State Assembly Member - District 79
Chantel Jackson
Has represented Assembly District 79 in the Bronx since Jan. 1, 2021, and is in her third term; she was re-elected in 2024 with 80.1% of the vote.
Health care and medical decisions
In coverageCo-sponsored and voted for the medical aid in dying bill, signed into law in February 2026, and voted against A10711, which ties the state's childhood vaccine requirements to recommendations of medical groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics rather than to federal guidance; it passed the Assembly 90-48 and became law in May 2026. Voted for a 2025 law shielding people who provide or receive legally protected health care from other states' penalties. Sponsored a 2026 law setting one set of licensing standards for integrated behavioral health services, plus bills on lactation-consultant coverage and breast reconstruction information.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A329 (2025-26 session), authorizing a single set of licensing standards for integrated behavioral health services, and voted yes in the final Assembly floor vote on May 18, 2026; signed as Chapter 60 on June 5, 2026. Sponsored A4591, requiring hospitals that provide mastectomy, lumpectomy or lymph node dissection to give patients information on breast reconstruction options, and voted yes on Feb. 9, 2026; it passed the Assembly that day and the Senate on March 5, 2026. Sponsored A4677, requiring insurance coverage for lactation support services by certified lactation consultants, and voted yes on June 9, 2025, and in the final Assembly floor vote on Feb. 5, 2026. Co-sponsored A136, the medical aid in dying bill, and voted yes on April 29, 2025; signed as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Voted yes on S4914, protecting people who provide or receive legally protected health activity from penalties imposed by other states, on June 16, 2025; signed as Chapter 694 on Dec. 19, 2025. Voted no on A10711, on immunization vaccines for children, on April 21, 2026; it passed the Assembly 90-48 and was signed as Chapter 115 on May 15, 2026.
Sponsor of A329, A4591 and A4677; co-sponsor of A136; voted yes on A329, A4591, A4677, A136 and S4914; voted no on A10711 · 2025-04-29 to 2026-05-18 · A329 signed as Chapter 60 on June 5, 2026; A4591 passed the Assembly Feb. 9 and the Senate March 5, 2026; A4677 had its final Assembly floor vote Feb. 5, 2026; A136 signed as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; S4914 signed as Chapter 694 on Dec. 19, 2025; A10711 passed the Assembly 90-48 and was signed as Chapter 115 on May 15, 2026
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