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New York bills · 2025 Regular Session

New York S 1855

Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the New York legislature

Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers; requires medical expert consultants involved in investigations disclose conflicts of interest and to not be under investigation, on warning, or on probation; requires a zero-tolerance policy to be adopted and training to be provided on sexual misconduct by the board for professional misconduct; includes provisions related to the right to have a chaperone; includes sexual misconduct in the definition of professional misconduct.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Floor VotepassSet your home in New York to see
Feb 24, 2026
Senate		Health VotepassSet your home in New York to see
Apr 1, 2025
Senate		Floor VotepassSet your home in New York to see
Feb 12, 2025
Senate		Health VotepassSet your home in New York to see

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