S 7879 NY

Establishes a duty to inform certain patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing planned and unplanned primary cesarean sections

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 13, 2025

Latest action (Apr 21, 2026) PRINT NUMBER 7879B

Summary

Establishes a duty to inform certain patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a planned or unplanned primary cesarean section.

Sponsor (1)

Julia Salazar Democratic · primary

27 coauthors / cosponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
Jamaal Bailey Democratic · cosponsor
George Borrello Republican · cosponsor
Jabari Brisport Democratic · cosponsor
Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
Cordell Cleare Democratic · cosponsor
Leroy Comrie Democratic · cosponsor
Jeremy Cooney Democratic · cosponsor
Andrew Gounardes Democratic · cosponsor
Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
Michelle Hinchey Democratic · cosponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
John Liu Democratic · cosponsor
Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
Zellnor Myrie Democratic · cosponsor
Roxanne J. Persaud Democratic · cosponsor
Jessica Ramos Democratic · cosponsor
Gustavo Rivera Democratic · cosponsor
Christopher Ryan Democratic · cosponsor
James Sanders Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · cosponsor
Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · cosponsor
José M. Serrano Democratic · cosponsor
Toby Ann Stavisky Democratic · cosponsor
Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Alexis Weik Republican · cosponsor

Action history (6)

May 13, 2025 REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES · upper
Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES · upper
Apr 1, 2026 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES · upper
Apr 1, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 7879A · upper
Apr 21, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES · upper
Apr 21, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 7879B · upper

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S7879 · HTML
S7879 · PDF
S7879A · PDF
S7879B · PDF

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