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Senate bill · S9853 (2025-26)

Relates to the supervision of athletic trainers

New York State Senate

Same as A10823, the matching bill in the Assembly.

PassedLatest action Jun 4, 2026

Sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (State Senator, District 36, Democratic/Working Families)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 23, 2026. About our data

Summary

Increases the number of athletic trainers that a physician can supervise at one time from four to six.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Education Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To modernize the Athletic Training Practice Act by increasing the current 1:4 supervising physician-to-athletic trainer ratio to 1:6.

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

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

Higher Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Higher Education · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Jamaal Bailey says this is needed

This legislation increases the physician to trainer ratio to from 1 to 4 to 1 to 6, with all existing supervision requirements, written agree- ments and physician medical direction unchanged. This legislation seeks to address the primary hardships that currently exist with the 1 to 4 ratio. The current ratio has limited access to large events and unnecessarily restricts medical staffing while reducing on-site access to care. Coverage gaps in schools and youth sports (K-12, collegiate, and commu- nity programs), especially in rural and underserved areas have struggled to staff athletic events adequately leaving gaps in injury prevention and emergency responses. The 1 to 4 ratio simply does not reflect modem sports medicine practice or supervision standards used by comparable physician-supervised professions.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 1, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 1, 2026Result: passed

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.511

    RULES REPORT CAL.511

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S9853A

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)
  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1496

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1496

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

  5. May 19, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  6. May 18, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Higher Education

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Senate

  7. May 15, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Higher Education

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

  8. Apr 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Senate

  9. Apr 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    NY Assembly

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