New York A 6004: Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY S1226 (as of 2025-06-09)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 6004

Sponsors: Jo Anne Simon, Al Taylor, Alex Bores, Angelo Santabarbara, Anna Kelles, Brian Cunningham, Catalina Cruz, Chris Burdick, Christopher Eachus, Dana Levenberg, David Weprin, Deborah Glick, Didi Barrett, George Alvarez, Grace Lee, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jonathan Jacobson, Karines Reyes, Karl Brabenec, Linda Rosenthal, Marcela Mitaynes, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Phil Steck, Rebecca Seawright

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A06004 Summary:

BILL NOA06004 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01226

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SPONSORSimon (MS)

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COSPNSRCruz, Reyes, Glick, Weprin, Burdick, Jacobson, Otis, Cunningham, Seawright, Santabarbara, Mitaynes,
 Gonzalez-Rojas, Colton, Forrest, Pheffer Amato, Barrett, Shrestha, Levenberg, Mamdani, Dinowitz,
 Tapia, Lee, Kelles, Taylor, Bores, Raga, Alvarez, Rosenthal, Eachus, Brabenec, Steck

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MLTSPNSRCarroll R, Davila, Epstein, Hevesi, Paulin

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Amd &sect;2801-g, Pub Health L

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Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care.

Go to top A06004 Actions:

BILL NOA06004 

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02/25/2025referred to health

04/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/06/2025reported referred to rules

06/09/2025reported 

06/09/2025rules report cal.503

06/09/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.503

06/09/2025substituted by s1226

&nbspS01226 AMEND= RIVERA

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

&nbsp01/21/20251ST REPORT CAL.127

&nbsp01/22/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp01/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/20/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/20/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/20/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/09/2025substituted for a6004

&nbsp06/09/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.503

&nbsp06/10/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/10/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025VETOED MEMO.137

Go to topA06004 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:04/28/2025AYE/NAY:20/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenNay

DinowitzAyeGandolfoNay

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzNay

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeMaherNay

BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye

SolagesAyeChludzinskiNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAbsent

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:25/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaNay

JacksonAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

AndersonAyeDeStefanoNay

BraunsteinAyeManktelowNay

McDonaldAyeSmullenNay

RozicAyeGiglioNay

DinowitzAye

LavineAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

WrightAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:17/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliExcusedReillyExcused

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA06004 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06004 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6004

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, CRUZ, REYES, GLICK, WEPRIN, BURDICK,
 JACOBSON, OTIS, CUNNINGHAM, SEAWRIGHT, SANTABARBARA, MITAYNES, GONZA-
 LEZ-ROJAS, COLTON, FORREST, PHEFFER AMATO, BARRETT, SHRESTHA, LEVEN-
 BERG, MAMDANI, DINOWITZ, TAPIA, LEE, KELLES, TAYLOR, BORES, RAGA --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. R. CARROLL, DAVILA, EPSTEIN, HEVESI,
 PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing public
 notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close
 entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance
 use care

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "local input in community healthcare act".
 3 § 2. Section 2801-g of the public health law, as added by chapter 541
 4 of the laws of 2010, subdivision 4 as added by section 3 of part E of
 5 chapter 57 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 2801-g. Community [forum] notice and engage

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