Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet regarding the laparoscopic power morcellation surgery technique
This bill requires New York's Department of Health to create a patient-friendly pamphlet about laparoscopic power morcellation surgery by July 1, 2027. The pamphlet must explain the procedure, its risks (including the potential to spread undetected cancer cells), benefits, required cancer screenings (like for uterine myoma and leiomyosarcoma), privacy protections, and alternatives like hysteroscopic morcellation. It must be written in plain language, available in English and six common non-English languages in New York, and posted online. The pamphlet will directly inform patients considering this surgery and guide healthcare providers who must share it before the procedure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2025
Last action May 12, 2026
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The bill was amended to add a new co-sponsor and update the committee status, reflecting its progression through the legislative process. The most significant substantive change is the revision of the deadline for the Department of Health to create an informational pamphlet regarding laparoscopic power morcellation surgery, moving the date from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028. This provides the department with an additional year to develop the required patient education materials.
TIMELINE
The deadline for the Department of Health to develop the required patient pamphlet was extended from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028.
TECHNICAL
A new co-sponsor (Levenberg) was added to the bill, and the committee status was updated to reflect that the bill was amended, discharged from committee, and recommitted.
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May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7897A
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Marianne Buttenschon
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
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