A 8542 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the menopause awareness improvement act

Summary

Enacts the menopause awareness improvement act; establishes a menopause education program; establishes course work or training in menopausal health; directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on the impact of menopause on the workforce.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

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Governor

Introduced May 20, 2025 Last action May 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

A8542 → A8542A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered to A8542-A and its committee status was updated to reflect that it was discharged, amended, and sent back to the Health Committee. The primary substantive change extends the deadline for establishing the menopause education program from 2027 to 2028 and moves the first annual report submission from 2028 to 2029, providing agencies more time to implement the new requirements.

TIMELINE

The deadline to establish the menopause education program was extended from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028.

The due date for the first annual report on the program was delayed from January 1, 2028, to January 1, 2029.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from A8542 to A8542-A, and the committee history was updated to show the bill was discharged, amended, and recommitted.

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Committee

Amendments

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8542A

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

May 20, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

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