NY S 845

passed one chamber

Establishes the "Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing is necessary for a medical emergency.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-04 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-08
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
referral-committee
2025-04-29
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH
referral-committee
2025-05-13
1ST REPORT CAL.1081
2025-05-14
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-05-15
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-06-13
COMMITTED TO RULES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
referral-committee
2026-05-13
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
referral-committee
2026-05-21
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2026-05-21
PRINT NUMBER 845A
amendment-passage
2026-06-04
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
referral-committee
2026-06-04
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1698
2026-06-04
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-06-04
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-06-04
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee

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Votes

Women's Issues Vote
2025-04-29 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- José M. Serrano: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Alexis Weik: no
Health Vote
2025-05-13 · pass · 11-2
Member-level votes (14)
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Jake Ashby: no
- Jack M. Martins: no
- Zellnor Myrie: excused
Women's Issues Vote
2026-05-13 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- José M. Serrano: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Alexis Weik: no
Floor Vote - Version: A
2026-06-04 · pass · 38-22
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Jake Ashby: no
- April Baskin: no
- George Borrello: no
- Siela Bynoe: no
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Monica Martinez: no
- Jack M. Martins: no
- Mario Mattera: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Peter Oberacker: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Anthony H. Palumbo: no
- Steve Rhoads: no
- Dan Stec: no
- James Tedisco: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- William Weber: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Jeremy Cooney: excused
- Sam Sutton: excused
- Kevin S. Parker: absent

Related bills

Prior session: A 5478
Prior session: S 4821
Prior session: A 4285
Prior session: S 320
Companion bill: A 860

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S845?summary=&detail=

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