New York A 1541: Establishes the cesarean births review board
Status: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1541B (as of 2026-05-29)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1541
Sponsors: Amy Paulin, Anna Kelles, Carrie Woerner, Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg, Grace Lee, Harvey Epstein, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, John T. McDonald III, John Zaccaro Jr., Jonathan Jacobson, Karines Reyes, Nader Sayegh, Nily Rozic, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Sarah Clark, Stefani Zinerman
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript A01541 Summary: BILL NOA01541B   SAME ASSAME AS S07544-B   SPONSORPaulin   COSPNSRBurdick, Gonzalez-Rojas, Simon, Woerner, Forrest, Sayegh, Kelles, Jacobson, Epstein, Levenberg, Clark, Reyes, Bichotte Hermelyn, Zinerman, Zaccaro, Rozic, Lee, McDonald   MLTSPNSR   Add §2500-n, Pub Health L   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. Go to top A01541 Actions: BILL NOA01541B   01/10/2025referred to health 01/28/2025amend (t) and recommit to health 01/28/2025print number 1541a 02/04/2025reported referred to ways and means 05/22/2025reported referred to rules 05/27/2025reported 05/27/2025rules report cal.257 05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.257 05/27/2025passed assembly 05/27/2025delivered to senate 05/27/2025REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES 01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE 01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY 01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.61 01/21/2026passed assembly 01/21/2026delivered to senate 01/21/2026REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES 05/29/2026recalled from senate 05/29/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY 05/29/2026vote reconsidered - restored to third reading 05/29/2026amended on third reading 1541b 06/01/2026repassed assembly 06/01/2026returned to senate 06/01/2026COMMITTED TO RULES 06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S7544B 06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1626 06/03/2026PASSED SENATE 06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY Go to topA01541 Committee Votes: Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin DATE:02/04/2025AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye HevesiExcusedGrayAye SteckAbsentMaherAye BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye SolagesAyeChludzinskiAye Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberAye SayeghAye McDonaldAye ReyesAye Gonzalez-RojasAye RajkumarAye ForrestAye KellesAye LucasAye MeeksAye LunsfordAye Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow DATE:05/22/2025AYE/NAY:31/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye ColtonAyeHawleyAye CookAyeBlankenbushAye BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye WeprinAyeWalshAye RamosAyeDeStefanoAye BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye McDonaldAyeSmullenAye RozicAyeGiglioAye DinowitzAye MagnarelliAye BronsonAye DilanAye SeawrightAbsent HyndmanAbsent WalkerExcused Bichotte HermelAye SimonAye CruzAye OtisAye SolagesAbsent HunterAye EpsteinAye SeptimoAye Committee:RULES Chair:Glick DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye PretlowAyeHawleyExcused CookAyeBlankenbushAye GlickAyeRaAye DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye ColtonAyePalmesanoAye MagnarelliAyeReillyAye PaulinAyeSmithAye Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye BenedettoAye LavineExcused LupardoAye BraunsteinAye DavilaExcused HyndmanExcused RozicAye BronsonAye HevesiAye HunterAye TaylorAye CruzAye VanelAye Go to topA01541 Floor Votes: DATE:05/27/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 145/0Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P Yes Friend Yes Lee Yes Peoples-Stokes Yes Slater Yes Anderson Yes Carroll RC Yes Gallagher Yes Lemondes Yes Pheffer Amato Yes Smith Yes Angelino Yes Chandler-Waterm Yes Gallahan Yes Levenberg Yes Pirozzolo Yes Smullen Yes Bailey Yes Chang Yes Gandolfo Yes Lucas Yes Pretlow Yes Solages Yes Barclay Yes Chludzinski Yes Gibbs Yes Lunsford Yes Ra Yes Steck Yes Barrett Yes Clark Yes Giglio Yes Lupardo Yes Raga Yes Stern Yes Beephan Yes Colton Yes Glick Yes Magnarelli Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe Yes Bendett Yes Conrad Yes Gonzalez-Rojas Yes Maher Yes Ramos Yes Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Cook Yes Gray ER Mamdani Yes Reilly Yes Tannousis Yes Berger Yes Cruz Yes Griffin Yes Manktelow Yes Reyes Yes Tapia Yes Bichotte Hermel Yes Cunningham Yes Hawley Yes McDonald Yes Rivera Yes Taylor Yes Blankenbush Yes Dais Yes Hevesi Yes ‡ McDonough Yes Romero Yes Torres Yes Blumencranz Yes ‡ Davila Yes Hooks Yes McMahon Yes Rosenthal Yes Valdez Yes
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