4677A (House)
- 2025-05-16: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE (House)
- 2025-02-04: REFERRED TO INSURANCE (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment B, 2026-01-12: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4677B)
- Amendment A, 2025-05-16: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4677A)
- Original, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4677)

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## Sources
- [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4677B)
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4677A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A4677)

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- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A4677-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).