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NY S 5222

in committee

Permits midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5222 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5222 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HEALTH

What is NY S 5222 about?

Permits midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate if they are in attendance at or after a fetal death.

Who sponsors NY S 5222?

Gustavo Rivera is the primary sponsor of NY S 5222, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Permits midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate if they are in attendance at or after a fetal death.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Gustavo Riveraprimary
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Zellnor Myriecosponsor
  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-29

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Health Vote

    2025-04-29 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8466not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3451not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1351

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5222?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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