Permits midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate
Summary
Permits midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate if they are in attendance at or after a fetal death.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Mar 3, 2025
How they voted
146–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 149
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican47
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JG
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Harvey Epstein
DDemocratic
Co
John McDonald
DDemocratic
Co
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
Co
MaryJane Shimsky
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
Co
Phara Souffrant Forrest
DDemocratic
Co
Rebecca Seawright
DDemocratic
Co
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
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