S 8757: Prohibits charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or pregnancy loss; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
What S 8757 does, verified February 14, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit charges for the issuance of a certificate of stillbirth or pregnancy loss in New York. The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will not charge any fee for issuing a certificate under this section. Local registrars are also prohibited from charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of pregnancy loss. The changes will take effect on the same date as a 2025 law amendment related to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of stillbirth or pregnancy loss.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.41 (2026-02-13)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8757
- What is the current status of S 8757?
- As of February 14, 2026, S 8757 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on February 13, 2026, was "SIGNED CHAP.41".
- Did S 8757 pass?
- Yes. S 8757 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action February 13, 2026). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 8757, and where is it now?
- S 8757 was authored by Sen. Nathalia Fernandez. It is filed under PBH, alongside 184 other New York PBH bills this session.
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| Feb. 13, 2026 | SIGNED CHAP.41 |
| Feb. 13, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jan. 21, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 21, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jan. 21, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.49 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2026 · 300 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8757 IN SENATE January 8, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting charg- es for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or pregnancy loss; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 4160-a of the public health law is 2 REPEALED and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows: 3 9. The department, or in the city of New York, the New York city 4 department of health and mental hygiene shall not charge any fee for the 5 issuance of a certificate under this section. 6 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 4160 of the public health law is 7 REPEALED. 8 § 3. Section 4161 of the public health law is amended by adding a new 9 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 10 5. A local registrar shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a 11 certificate of pregnancy loss under this article. 12 § 4. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 13 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law 14 relating to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of 15 still birth or pregnancy loss, as proposed in legislative bills numbers 16 S. 1807-A and A. 2311-A, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01554-04-6
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