Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal and State Senator Toby Stavisky Herald Signing of First-in-the-Nation Legislation Requiring Health Insurance Companies to Cover Cost of Hair Preservation Treatment During Chemotherapy
Dec 16, 2024
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and State Senator Toby Stavisky (D-Queens) announced today that their legislation (A38-A/S2063-A) requiring health insurers to cover the cost of scalp cooling systems, a hair-preservation...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces First-in-the-Nation Diaper Ingredient Labeling Law Signed
Dec 11, 2024
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF -Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A.43-C/S.2279-C) to require ingredient listings on all packages of diapers sold in New York State was signed into law. The law makes New...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal’s Legislation Requiring Delivery Apps to Post Restaurant Sanitation Grades Online Signed into Law, Empowering Consumers
Nov 25, 2024
New York, NY – Today, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, announced that her legislation requiring online and app-based food delivery services to post restaurant sanitation grades online...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Celebrates Signing of Legislation to Expand Access to Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Nov 22, 2024
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, heralded the signing of two pieces of legislation to expand access to epinephrine auto-injectors across New York State into law. Epinephrine...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Signing of New Law to Protect Pharmacies and Patients from Unfair PBM Practices
Sep 30, 2024
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A9764/S9040) to protect pharmacies, and the patients they serve, from abusive practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) was signed into...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Legislation to Resolve Conflict in Adult Survivors Act Cases Signed into Law
Jul 1, 2024
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced today that her legislation (A6138/S5916) to clarify provisions of the Adult Survivors Act has been signed into law. The bill clarifies the intent of the Adult Survivors...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Statement in Response to the Rent Guidelines Board Rent Increases
Jun 18, 2024
New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Housing, released the following statement in response to the Rent Guidelines Board’s 2024-2025 Rent Increases: “I am outraged, but not surprised,...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Announces Passage of Legislation Protecting Access to HIV/AIDS Medications
Jun 6, 2024
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her legislation (A1619-A/S1001-A) to prohibit insurers from restricting or delaying access to antiretroviral medications for the treatment of people with HIV/AIDS passed...
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal Bill Requiring Insurance Coverage of Devices to Prevent Hair Loss During Cancer Treatment Passes Assembly, Senate
Jun 4, 2024
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) announced that her legislation (A38-A/S2063-A) to require insurance coverage of scalp cooling devices during cancer treatment passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously. The bill,...
Assemblymember Rosenthal & Senator Gounardes Bill to Require Life-Saving Epinephrine in Public Venues Passes in State Legislature
May 30, 2024
Albany, NY – The New York State Senate voted 61-0 yesterday, May 29, to pass legislation carried by State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal to require life-saving epinephrine auto-injectors at all large public venues across...
