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A 2698: Establishes an awareness campaign on the use of hormone replacement therapy in treating the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified July 2, 2025

What A 2698 does, verified July 2, 2025

The proposed law aims to establish an awareness campaign on the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in treating perimenopause and menopause symptoms. It will provide information on the benefits, risks, and side effects of HRT, as well as current recommendations for its usage. The law will also cover information on the types of HRT available and its potential health risks. The campaign will educate the public about HRT, its effects, and alternative treatment options. The law will take effect sixty days after it becomes a law, and the necessary rules and regulations will be implemented within that timeframe.

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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s1720 (2025-06-04)Alert me
Recent actions7 total · showing 5
Jun. 04, 2025substituted by s1720
Jun. 04, 2025ordered to third reading rules cal.379
Jun. 04, 2025rules report cal.379
Jun. 04, 2025reported
May. 27, 2025reported referred to rules
Full action history, 2 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 22, 2025 · 262 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2698 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing an awareness campaign on the use of hormone replacement therapy in treat- ing the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows: 3 (t) Hormone replacement therapy, including information on perimeno- 4 pause and menopause, associated symptoms, and potential health risks; 5 the value of hormone replacement therapy when used to treat the symptoms 6 of perimenopause and menopause; the types of hormone replacement therapy 7 available including benefits, risks and side effects; and current recom- 8 mendations for the usage of hormone replacement therapy and other rele- 9 vant information. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 11 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 12 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 13 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 14 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05389-01-5 
Text of A 2698 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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