The law currently requires the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to make FDA-approved medication for...
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Jun 11, 2026
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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” Read the full text
Health
What it does
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.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jun 11, 2026
5 sponsors. It takes 26 votes to pass. Referred to the City Council.
Public hearing · Jun 15, 2026
Committee on Health
Public hearing · Jun 15, 2026
Committee on Hospitals
Public hearing · Jun 15, 2026
Committee on Disabilities
Laid over in committee · Jun 15, 2026
Committee on Hospitals
Laid over in committee · Jun 15, 2026
Committee on Health
Laid over in committee · Jun 15, 2026
Committee on Disabilities
Committee vote · the next step
The committee decides whether to send it to the full Council. Most bills never get this vote.
Full Council vote
All 51 members vote. 26 yes votes sends it to the Mayor.
Mayor signs or vetoes
Signing makes it law. Doing nothing for 30 days also makes it law.
Who decides next
This bill sits with the Health committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.