Relates to posting information on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault
Summary
Requires the office of professional medical conduct to post on its website information on patients' reporting rights regarding professional misconduct involving sexual harassment and assault; requires physicians' practice settings to post signage directing their patients to the office of professional medical conduct's website for information about their rights and how to report professional misconduct.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced May 30, 2019
Signed Oct 7, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 23, 2020 · Assembly Jul 21, 2020
How they voted
59–1
Passed
Total votes 60
Jul 23, 2020
D
Democratic40
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Oct 7, 2020
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.203
Jul 23, 2020
Senate · Passed
PASSED SENATE
Jul 21, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
Jul 21, 2020
Assembly · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
Feb 5, 2020
Assembly · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 7991A
Feb 5, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
Jan 8, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
May 30, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AS
Aravella Simotas
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Morinello
RRepublican
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Barron
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Quart
DDemocratic
Co
EJ
Ellen Jaffee
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Ashby
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
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