S 1670 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires insurance coverage for lactation consultant services

Summary

Requires insurance coverage for lactation support services by a certified lactation consultant who evaluate and manage lactation and infant feeding problems and provide preventative clinical consulting to prevent or minimize the occurrence of potential problems.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

S1670A → S1670B · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to update its effective date from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2028, and to fix a technical error where a new subparagraph was incorrectly labeled as (C) instead of (D) in one section. The substantive policy content regarding insurance coverage for lactation support services remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only procedural and technical corrections were made.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the law was changed from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2028, delaying when the insurance coverage requirements begin.

TECHNICAL

A labeling error was corrected where a new subparagraph was marked as (C) but should have been marked as (D) to maintain proper legislative numbering.

The bill's committee recommitment instructions were updated to reflect proper Senate rules and formatting.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1670B

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1670A

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors