S 940 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth

Summary
Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides such coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2026

How they voted

590
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Apr 22, 2026
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors