Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section
Summary
Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Assembly Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Last action Jan 23, 2024
Floor votes · Assembly Mar 28, 2023
How they voted
145–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 149
Mar 28, 2023
D
Democratic102
98% Yea
R
Republican47
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4927A
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Paulin
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Harvey Epstein
DDemocratic
Co
JG
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
John Zaccaro
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan Jacobson
DDemocratic
Co
Rebecca Seawright
DDemocratic
Co
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
Co
Sarah Clark
DDemocratic/Working Families
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