New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A11537 — Enacts the safe access to care act

Last action — In Assembly Committee

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced June 01, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

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Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill requires healthcare facilities to adopt a patient rights statement on immigration enforcement.

The bill mandates healthcare facilities to publicly state patient rights and their obligations regarding immigration enforcement. It also considers unlawful immigration actions at these facilities as workplace threats.

What this means for you
  • Healthcare: This means healthcare facilities must clarify how they handle immigration enforcement and patient rights.

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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety immigration healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does A11537 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 A11537?
A11537 is sponsored by Phara Souffrant Forrest.
What is the current status of A11537?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced June 01, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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