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S 6983STATE · New YorkIntroduced

Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act and requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program

Voted 6/5/2026

Summary

Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act; requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths.

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How representatives voted

143 yea·48 nay·21 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 6/5/2026RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. 6/5/2026PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. 6/5/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.291
  4. 6/5/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR A4018A
  5. 6/4/2026REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  6. 6/4/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  7. 6/4/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1715
  8. 6/4/2026PASSED SENATE
  9. 6/4/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. 5/11/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES