Bill > S04914

This bill creates comprehensive legal protections for individuals involved in legally protected health activities, particularly reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, by preventing out-of-state jurisdictions from penalizing or prosecuting people who provide, seek, or facilitate such care. The bill defines "legally protected health activity" broadly to include receiving, providing, or attempting to provide reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, regardless of the location of the recipient or provider. Key provisions include prohibiting state and local government employees from cooperating with out-of-state investigations targeting these health activities, preventing professional licensing boards from taking disciplinary action against healthcare providers, protecting attorneys who advise clients about such care, and preventing insurance companies from taking adverse actions against healthcare providers. The bill also adds provisions that prevent evidence related to these health activities from being used against individuals in legal proceedings and allows for civil damages if someone is harassed or intimidated for engaging in these activities. These protections aim to ensure that individuals in New York can safely provide or receive reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare without fear of legal repercussions from other jurisdictions, effectively making New York a "sanctuary state" for such medical services.

Education, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4914