Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A203, the matching Assembly bill.
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Sponsor · State Senator, District 32 · Democratic
Senate bill · S5294 (2025-26)
Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program
Latest action Dec 12, 2025
Summary
Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.
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Where it stands
Signed into law.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
New York State Senate
Same as A203, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Passed as A203, the matching Assembly bill.
Amends the Public Health Law.
Committee
Health · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To require hospitals to establish a violence prevention protection program including the establishment of security personnel in hospital emergency departments to protect from violence and verbal and physical abuse of doctors, nurses and staff who provide critical medical care in such emergency departments.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Health
Senate HealthApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(14) (0) (0) (0)
Cosponsors
Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi and 38 more on Agora
- Democratic34
- Republican6
- Amy Paulin
- Andrew Hevesi
- Angelo Santabarbara
- Anna Kelles
- Chantel Jackson
- Christopher Ryan
- Claire Valdez
- Cordell Cleare
- Dana Levenberg
- Demond Meeks
- Edward Braunstein
- Emerita Torres
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- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Jo Anne Simon
- John Zaccaro Jr.
- Jonathan Jacobson
- Joseph A. Griffo
- Judy Griffin
- Larinda Hooks
- Lea Webb
- Leroy Comrie
- Manny De Los Santos
- Mario Mattera
- Maritza Davila
- MaryJane Shimsky
- Micah Lasher
- Patricia Fahy
- Paula Kay
- Rebecca Kassay
- Rebecca Seawright
- Robert Jackson
- Robert Rolison
- Sarah Clark
- Stefani Zinerman
- Stephen Hawley
- Steve Rhoads
- Steven Otis
- Steven Raga
- William Colton
- William Weber
The sponsor's argument
Why Luis R. Sepúlveda says this is needed
Physicians, nurses, and other healthcare employees are exposed on a daily basis to the potential of assault or other violent situations in the course of their duties. Assault on the job is one of the most frequent causes of serious inju- ries in the healthcare industry, and violence is a more common cause of injury than in other industries. U.S. healthcare workers suffer thou- sands of workplace-violence related injuries every year that require time away from work for treatment and recovery (i.e., serious injuries). In a 2022 American College of Emergency Physicians survey of E.R. doctors, 55 percent said they had been physically assaulted, almost all by patients, with a third of those resulting in injuries. 85 percent had been seriously threatened by patients. The risks can be even higher for E.R. nurses, with over 70 percent reporting they had sustained physical assaults at work. The 2022 American College of Emergency Physicians survey further found that the incidences of workplace violence in emergency departments contributed to staff shortages due to staff injury, emotional trauma, and anxiety. As well as increased wait times for patients and delay of critical medical care.
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
- Dec 12, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.618
NY Assembly
- Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
- Jun 11, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.893
3RD READING CAL.893
NY Senate
- Jun 11, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
- Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
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- Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- Jun 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
- Jun 11, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S5294B
NY Senate
- Jun 10, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
- Jun 10, 2025
Rules Report CAL.545
RULES REPORT CAL.545
NY Assembly
- Jun 9, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
- Jun 8, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
- Jun 5, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Health
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
- Jun 5, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5294B
NY Senate
- May 19, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5294A
NY Senate
- May 16, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Health
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
- May 1, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Apr 30, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Apr 29, 2025
1ST Report CAL.893
1ST REPORT CAL.893
NY Senate
- Feb 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Senate
- Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
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