S 3576 NY
Establishes the statewide fibroid study program
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Summary
This bill establishes a statewide fibroid study program within the New York Department of Health to examine the occurrence of fibroids, current treatment methods, and barriers to accessing treatment. The program will specifically study the symptoms and effects of fibroids on women of color and identify barriers to treatment access that disproportionately affect women of color. The program will make recommendations for developing new treatment methods and removing barriers to treatment access, particularly for underserved populations.
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Official abstract
Establishes the statewide fibroid study program to study fibroids, the treatment of fibroids, potential barriers to the access of treatment for fibroids, and differences in symptoms and access to treatment for women of color.
Sponsor (1)
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (6)
- Jan 28, 2025 REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES · upper
- Mar 11, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES · upper
- Mar 17, 2026 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES · upper
- Mar 17, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 3576A · upper
- May 13, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S03576 Summary: BILL NO S03576A   SAME AS SAME AS A05412-A
  SPONSOR CLEARE   COSPNSR WEBB   MLTSPNSR   Add §267-c, Pub Health L   Establishes the statewide fibroid study program to study fibroids, the treatment of fibroids, potential barriers to the access of treatment for fibroids, and differences in symptoms and access to treatment for women of color.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
3576--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 28, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues -- recommitted to the Committee on Women's Issues in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the statewide fibroid study program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 267-c to read as follows: 3 § 267-c. Statewide fibroid study program. The commissioner shall 4 establish within the department a statewide fibroid study program 5 through which the department will study and evaluate the occurrence of 6 fibroids and the alleviation of pain caused by these tumors. This 7 program shall: 8 (a) examine and evaluate current research and progress in the study of 9 fibroids; 10 (b) examine and evaluate current treatment methods for fibroids; 11 (c) identify potential barriers to access to treatment for fibroids; 12 (d) examine the symptoms and effects of fibroids on women of color; 13 (e) identify any potential barriers to access to treatment for 14 fibroids, in addition to barriers identified pursuant to paragraph (h) 15 of this subdivision, for women of color; 16 (f) make recommendations as the development of treatment methods for 17 fibroids; 18 (g) make recommendations to remove any potential barriers to access to 19 treatment of fibroids; and 20 (h) make recommendations to remove any potential barriers to access to 21 treatment of fibroids specific to potential barriers to access to treat- 22 ment faced by women of color. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 24 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08100-03-6
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