---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain insurance policies allow patients additional screenings for breast cancer when the provider deems such screening is necessary under nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; repealer"
description: "Requires certain insurance policies allow patients additional screenings for breast cancer when the provider deems such screening is necessary under nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1696"
citation: "New York A 1696 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pamela J. Hunter"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2024-10-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19f56d6f-d1a1-4c77-9879-128da8cfd214"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1696"
source_hash: "35289d3bc5c0803133625bf47b71d5a1a8f3ba7c62975d580915d95008eb6304"
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 1696 (2023-2024) — Requires certain insurance policies allow patients additional screenings for breast cancer when the provider deems such screening is necessary under nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; repealer

Requires certain insurance policies allow patients additional screenings for breast cancer when the provider deems such screening is necessary under nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1696** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1696&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A1696A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1696A)
3. **A1696B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1696B)
4. **A1696C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1696C)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Hunter — primary (person)
- Catalina Cruz — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** PRINT NUMBER 1696A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-15** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15** PRINT NUMBER 1696B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-22** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** PRINT NUMBER 1696C `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-03** REPORTED
- **2024-06-03** RULES REPORT CAL.302
- **2024-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.302
- **2024-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2465C
- **2024-06-03** 3RD READING CAL.1633
- **2024-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-09-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-01** SIGNED CHAP.424 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19f56d6f-d1a1-4c77-9879-128da8cfd214`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).