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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5046: Relates to aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree and creating a private right of action for fertility fraud; relates to the statute of limitations for such claim

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 5046 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree and creating a private right of action for fertility fraud; relates to the statute of limitations for such claim. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Creates a private right of action for fertility fraud; adds a health care practitioner using human reproductive material from the practitioner or from a donor knowing or who reasonably should have known that such patient had not expressly consented to such use, to the crime of aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree; relates to the time in which to commence actions relating to fertility fraud; includes fertility fraud in the definition of professional misconduct for physicians, physician's assistants and specialist assistants.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan JacobsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CODES
  2. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source