2025-2026 Regular Session • New York Legislature
A08286
Legislative Summary
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.
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Bill History
5/9/2025
referred to higher education
Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(5/9/2025)
Chamber
Assembly
Committee
Higher Education(Assembly)
Sponsors
Democrat: 31
Primary Sponsor

Anna Kelles
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (30)
Deborah Glick
Democrat
Amy Paulin
Democrat
Vivian Cook
Democrat
Linda Rosenthal
Democrat
Andrew Hevesi
Democrat
Harry Bronson
Democrat
Alfred Taylor
Democrat
Jo Simon
Democrat
Nader Sayegh
Democrat
Catalina Cruz
Democrat
Karines Reyes
Democrat
Emily Gallagher
Democrat
Rebecca Seawright
Democrat
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Chantel Jackson
Democrat
Charles Lavine
Democrat
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Democrat
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Democrat
Steven Otis
Democrat
Stefani Zinerman
Democrat
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Democrat
Maryjane Shimsky
Democrat
Dana Levenberg
Democrat
Eddie Gibbs
Democrat
Robert Carroll
Democrat
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Democrat
Harvey Epstein
Democrat
Pamela Hunter
Democrat
Donna Lupardo
Democrat
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Democrat