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NY S 6288

enacted

Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NY S 6288 pass?

Yes. NY S 6288 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-10): SUBSTITUTED BY A387B

What is NY S 6288 about?

Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services; requires general hospitals to develop a language assistance program to ensure meaningful access to the general hospital's services and reasonable accommodation for all patients who require language assistance.

Who sponsors NY S 6288?

John Liu is the primary sponsor of NY S 6288, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services; requires general hospitals to develop a language assistance program to ensure meaningful access to the general hospital's services and reasonable accommodation for all patients who require language assistance.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-10 — SUBSTITUTED BY A387B
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John Liuprimary
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-10

    SUBSTITUTED BY A387B

  2. 2025-05-22

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2025-05-21

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-05-20

    1ST REPORT CAL.1266

  5. 2025-04-11

    PRINT NUMBER 6288B

    amendment-passage

  6. 2025-04-11

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-25

    PRINT NUMBER 6288A

    amendment-passage

  8. 2025-03-25

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  9. 2025-03-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Health Vote - Version: B

    2025-05-20 · pass · 13-0

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

Related bills

  • substituted-by: A 387B
  • Prior session: A 286not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1969not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 10378not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1236not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2394not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 409not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 702not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 387

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6288?summary=&detail=

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