Legislation Details

File #: Int 0953-2026    Version: * Name: Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
Committee: Committee on Health
On agenda: 6/11/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics
Sponsors: Nantasha M. Williams, Farah N. Louis, Shahana K. Hanif, Tiffany L. Cabán, Lincoln Restler
Council Member Sponsors: 5
Summary: The law currently requires the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to make FDA-approved medication for medication abortion available at no cost to patients at certain health clinics that it operates where services relating to sexual health are offered. This bill would expand this requirement to specify that DOHMH must make this medication available at all health clinics that it operates where services relating to sexual health are offered.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 953, 2. Int. No. 953, 3. Memorandum in Support, 4. June 11, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Committee Report 6/15/26, 6. Fiscal Impact Statement- City Council, 7. Hearing Testimony 6/15/26
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
6/15/2026*Nantasha M. Williams Committee on Health Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/2026*Nantasha M. Williams Committee on Hospitals Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/2026*Nantasha M. Williams Committee on Disabilities Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/2026*Nantasha M. Williams Committee on Health Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/2026*Nantasha M. Williams Committee on Hospitals Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/2026*Nantasha M. Williams Committee on Disabilities Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/2026*Nantasha M. Williams City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/2026*Nantasha M. Williams City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 953

 

By Council Members Williams, Louis, Hanif, Cabán and Restler

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Subdivision a of section 17-184.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 78 for the year 2022, is amended to read as follows:

a. Subject to sufficient appropriations to meet the requirements of this subdivision, the department shall make available medication approved by the United States food and drug administration for medication abortion at no cost to a patient at all health clinics operated by the department where services relating to sexual health are offered [and where the department determines making such medication available would be appropriate for the patient population served by such clinic]. At such clinics, the department shall make medication for medication abortion available to a patient who seeks to terminate a pregnancy when the use of such medication is indicated and in accordance with the medically reasonable and good faith professional judgment of such patient’s medical provider.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately. 

 

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