New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate

S6983 — 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

Last action — Passed Assembly

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill requires perinatal care facilities to implement implicit bias training for healthcare providers.

The New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act mandates that hospitals and facilities providing perinatal care implement training to address implicit bias among healthcare providers. It also requires the state health department to report on maternal health outcomes.

What this means for you
  • Workers: What this means for you: Workers in healthcare will be required to engage in training that addresses biases affecting patient care.
  • Families: What this means for you: Families can expect improved awareness and responsiveness to biases in healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth.
  • Healthcare: What this means for you: Healthcare providers will need to undergo training to mitigate implicit bias in perinatal care.

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE

  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.291

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A4018A

  5. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. PASSED SENATE

  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1715

  9. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  10. PRINT NUMBER 6983A

  11. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

  12. REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

  13. REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does S6983 do?
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.
Who sponsors S6983?
S6983 is sponsored by Jabari Brisport.
What is the current status of S6983?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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