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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2644: Prohibits the retrospective denial of payment for substance use disorder treatment services

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 2644 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the retrospective denial of payment for substance use disorder treatment services. Primary sponsor: Joe Addabbo (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): COMMITTED TO RULES.

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.

Prohibits the retrospective denial of payment for substance use disorder treatment services if an insured was covered for such services at the time treatment was initiated; requires insurers to notify a treatment provider when an insured has lost coverage based on termination of the insured's employment.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe AddabboPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31

“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. COMMITTED TO RULES
  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.217
  5. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  6. RETURNED TO SENATE
  7. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  8. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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