Requires general hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a member of the governing entity responsible for developing a general hospital's…

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Requires general hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a member of the governing entity responsible for developing a general hospital's strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs

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Latest action Mar 10, 2026

Requires general hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a sitting and voting member of the governing entity responsible for developing a hospital's strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs.

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Where it stands

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

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A5208, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Requires hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a sitting and voting member of the governing entity responsible for developing a hospital's strategic plan, structure, systems,policies and programs

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 10, 2026Result: passed
(46) (15) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Health
Senate HealthFeb 24, 2026Result: passed
(10) (3) (0) (2)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 6, 2025Result: passed
(38) (15) (0) (10)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesMay 29, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Andrew Hevesi, Jeffrey Dinowitz and 6 more on Agora

Democratic8

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

The nursing profession includes a diverse group of professionals commit- ted to serving patients, families, and communities and is ideally suited to bring unique perspectives to the boardroom. Nurses are on the front- line of providing care and possess a wide range of competencies in qual- ity care and patient safety, strategic planning, critical thinking, communications, human resources, finance, and complex problem solving leading to improved patient outcomes and positive impacts for hospitals. Without nursing representation, boards miss the insight of the most trusted profession. This bill would require the governing bodies of hospitals to include at least one registered professional nurse from the community as a sitting and voting member of the hospital's governing body. It is to our detriment as a state if those perspectives are not considered fulfilling the strategic goals, developing hospital reputa- tion and the overall performance of the hospital.

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

Mar 10, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 10, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 10, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
Feb 26, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)

Feb 24, 2026
1ST Report CAL.390
1ST REPORT CAL.390
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2026
Amend (t) and Recommit to Health
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Senate
Dec 10, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Health
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1476
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1476
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Senate

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