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Samra Brouk

Sponsor · State Senator, District 55 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S1714 (2025-26)

Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death

Latest action May 13, 2026

Summary

Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death on death certificates, autopsy reports, police reports or any report, policy or procedure by a public agency or contractor; defines excited delirium.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A697, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Health · New York State Assembly, Health · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Prohibits the use of the term 'excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 13, 2026Result: passed

    (44) (16) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateApr 21, 2026Result: passed

    (45) (17) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Health

    Senate HealthJan 27, 2026Result: passed

    (11) (3) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateApr 2, 2025Result: passed

    (45) (17) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Health

    Senate HealthMar 4, 2025Result: passed

    (15) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Alex Bores and 26 more on Agora

  • Democratic28
Show all 28 on Agora
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Samra Brouk says this is needed

"Excited delirium" is a non-scientific term with a no scientific basis as a legitimate diagnosis or cause of death, that is consistently used to excuse and/or justify use of force against civilians by law enforce- ment along with coroners and/or medical examiners to sever the connection between the excessive force and the cause of death. Accord- ing to New York Focus, the American Psychological Association denounced the syndrome in 2020, expressing concern that it's "too non-specific" and that "there have been no rigorous studies validating excited deliri- um as a medical diagnosis." In 2021, the American Medical Association decried it as "justification for excessive police force, disproportion- ately cited in cases where Black men die in law enforcement custody." A December 2021 Virginia Law Review article found that "between 2010 and 2020, Black people accounted for 43 percent of in-custody deaths that named excited delirium as a possible cause, despite making up 13 percent of the US population." This concept has a racist history where it relies heavily on racist tropes, including but not limited to "superhuman strength." This specif- ically targets black and brown civilians, along with many minority communities. To ensure proper safety and protection to our communities from law enforcement this change should be made to protect and ensure proper justice to our civilians.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. May 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  2. May 13, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    REPASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 13, 2026

    Returned to Assembly

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. May 5, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1714A

    NY Senate

  5. May 5, 2026

    Recalled From Assembly

    RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

Show full history (23 earlier events)
  1. May 5, 2026

    Returned to Senate

    RETURNED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  2. Apr 22, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  3. Apr 21, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Apr 21, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 29, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  6. Jan 28, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 27, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.169

    1ST REPORT CAL.169

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 13, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 697A

    NY Assembly

  9. Jan 7, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.27

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.27

    NY Assembly

  10. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  11. Jun 6, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  12. Jun 6, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.413

    RULES REPORT CAL.413

    NY Assembly

  13. Jun 6, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S1714

    NY Assembly

  14. May 28, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  15. May 19, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  16. Apr 2, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  17. Apr 2, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  18. Apr 2, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  19. Mar 10, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  20. Mar 5, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  21. Mar 4, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.488

    1ST REPORT CAL.488

    NY Senate

  22. Jan 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Senate

  23. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

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