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New YorkS 87572025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Relates to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or fetal death

Sponsored By: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

RULESHEALTH

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Families pay no fees for pregnancy-loss certificates

New York's state and city health departments cannot charge fees to issue covered stillbirth certificates under Public Health Law §4160-a. Local registrars cannot charge fees to issue pregnancy-loss certificates under the same public health article. The law also repeals §4160, subdivision 6; the provided text does not describe its former content. The law's start date and implementation match the referenced 2025 reform in S. 1807-A and A. 2311-A. The provided text does not give the exact start date.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Nathalia Fernandez

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 218 • No: 0

House vote • 1/21/2026

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 139 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/13/2026

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 59 • No: 0

committee vote • 1/12/2026

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.41

    2/13/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    2/13/2026Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    1/21/2026House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    1/21/2026House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.49

    1/21/2026House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A9485

    1/21/2026House

  7. REFERRED TO HEALTH

    1/13/2026House

  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    1/13/2026Senate

  9. PASSED SENATE

    1/13/2026Senate

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.13

    1/12/2026Senate

  11. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/8/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/8/2026

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