A 4018

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: June 1, 2026.

Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act and requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-4018

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Rules

Assembly in_committee 2026-06-01

Abortion / Reproductive Policy Healthcare

Summary

Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act; requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths.

Sponsor

Phara Souffrant Forrest

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-01-30	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-06-01	Status	in_committee
2026-06-01	Latest Action	Assembly Floor Calendar

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