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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4497: Requires certain insurance policies to provide coverage for fertility preservation 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 4497 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires certain insurance policies to provide coverage for fertility preservation services. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2026): REFERRED TO INSURANCE.

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 certain insurance policies to provide coverage for fertility preservation services, including anticipated iatrogenic infertility.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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 INSURANCE
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.56
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  9. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. PASSED SENATE
  12. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1687

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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