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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 622: Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services

Passed both chambers 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 622 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services. Primary sponsor: Ron Kim (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services upon the prescription of a health care provider acting within the provider's scope of practice.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron KimPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Nily RozicCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.487
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S5955B
  5. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 622C
  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.21
  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.374
  11. RULES REPORT CAL.374
  12. REPORTED

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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