New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S6983: 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
Status: Passed both chambers, June 5, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program and requiring the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths.
From the amended text, May 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program and requiring the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act". § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2803-nn to read as follows: § 2803-NN. IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING IN REGARD TO PERINATAL CARE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY: (A) "IMPLICIT BIAS" SHALL MEAN A BIAS IN JUDGMENT OR BEHAVIOR THAT RESULTS FROM SUBTLE COGNITIVE PROCESSES, INCLUDING IMPLICIT PREJUDICE AND IMPLICIT STEREOTYPES THAT OFTEN OPERATE AT A LEVEL BELOW CONSCIOUS AWARENESS AND WITHOUT INTENTIONAL CONTROL. (B) "PERINATAL CARE" SHALL MEAN THE PROVISION OF CARE DURING PREGNANCY, LABOR, DELIVERY, AND POSTPARTUM AND NEONATAL PERIODS. 2. EVERY HOSPITAL SHALL REQUIRE CLINICAL STAFF THAT PROVIDES PERINATAL CARE TO CERTIFY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, COMPLETION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING CURRICULUM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING TRAINING ON THE FOLLOWING: (A) IDENTIFICATION OF PREVIOUS OR CURRENT UNCONSCIOUS BIASES AND MISINFORMATION; EXPLANATION--Matter …
Sponsors
- Jabari Brisport (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Kristen Gonzalez (D, 59)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.291
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A4018A
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1715
- : COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
- : PRINT NUMBER 6983A
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 52 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is S6983?
- S6983 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): 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.
- What does S6983 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program and requiring the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths.
- What is the status of S6983?
- Passed both chambers as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO SENATE (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S6983?
- Jabari Brisport (D, 25), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S6983?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6983
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