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S 7259: Requires social services districts to distribute educational materials pertaining to sexual health, including information on HIV prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis to individuals enrolled in Medicaid.
What S 7259 does, verified January 10, 2026
The state of New York is introducing a bill that requires social services districts to distribute educational materials pertaining to sexual health, HIV prevention, and pre-exposure prophylaxis to individuals enrolled in Medicaid plans. The educational materials are to be produced and distributed semi-annually, and the districts will identify individuals to receive the materials using internal data such as claims data for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV tests. The AIDS Institute will oversee and monitor the production and distribution of the educational materials. The bill will take effect on the 90th day after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7259
- What is the current status of S 7259?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 7259 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 7259 pass?
- Not yet. S 7259 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7259, and where is it now?
- S 7259 was authored by Sen. Jabari Brisport with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Apr. 07, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 7, 2025 · 308 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7259 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRISPORT, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring social services districts to distribute educational materials pertaining to sexual health to individuals enrolled in Medicaid The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 2 367-z to read as follows: 3 § 367-z. Sexual health education program. 1. The commissioner is 4 authorized to establish a sexual health education program for the 5 purpose of providing knowledge to members about pre-exposure prophylax- 6 is. Such education program shall require social services districts to 7 produce and annually distribute educational materials pertaining to 8 sexual education, sexual health, HIV prevention, and pre-exposure 9 prophylaxis to individuals enrolled in Medicaid plans. 10 2. Social services districts shall distribute such educational materi- 11 als semi-annually to individuals deemed necessary to receive such educa- 12 tional materials on a semi-annual basis. Such districts shall utilize 13 internal data, including claims data for sexually transmitted diseases 14 and HIV tests, prescriptions for sexually transmitted diseases and other 15 data deemed relevant by such districts to identify individuals to 16 receive such educational materials on a semi-annual basis. 17 3. The AIDS institute shall oversee and monitor the production and 18 distribution of such educational materials. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 20 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06208-01-5
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