Relates to hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients
Summary
Requires that general hospitals that provide mastectomy surgery, lymph node dissection or lumpectomy provide information to such patients concerning options for breast reconstruction.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Mar 5, 2026
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What changed between versions
A4591
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A4591A
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This bill amendment expands patient information requirements for hospitals performing breast cancer surgeries. The changes require hospitals to provide more comprehensive details about both surgical and non-surgical reconstruction options, including aesthetic flat closures and breast forms, rather than just surgical reconstruction. The amendment also reorganizes the information categories to better structure patient disclosures.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same - it still applies to general hospitals performing mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection procedures - but the required patient information has been expanded to include more reconstruction options.
REQUIREMENT
Expanded required patient information to include non-surgical reconstruction options like aesthetic flat closures and breast forms, in addition to surgical reconstruction options.
Reorganized the information categories from (a), (b), (c), (d) to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) to better structure the disclosure requirements.
Added language clarifying that the description of reconstructive options should include both surgical and non-surgical approaches.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · Assembly Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
59–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4591A
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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