S 1917 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes an emergency insulin program

This bill establishes a state-run emergency insulin program to provide affordable access to analog insulins (life-saving prescription medications for managing type 1 and insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes) for uninsured or underinsured individuals at risk of serious health complications. It creates an emergency insulin program trust fund (funded by state appropriations and contributions from insulin manufacturers) to cover costs, allowing pharmacies with 20+ locations and certain facilities to dispense insulin without individual prescriptions through a sliding-scale cost-sharing system capped at $100 for a 30-day supply. The program must be operational by April 1, 2026, and requires the health commissioner to report annually on program participation, insulin types distributed, costs, and public-private partnerships. The bill directly affects vulnerable diabetic patients and healthcare providers participating in the program, focusing on immediate emergency access rather than long-term coverage changes.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action May 5, 2026
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S1917 S1917A · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to add new sponsors and update its procedural status after committee review. The most significant substantive change extends the deadline for the emergency insulin program to begin from April 1, 2026, to April 1, 2027, giving the state an additional year to prepare and launch the initiative.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on establishing an emergency insulin program for uninsured or underinsured individuals with diabetes, but the timeline for implementation has been extended.
TIMELINE

The start date for the emergency insulin program was delayed from April 1, 2026, to April 1, 2027.

PROCEDURAL

New sponsors (Senators BROUK and KRUEGER) were added to the list of introduced sponsors.

The bill's history was updated to reflect that it was amended, reprinted, and recommitted to the Committee on Health.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 5, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1917A
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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