---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides access to medication abortion prescription drugs at SUNY and CUNY campuses"
description: "Provides access to medication abortion prescription drugs at SUNY and CUNY campuses by employing or contracting with individuals authorized to prescribe such drugs, or by providing referrals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1395"
citation: "New York A 1395 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harvey Epstein"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04200bf7-5000-460d-9ac3-7cc0342cb30e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1395"
source_hash: "26fe33fca1a6280bc4e370c26c1b75670f20d6548b1d73a3632d1bad3aea7fc6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1395 (2023-2024) — Provides access to medication abortion prescription drugs at SUNY and CUNY campuses

Provides access to medication abortion prescription drugs at SUNY and CUNY campuses by employing or contracting with individuals authorized to prescribe such drugs, or by providing referrals.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1395** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1395&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A1395A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1395A)
3. **A1395B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1395B)
4. **A1395C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1395C)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **100–49** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **42–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harvey Epstein — primary (person)
- Alex Bores — cosponsor (person)
- Amy Paulin — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Catalina Cruz — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel O'Donnell — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Gibbs — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Thiele — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Sillitti — cosponsor (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Inez E. Dickens — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Jacobson — cosponsor (person)
- Juan Ardila — cosponsor (person)
- Karen McMahon — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Manny De Los Santos — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Monica P. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Phara Souffrant Forrest — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Simone — cosponsor (person)
- Zohran Mamdani — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** PRINT NUMBER 1395A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-15** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** PRINT NUMBER 1395B `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** REPORTED
- **2023-03-22** RULES REPORT CAL.111
- **2023-03-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.111
- **2023-03-29** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1395C `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-04-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-04-18** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1213B
- **2023-04-19** 3RD READING CAL.590
- **2023-04-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-04-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-05-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-02** SIGNED CHAP.129 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04200bf7-5000-460d-9ac3-7cc0342cb30e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).