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Committee on Disabilities

Monday, June 15, 2026 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chambers - City Hall

TL;DR

The Committee on Disabilities held a meeting focused on improving access to reproductive health care for New Yorkers with disabilities. The committee discussed local laws to expand fertility treatment information and insurance coverage, and advanced multiple resolutions calling on state legislators to increase access to emergency contraception, fertility treatments, and genetic testing.

Key Decisions

  • Local Law: Department of Health to provide fertility treatment information and insurance coverage details Introduced
  • Local Law: Require health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees Introduced
  • Resolution: Call on state to require emergency contraception vending machines at SUNY and CUNY institutions (S.4400/A.4091) Advanced
  • Resolution: Call on state to create refundable tax credit for up to three fertility treatment cycles (S.5262/A.3051) Advanced
  • Resolution: Call on state to mandate insurance coverage for Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies Advanced
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. T2026-2009 Oversight - Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities.
    Oversight
  2. Int 0211-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage of fertility treatment
    Introduction
  3. Int 0840-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees
    Introduction
  4. Res 0089-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4400/A.4091, to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
    Resolution
  5. Res 0108-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
    Resolution
  6. Res 0447-2026 A resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to ensure insurance companies cover the cost of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies
    Resolution
  7. Jointly with the Committee on Health and the Committee on Hospitals