Requires healthcare facilities to maintain a fifty percent operating threshold of certain reusable healthcare protective textiles in their inventory unless a reprieve is provided for supply chain issues; provides a fine may be assessed for failure to comply, as determined by the commissioner.

New York Assembly Bill A06469, introduced in March 2025, aimed to require healthcare facilities to keep at least 50% of certain reusable protective textiles, like barrier garments and incontinence pads, in their inventory. The bill allowed for exceptions if supply chain issues made compliance impossible. Non-compliance could result in fines, as determined by the commissioner. However, the bill did not pass; its enacting clause was stricken in March 2026.

Positive media analysis is being generated.

Although direct media critiques are not found, opponents might have raised concerns about the financial burden on healthcare facilities to maintain the required inventory levels. Additionally, the bill's failure to pass suggests there may have been debates over its feasibility, potential supply chain challenges, and the appropriateness of imposing fines for non-compliance.