New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S10494 — Enacts the safe access to care act

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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In plain language

The bill requires healthcare facilities to adopt patient rights statements regarding immigration enforcement.

This legislation mandates that certain healthcare facilities create and publish statements outlining patient rights and facility obligations concerning immigration enforcement. It also classifies unauthorized immigration actions in these facilities as workplace hazards.

What this means for you
  • Healthcare: Healthcare facilities will need to ensure compliance with new patient rights statements regarding immigration enforcement.

Summary

Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and healthcare facility obligations with regards to immigration enforcement; includes unlawful or non-judicially authorized immigration enforcement actions at a healthcare facility as a workplace threat or hazard for purposes of the violence prevention program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety immigration healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does S10494 do?
Enacts the safe access to care act requiring certain healthcare facilities to adopt and make public a statement of patient rights and healthcare facility obligations with regards to immigration enforcement; includes unlawful or non-judicially authorized immigration enforcement actions at a healthcare facility as a workplace threat or hazard for purposes of the violence prevention program.
Who sponsors S10494?
S10494 is sponsored by Gustavo Rivera.
What is the current status of S10494?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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