NYC Council Introduction 1201

intro.nyc/1201-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Access to gender-affirming care facilities and a cause of action related to interference with gender-affirming care.
Status: Laid Over in Committee Committee on Women and Gender Equity
Sponsored by Shahana K. Hanif
Introduced: February 27, 2025

This bill would update an existing local law on the prevention of interference with access to reproductive health care facilities, by prohibiting activities that prevent access to facilities offering gender-affirming care. Unlawful actions may subject a person to criminal charges or civil suits. The bill would update cross-references to this local law that exist in another section of the Administrative Code. This bill would also expand a person’s private right of action for interference with reproductive or endocrine medical care when a lawsuit is commenced against the person on the basis of this care, to explicitly include all forms of gender-affirming care. Along with expanding this private right of action, the relevant chapter of the Administrative Code is redesignated to prevent confusion with an identically numbered chapter.