New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 1582
Relates to prohibiting any substituted consent for a sterilization procedure
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic/Working Families)
Cosponsors (6)
- Deborah Glick (Democratic)
- Jo Anne Simon (Democratic)
- Andrew Hevesi (Democratic)
- Stefani Zinerman (Democratic)
- Harvey Epstein
- Alex Bores (Democratic/Working Families)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Provides that substituted consent by a guardian, health care proxy, or other third party shall not authorize a procedure resulting in sterilization in the absence of the informed consent of the person being sterilized.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO HEALTH - Jan 10, 2025 · House
REFERRED TO HEALTH