New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A1541: Establishes the cesarean births review board
Status: Passed both chambers, June 3, 2026
Establishes the cesarean births review board; provides such board shall be comprised of multidisciplinary experts to review the rate of cesarean births at hospitals in the state; provides reporting requirements.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the cesarean births review board.
From the amended text, May 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the cesarean births review board THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2500-n to read as follows: § 2500-N. CESAREAN BIRTHS REVIEW BOARD. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE CESAREAN BIRTHS REVIEW BOARD, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "BOARD". THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED OF EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL BE BASED IN PART ON THE OBJECTIVE OF ENSURING THAT THE BOARD INCLUDES EXPERTS WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY OF THE BIRTHING PEOPLE OF THE STATE. 2. THE BOARD SHOULD BE COMPOSED OF FOURTEEN MEMBERS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE EIGHT MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS: TWO LICENSED MIDWIVES IN THE STATE; TWO LICENSED AND REGISTERED NURSES SPECIALIZING IN OBSTETRICS IN THE STATE; TWO PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY LICENSED AND REGISTERED TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE; AND TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF A WOMEN'S MATERNAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES IN THE STATE; AND SIX ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, TWO APPOINTED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF …
Sponsors
- Amy Paulin (D, 88) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113)
- Forrest, Phara Souffrant (I, 57)
- Nader Sayegh (D, 90)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 104)
- Harvey Epstein (D, 74)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
- Sarah Clark (D, 136)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1626
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S7544B
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : REPASSED ASSEMBLY
- : AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1541B
- : VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 3, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 3, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 1, 2026): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (January 21, 2026): 133 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A1541?
- A1541 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the cesarean births review board.
- What does A1541 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the cesarean births review board.
- What is the status of A1541?
- Passed both chambers as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1541?
- Amy Paulin (D, 88), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1541?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1541
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