# New York S 4914: Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state; repealer New York S 4914, Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state; repealer, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.71) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4914-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 4914 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state; repealer - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.71 - Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CODES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (136 yes, 71 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New York courts protect covered care: benefit, medium. New York law governs cases heard in New York about protected health activity, despite conflicting laws or legal rules. Courts cannot admit evidence of someone's protected activity to show wrongdoing merely because they took part. An exception covers injury or contract claims brought by the patient… - Patients and providers gain arrest protections: benefit, medium. New York police cannot arrest anyone for health activity that meets the law's protected-activity definition, wherever it occurred. Unless federal law requires otherwise, the governor cannot recognize an extradition demand based partly or entirely on protected activity. An exception requires the dem… - People targeted over care can sue: benefit, medium. People can bring unlawful-interference claims when protected health activity leads to lawsuits, criminal charges, or an action alleging that activity. The covered proceedings include courts in the United States and its territories. Successful claimants can recover compensation, costs, lawyers' fees… - Health professionals gain license discipline protections: benefit, medium. New York cannot deny professional licensing solely because another jurisdiction disciplined an applicant for protected health activity. Denial remains allowed if that conduct counts as professional misconduct in New York. Protected activity within a practitioner's lawful work scope cannot alone jus… - Protections cover patients and care helpers: benefit, medium. Protected activity includes reproductive and gender-affirming care, telehealth, self-care, counseling, referrals, prescriptions, and related help. The activity must follow New York law. Receiving or seeking care is covered regardless of the patient's location. Providers must be New York-licensed an… - Lawyers gain protections for care advice: benefit, low. New York cannot remove or discipline its licensed lawyers solely for covered reproductive or gender-affirming care advice or representation. This includes advising clients or prospective clients about care that creates liability under another jurisdiction's laws. The protection includes covered tel… - Patients gain shields against outside subpoenas: benefit, low. New York courts, clerks, and lawyers generally cannot issue subpoenas for outside proceedings about protected health activity. Courts also cannot order help with depositions for those proceedings. Exceptions cover injury or contract cases brought by patients or their legal representatives and simil… - Providers gain protection against insurance retaliation: benefit, low. Insurers issuing or renewing malpractice or professional liability coverage cannot penalize New York-licensed providers solely for protected health activity. This includes prescribing abortion medication by telehealth to patients outside New York. Insurers can still take action for other reasons. - Government limits help with outside investigations: benefit, low. New York government workers, agencies, and their agents generally cannot help outside investigations seeking consequences for protected health activity. This applies wherever the protected activity occurred. Narrow exceptions allow strictly necessary public-health sharing, certain valid subpoenas o… - False discovery statements trigger $15,000 penalties: cost, low. Submitting a false sworn statement for an outside subpoena or deposition request subjects the filer to New York court authority. Courts must impose $15,000 per violation when the false statement was intentional, knowing, willful, or reckless. The Attorney General can sue for damages or penalties. T… - More care privacy, stricter disclosure rules: mixed, medium. Covered New York people and entities generally cannot share protected-care information in response to outside civil, criminal, or regulatory requests. Requests need a sworn statement denying a purpose of imposing legal consequences for protected activity, or identifying a legal exception. Recipient… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jabari Brisport (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Liu (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: José M. Serrano (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 94 | 50 | | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 37 | 20 | | | 2025-05-13 | committee | Children And Families Committee Vote | pass | 5 | 1 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.71 (Senate) - 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.694 (Senate) - 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-06-16: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-05-29: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.321 (House) - 2025-05-29: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5480C (House) - 2025-05-22: REFERRED TO CODES (House) - 2025-05-22: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-05-22: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-05-19: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4914B (Senate) - 2025-05-15: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate) - 2025-05-14: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: 1ST REPORT CAL.1005 (Senate) - 2025-05-05: PRINT NUMBER 4914A (Senate) - 2025-05-05: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Senate) - 2025-02-14: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-05-19: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4914B) - Amendment A, 2025-05-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4914A) - Original, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4914) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4914B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4914A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4914) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [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) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4914-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).