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Senate bill · S6983 (2025-26)

Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act and requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an…

New York State Senate

Same as A4018, the matching bill in the Assembly.

PassedLatest action Jun 5, 2026

Sponsor: Jabari Brisport (State Senator, District 25, Democratic/Working Families)

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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

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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.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Health Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 names this act "New York Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act" Section 2 amends the public health law to require clinical staff to complete an evidence-based implicit bias training annually. Section 3 directs the department of health to track data on severe maternal morbidity and publish their findings once every two years. Section 4 establishes the effective date.

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Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

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

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly, Women's Issues · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Jabari Brisport says this is needed

Every person is entitled to dignity and respect during and after preg- nancy and childbirth. Patients should receive the best care possible regardless of their race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, disa- bility, language proficiency, nationality, immigration status, or reli- gion. However, for women of color, particularly Black women, the mater- nal mortality rate remains three to four times higher than the rate for Caucasian women. New York has a responsibility to decrease the substan- tial number of preventable pregnancy and childbirth-related deaths. This legislation requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement evidence-based implicit bias training programs; and mandates additional data collection and publication regarding severe maternal morbidity, disaggregated by race and ethnici- ty.

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Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passed

    (52) (8) (0) (3)

Full history

  1. Jun 5, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.291

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.291

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 5, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 5, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S6983A

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 4, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)
  1. Jun 4, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1715

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1715

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 1, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.291

    RULES REPORT CAL.291

    NY Assembly

  6. May 29, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  7. May 11, 2026

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Women's Issues

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  8. May 11, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  9. May 5, 2026

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Health

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  10. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  11. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  12. Mar 27, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

    NY Senate

  13. Jan 30, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

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