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Introduced
04/13/2020
04/13/2020
In Committee
05/04/2020
05/04/2020
Crossed Over
05/14/2020
05/14/2020
Passed
05/14/2020
05/14/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/15/2020
05/15/2020
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires a hospital to permit an individual to accompany a woman during childbirth. Under the bill, a hospital is to permit a pregnant woman to have at least one individual to accompany the woman during the period of labor and delivery in the room of the hospital where the woman gives birth to her child.
AI Summary
This bill requires an acute care general hospital to permit a pregnant woman to have at least one individual accompany her during the period of labor and delivery in the hospital room where the woman gives birth. The bill also authorizes the Commissioner of Health to adopt rules and regulations, including any restrictions an acute care general hospital may place on individuals accompanying pregnant women during labor and delivery.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (27)
Linda Greenstein (D)*,
Raj Mukherji (D)*,
Eliana Pintor Marin (D)*,
Brian Stack (D)*,
Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,
Dawn Addiego (D),
Daniel Benson (D),
Chris Brown (R),
Tony Bucco (R),
Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D),
Serena DiMaso (R),
JoAnn Downey (D),
Angelica Jimenez (D),
Gordon Johnson (D),
Tom Kean (R),
Yvonne Lopez (D),
Angela Mcknight (D),
Pedro Mejia (D),
Gabriela Mosquera (D),
Carol Murphy (D),
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),
Teresa Ruiz (D),
Bill Spearman (D),
Shanique Speight (D),
Shavonda Sumter (D),
Britnee Timberlake (D),
Cleopatra Tucker (D),
Last Action
Approved P.L.2020, c.32. (on 05/15/2020)
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