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S 8426 NY
Passed One Chamber

Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jun 10, 2025

Latest action (Jun 4, 2026) REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Summary

NY S 8426 prevents insurance companies from discriminating against individuals based on mental health conditions or substance use disorders. The bill incorporates into state law the federal enforcement rules established by the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. The bill ensures that mental health and substance use disorder coverage is treated equally with other medical coverage.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008.

Sponsor (1)
10 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (10)
  1. Jun 10, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
  2. Jun 10, 2025 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES · upper
  3. Jun 10, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 8426A · upper
  4. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO INSURANCE · upper
  5. May 18, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1126 · upper
  6. May 19, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  7. May 20, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  8. Jun 4, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  9. Jun 4, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  10. Jun 4, 2026 REFERRED TO INSURANCE · lower

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