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New York ISC bills, 2025-2026
Every New York bill filed under ISC in the 2025-2026 session, newest action first. Status, author, and last action are public; tracking, alerts, and analysis open with Connect Plus.
203
ISC bills
5
Signed into law
193
Still moving
New York's 2025-2026 session has 203 bills filed under ISC. 5 have been signed into law, 5 vetoed, 0 failed, and 193 are still moving. By status: 175 introduced, 18 passed first house, 5 signed into law, and 5 vetoed. The most recent recorded action in this group was on June 5, 2026.
Asm. David Weprin (15), Sen. Jamaal Bailey (13), and Sen. Leroy Comrie (10) have the most bills in this group. 109 started in the Assembly and 94 in the Senate. Every bill below links to its own page with the official summary, author and coauthors, recent actions, and committee of record.
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203 bills · showing the 100 with the most recent action · New York 2025–2026 Legislative Session
BillTitleStatus
S 6749Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters due to their increased risk for cancer and cancer-related diseases.New York · last action 2026-06-05IntroducedS 9275Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.New York · last action 2026-06-05IntroducedA 3687Addresses non-covered dental services by requiring all policies providing coverage of and all contracts for dental services issued to include a disclosure stating that a participating provider may charge their normal fee for services that are not covered; requires a cost estimate to be provided.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseA 10030Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseS 172Increases short-term disability benefits.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseS 5313Addresses non-covered dental services by requiring all policies providing coverage of and all contracts for dental services issued to include a disclosure stating that a participating provider may charge their normal fee for services that are not covered; requires a cost estimate to be provided.New York · last action 2026-06-04IntroducedS 8426Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseS 8965Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseS 8969Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering.New York · last action 2026-06-04IntroducedA 6465Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of social security disability benefits unless certain conditions are met.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseS 5318Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of social security disability benefits unless certain conditions are met.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedA 1428Requires insurers to cover the substitution of a brand name prescription drug when the federal food and drug administration has declared that there is a supply issue with a generic drug.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseA 6561Includes image-guided biopsies under mandatory insurance coverage for breast cancer screening.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseA 9279Enacts the "climate accountability and loss recovery act"; provides that the attorney general may bring a civil action against a covered entity for recovery of certain costs and assessments arising from a climate disaster.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedS 9497Requires insurers to cover the substitution of a brand name prescription drug when the federal food and drug administration has declared that there is a supply issue with a generic drug.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedS 8585Enacts the "climate accountability and loss recovery act"; provides that the attorney general may bring a civil action against a covered entity for recovery of certain costs and assessments arising from a climate disaster.New York · last action 2026-05-29IntroducedA 680Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.New York · last action 2026-05-20IntroducedS 514Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.New York · last action 2026-05-20IntroducedA 9571Increases short-term disability benefits.New York · last action 2026-05-15IntroducedS 634Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes screening.New York · last action 2026-05-12Passed first houseS 3100Expands coverage for the treatment of asthma to include a second rescue and maintenance inhaler, along with any medically necessary devices for children under nineteen years of age.New York · last action 2026-05-12Passed first houseA 10203Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.New York · last action 2026-05-11IntroducedA 10773Authorizes residential cooperative corporations to offer health insurance.New York · last action 2026-05-07IntroducedA 5255Expands coverage for the treatment of asthma to include a second rescue and maintenance inhaler, along with any medically necessary devices for children under nineteen years of age.New York · last action 2026-05-06IntroducedA 9659Requires health insurance policies to cover costs for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome rehabilitation treatment.New York · last action 2026-05-06IntroducedA 1206Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes screening.New York · last action 2026-05-04IntroducedS 2655Requires health insurance policies to cover costs for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome rehabilitation treatment.New York · last action 2026-05-04IntroducedA 2683Provides coverage for a cranial prosthesis under certain conditions; defines a cranial prosthesis as a wig or hairpiece.New York · last action 2026-04-28IntroducedA 6596Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.New York · last action 2026-04-24IntroducedS 9649Enacts the "Give Kids a Chance - Carter and Ray's Law" mandating health insurance coverage for congenital anomalies including certain reconstructive services, habilitative services, and inpatient and outpatient services.New York · last action 2026-04-20IntroducedS 9942Establishes the insure our communities act to implement climate leadership and community protection act targets for insurers; identifies and protects such communities; relates to affordability of insurance rates; assesses covered insurance companies' record of performance at meeting insurance needs; requires covered insurance companies to file statistical reports, including information on insurance coverage in specific assessment areas and disadvantaged communities.New York · last action 2026-04-16IntroducedA 10865Authorizes and regulates the operation of marine transportation network companies outside of a city of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-04-08IntroducedA 10873Requires insurance coverage for peripheral artery disease.New York · last action 2026-04-08IntroducedA 10904Enacts the "small business health plan act" which provides small businesses opportunities to provide health insurance to owners and employees by exempting such insurance from certain requirements.New York · last action 2026-04-08IntroducedS 3185Provides outpatient insurance coverage for non-pharmacological treatments and non-opioid drugs for chronic pain.New York · last action 2026-04-07IntroducedS 9709Enacts "Isabella's law" to require all health insurance policies and medical assistance to provide insurance coverage for the cost of medically necessary hearing aids for children under the age of 16.New York · last action 2026-04-02IntroducedS 2648Provides that dental insurance coverage shall include coverage for night guards; defines dental night guards; provides that dental night guards shall be covered under Medicaid.New York · last action 2026-04-01Passed first houseA 5743Imposes a tax on out-of-state transfers, dividends, payments, and loans by certain accident and health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to be deposited in the New York state agency trust fund, distressed provider assistance account.New York · last action 2026-03-31IntroducedS 9653Authorizes and regulates the operation of marine transportation network companies outside of a city of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-03-31IntroducedS 9659Requires health insurance coverage for home test kits for sexually transmitted diseases.New York · last action 2026-03-31IntroducedA 10747Requires health insurance plans to cover a medically necessary peripheral artery disease screening test for any at-risk individual; prohibits imposition of patient cost sharing for follow-up screenings or diagnostics.New York · last action 2026-03-27IntroducedA 10748Provides for coverage for treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.New York · last action 2026-03-27IntroducedS 6474Enacts the "Give Kids a Chance - Carter's Law" mandating health insurance coverage for congenital anomalies including certain reconstructive services, habilitative services, and inpatient and outpatient services.New York · last action 2026-03-26IntroducedA 4677Requires insurance coverage for lactation support services by a certified lactation consultant who evaluate and manage lactation and infant feeding problems and provide preventative clinical consulting to prevent or minimize the occurrence of potential problems.New York · last action 2026-03-25Passed first houseS 1670Requires insurance coverage for lactation support services by a certified lactation consultant who evaluate and manage lactation and infant feeding problems and provide preventative clinical consulting to prevent or minimize the occurrence of potential problems.New York · last action 2026-03-25IntroducedS 3814Imposes a tax on out-of-state transfers, dividends, payments, and loans by certain accident and health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to be deposited in the New York state agency trust fund, distressed provider assistance account.New York · last action 2026-03-24IntroducedS 7731Requires insurance coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany such birthing parent's newborn infant experiencing a condition necessitating transport.New York · last action 2026-03-24Passed first houseA 9390Prohibits public adjusters from initiating contact with, soliciting, or approaching owners, occupants, tenants, or other affected parties regarding commercial or residential property that has sustained damage from a damaging event within forty-eight hours following such damaging event; establishes reimbursement and written notice requirements for such adjusters.New York · last action 2026-03-23Passed first houseS 2334Provides for coverage of screenings for elevated lead levels exempting them from annual deductibles or coinsurance.New York · last action 2026-03-23IntroducedS 9523Provides for coverage for treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.New York · last action 2026-03-19IntroducedS 3820Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the entire duration of a procedure for which a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such anesthesia.New York · last action 2026-03-18Passed first houseS 9496Requires medicaid and insurers to include coverage for testing of PFAS levels in blood; defines PFAS.New York · last action 2026-03-18IntroducedA 10595Requires insurance coverage for cochlear implants and backup devices during the initial implantaton and for replacements and upgrades.New York · last action 2026-03-13IntroducedA 536Relates to summaries of readable and understandable insurance policies which shall include the limits of insurance, the term of the policy, the amount of premium and the amount of deductibles and a statement.New York · last action 2026-03-11Passed first houseS 9082Prohibits public adjusters from initiating contact with, soliciting, or approaching owners, occupants, tenants, or other affected parties regarding commercial or residential property that has sustained damage from a damaging event within forty-eight hours following such damaging event; establishes reimbursement and written notice requirements for such adjusters.New York · last action 2026-02-24IntroducedS 9230Provides hospital, surgical and medical insurance coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care and treatment.New York · last action 2026-02-18IntroducedA 10211Requires medicaid and insurers to include coverage for testing of PFAS levels in blood; defines PFAS.New York · last action 2026-02-12IntroducedS 4816Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.New York · last action 2026-02-03Passed first houseA 10090Relates to the administrative supervision of insurers deemed to be in a hazardous financial condition.New York · last action 2026-01-30IntroducedA 5444Provides hospital, surgical and medical insurance coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care and treatment.New York · last action 2026-01-28IntroducedA 1921Provides outpatient insurance coverage for non-pharmacological treatments and non-opioid drugs for chronic pain.New York · last action 2026-01-23IntroducedA 84Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-16IntroducedA 9558Provides that certain crimes of child abuse may be amended to give the plaintiff until they reach 55 years of age; provides that where acts or omissions giving rise to a claim and occurred in more than one jurisdiction, New York courts shall have jurisdiction where the plaintiff resided in this state for a substantial portion of childhood or received a substantial portion of the treatment or medical control in this state; voids any insurance policy which purports to exclude or limit coverage for certain claims where an action to recover damages for injury resulting from child abuse, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, medical neglect, or medical negligence committed against a person when such person was under eighteen years of age; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-14IntroducedA 2384Requires insurers to provide insurance coverage for treatment of rare diseases, life-threatening conditions or diseases, degenerative and disabling conditions, or diagnoses involving medically fragile children, by a provider of the patient's choice.New York · last action 2026-01-12IntroducedA 21Requires insurance policies to provide coverage for services related to the diagnosis and treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or ailments; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 609Requires insurers to provide coverage for delivery through store and forward technology; requires prescription drug policies to cover the cost of contraceptive care delivered via telemedicine.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 851Provides for insurance premium reductions for successful completion of a fraud prevention course, known as the New York auto fraud prevention program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 853Allows residents who are employed by employers based in another state to obtain property/casualty or liability coverage under a policy issued to their employer in that state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 937Prohibits insurers from limiting payment on claims for damage to motor vehicles based on pricing caps for labor, parts, paint or repair materials; prohibits insurers from recommending a particular repair facility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1038Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1287Provides that every insurance policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall insure that there is continuous coverage of a single source drug that is part of a prescribed therapy until such prescribed therapy is no longer medically necessary for the enrollee of such policy; defines "single source drug".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1347Establishes as a distinct territory for purposes of rating private passenger nonbusiness automobile insurance policies, a certain city with a population between 19,040 and 25,000 which is geographically contiguous to a city with a population between 292,648 and 350,000; provides that the superintendent may require insurers to adjust existing or establish new territory definitions based on such review.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1439Requires health insurance policies to offer full coverage for annual testing for ovarian cancer; requires certain health care providers offer annual testing for ovarian cancer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1458Provides for insurance coverage of comprehensive annual medical examinations for firefighters due to their increased risk for cancer and cancer-related diseases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1628Requires that non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment options including but not limited to treatment provided by a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, licensed chiropractor, and yoga instructor be covered by the medical assistance program and by private health insurers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1713Requires health insurance policies and contracts shall provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema, both primary and secondary lymphedema; requires such coverage shall include benefits for equipment, supplies, devices, complex decongestive therapy and out-patient self-management training and education for the treatment of lymphedema, both primary and secondary lymphedema.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1718Establishes the "tick borne illness treatment and education act"; requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1763Provides for the establishment of residential home safety and loss prevention courses certified by the superintendent of financial services; requires insurers to provide actuarially appropriate discounts on fire and homeowners insurance premiums to those homeowners who have completed a residential home safety and loss prevention course; directs the superintendent of financial services to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement such program and specifies certain matters which must be included in such rules and regulations; requires the superintendent of financial services to issue a report thereon.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1815Requires health insurers to provide coverage for non-opioid treatments utilized for pain management including, but not limited to a drug or biological product that is indicated to produce analgesia without acting upon the body's opioid receptors that has demonstrated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of opioids prescribed; or an implantable, reusable, or disposable medical device for the intended use of managing or treating pain that has demonstrated the ability to replace, reduce, or avoid opioid use or the quantity of opioids prescribed.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1963Provides for universal newborn nurse home visiting services; requires health insurance coverage for universal newborn nurse home visiting services; authorizes the department of health to apply for certain waivers; directs the superintendent of financial services to require an insurer, health carrier or health benefit plan to notify enrollees annually of universal newborn nurse home visiting services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2037Requires insurance companies to provide at least ninety days of rehabilitation services to an insured upon a doctor's prescription.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2129Provides that group health insurance policies offered in the large group market that is issued, amended, or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for corrective lenses used to correct the sight of individuals medically diagnosed with color vision deficiency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2327Requires disclosure, in such form as the superintendent shall require, of non-confidential information regarding step therapy override requests and determinations on a website that is readily accessible to the public.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2465Requires long term care insurance carriers who propose to raise long term care insurance premiums to obtain prior approval of the superintendent of financial services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2476Provides that every policy which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care or provides reimbursement for laboratory tests or diagnostic X-rays shall provide coverage for testing of familial dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs; provides that in order to maintain the confidentiality of persons tested, receipt of acknowledgement from the testing facility shall be deemed sufficient evidence of testing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2478Requires group health insurance policies offered in the large group market to provide coverage for hearing aids.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3207Relates to medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy for the purpose of chronic disease management.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3321Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; provides that this act is aimed at reducing insurance fraud and thus lowering the cost of insurance premiums; provides a provision for compensation to a person that reports insurance fraud to the authorities; further provides that this act also increases the penalty for insurance fraud; appropriates $3,100,000 therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3364Sets the reimbursement for mobile crisis intervention services to be a rate that is not less than the rate that would be paid for such services pursuant to the medical assistance program under title eleven of article five of the social services law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3488Requires notification to insureds that an out-of-network physician may be used in their procedure, test or surgery and such physician's services shall not be covered by their insurance policy; provides such services must be covered if the insured person does not receive notification prior to such services or procedure.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3690Authorizes the investigation of fraudulent activities with regard to individuals operating motor vehicles without insurance; increases the civil penalty for forging insurance documents; creates the crime of offering a false application for motor vehicle insurance or registration.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3697Requires providers of insurance policies to maintain a database of health care providers offering foreign language services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3759Extends period during which health maintenance organization enrollees may continue to receive services from a health care provider who disaffiliates from 60 or 90 days to 1 year, or in case of terminal illness, until the time of such insured's death; bars incentives which induce a provider to provide health care to an enrollee in a manner inconsistent with law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3782Provides for increased podiatry care and benefits under individual and group accident and health insurance policies and contracts within non-profit medical and dental indemnity, or health and hospital service corporations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3785Grants the superintendent of financial services authority to investigate fraudulent activities, such as motor vehicle operators who drive with no insurance coverage, and those who misrepresent their principal place of residence or where their motor vehicle is principally garaged and operated; authorizes such superintendent to accept reports of suspected fraudulent insurance actions; requires insurance companies and self-insurers to report incidents of insurance fraud to the department of financial services; includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or an insurance identification card; includes within the class C felony of forgery in the first degree, the forgery of 10 or more written instruments; includes within the class E felony of insurance fraud in the fourth degree, the operation of a motor vehicle in this state when the vehicle is insured in another state, but it is actually garaged in this state or the owner principally resides in this state; requires applicants for motor vehicle registrations and driver's licenses to provide the department of motor vehicles with the address of their principal place of residence; relates to the crime of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; adds other motor vehicle related crimes as predicate crimes which may increase punishment for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the second degree when one is convicted of such crimes within the preceding ten years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3820Relates to examinations under oath under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act; grants claimants the right to counsel in an examination under oath; requires such examination to be transcribed; gives claimants the right to receive the transcript of such examination; prohibits insurance companies from denying first party benefits pursuant to an examination under oath until it is awarded permission to do so in arbitration.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3833Requires insurance companies, medical expense indemnity corporations, hospital service corporations, health service corporations and medical assistance programs to provide coverage for prescribed antiviral therapeutics approved by the food and drug administration for the treatment of COVID-19 at no cost to the patient.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3842Establishes the insure our communities act to implement climate leadership and community protection act targets for insurers; identifies and protects such communities; relates to affordability of insurance rates; assesses covered insurance companies' record of performance at meeting insurance needs; requires covered insurance companies to file statistical reports, including information on insurance coverage in specific assessment areas and disadvantaged communities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3893Enacts the "automobile insurance consumer information act"; provides for automobile insurance consumer information and complaint ranking; creates office of public insurance consumer advocate and powers and duties therefor; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4029Requires coverage for colorectal cancer early detection beginning at age thirty-five; adds coverage for colorectal cancer early detection as a required coverage for individual policies; requires notification of colorectal early detection coverage to be provided to insured individuals beginning at age thirty-five.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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