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
59–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Apr 22, 2026
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Leroy Comrie
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
NF
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
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