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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 135: Provides practical support for access to abortion care

Passed one chamber 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

S 135 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides practical support for access to abortion care. Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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.

Provides practical support for access to abortion care including, but not limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging, meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cordell ClearePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“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 HEALTH
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.135
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  9. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. PASSED SENATE
  12. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.100

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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