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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6596: Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities and insurers; relates to coverage for treatment for gender dysphoria

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 6596 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities and insurers; relates to coverage for treatment for gender dysphoria. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 28 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 6596C.

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 Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17 · Democratic/Working Families 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Didi BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse106
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Pat CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70

“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. PRINT NUMBER 6596C
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  3. PRINT NUMBER 6596B
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  5. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  6. PRINT NUMBER 6596A
  7. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  8. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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