New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S690: Enacts the "donor conceived person protection act"
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Enacts the "donor-conceived person protection act" to ensure that reproductive tissue banks, licensed by the department of health, collect and verify medical information from any donor it procures reproductive tissue from and to disseminate such information to a recipient before a recipient purchases or otherwise receives such tissue, and to donor-conceived persons, if any, when such persons turn eighteen years of age or earlier upon consent of the recipient parent or guardian; defines terms.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the "donor-conceived person protection act".
From the amended text, May 12, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the "donor-conceived person protection act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "donor-conceived person protection act". § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature acknowledges the importance of parents and donor-conceived persons knowing the medical history of individuals who have donated reproductive tissue to a reproductive tissue bank for purposes of an artificial insemination or assisted reproductive technology procedure and disseminating this history information to a recipient and donor-conceived person upon request, if any. The legislature further acknowledges knowing the medical history of a donor will provide recipients with the necessary information to make informed decisions regarding the process of artificial insemination or assisted reproductive technology procedure and for donor-conceived persons to obtain essential medical information, which may reveal any relevant inheritable conditions. The legislature finds that reproductive tissue banks have a duty to collect and verify medical history information provided by donors on donor self-reported medical histories and during the donor screening EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02581-06-6 S. 690--B 2 processes and to keep detailed records of such for …
Sponsors
- Patrick Gallivan (R, 60) · primary sponsor
- George Borrello (R, 57)
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46)
- Peter Oberacker (R, 51)
- Robert Ortt (R, 62)
- Alexis Weik (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1230
- : PRINT NUMBER 690B
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
Votes
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 19, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Health Committee Vote (May 19, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Health Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 28, 2025): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Health Committee Vote (May 28, 2025): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is S690?
- S690 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the "donor conceived person protection act".
- What does S690 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the "donor-conceived person protection act".
- What is the status of S690?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S690?
- Patrick Gallivan (R, 60), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S690?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S690
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