2025-2026 Regular Session • New York Legislature
A00387
Legislative Summary
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.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
1/8/2025
referred to health
Assembly
3/6/2025
amend and recommit to health
Assembly
3/6/2025
print number 387a
Assembly
3/18/2025
reported
Assembly
3/20/2025
advanced to third reading cal.61
Assembly
3/25/2025
amended on third reading (t) 387b
Assembly
5/14/2025
passed assembly
Assembly
5/14/2025
delivered to senate
Assembly
5/14/2025
REFERRED TO HEALTH
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage
5/14/2025
113
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly Health Committee: Favorable
3/18/2025
24
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 20
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Nily Rozic
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (21)
Jo Simon
Democrat
David Weprin
Democrat
Rebecca Seawright
Democrat
Andrew Hevesi
Democrat
Alfred Taylor
Democrat
Tommy Schiavoni
Democrat
Maryjane Shimsky
Democrat
Joseph DeStefano
Republican
David McDonough
Republican
Harvey Epstein
Democrat
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Catalina Cruz
Democrat
Amy Paulin
Democrat
Grace Lee
Democrat
Edward Braunstein
Democrat
William Colton
Democrat
Ron Kim
Democrat
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Democrat
Nader Sayegh
Democrat
Maritza Davila
Democrat
Noah Burroughs
Democrat