Relates to access to doulas; repealer

Latest action Feb 14, 2025

Requires the department of health to require all maternal healthcare facilities to include and/or post on the maternal healthcare facility's webpage, lobby, and patient waiting areas information stating a birthing parent is allowed to have a doula present in the maternal health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care post-delivery.

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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 A1026, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1026, 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

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to L.2024, c.654, to clarify provisions related to allowing a birthing person access to their doula and requiring all maternal healthcare facilities to post on their website, in the facility lobbies, and in inpatient waiting areas that birthing individuals have the right to access doula support.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 5, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A1026, the matching Assembly bill.
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

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

Feb 14, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.43
NY Assembly
Feb 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.83
3RD READING CAL.83
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY A1026
NY Senate

Show full history (8 earlier events)

Jan 27, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jan 14, 2025
Rules Report CAL.30
RULES REPORT CAL.30
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.83
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.83
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate

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