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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8757
I N S E N A T E
January 8, 2026
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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:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 4160-a of the public health law is
REPEALED and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
9. THE DEPARTMENT, OR IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK CITY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE SHALL NOT CHARGE ANY FEE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE UNDER THIS SECTION.
§ 2. Subdivision 6 of section 4160 of the public health law is
REPEALED.
§ 3. Section 4161 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. A LOCAL REGISTRAR SHALL NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A
CERTIFICATE OF PREGNANCY LOSS UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law
relating to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of
still birth or pregnancy loss, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
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.
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