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S 555 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to requiring a medical facility or related services to obtain express prior written consent before the making and/or broadcasting of visual images of a patient's medical treatment

Summary
Relates to requiring a medical facility or related service to obtain express prior written consent before filming and/or broadcasting of visual images of a patient's medical treatment.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires patient consent for filming medical treatments, protecting patient privacy rights under healthcare services.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Liz Krueger
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
28
Co
Photo of Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
47
Co
Photo of Gustavo Rivera
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
33
Co
Photo of Joe Addabbo
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
NY
15
Co
Photo of John Liu
John Liu
DDemocratic
NY
16
Co
Photo of Lea Webb
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
52
Co
Photo of Rachel May
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
48
Co
Photo of Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
31