S 1305 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients

Summary

Requires that general hospitals that provide mastectomy surgery, lymph node dissection or lumpectomy provide information to such patients concerning options for breast reconstruction.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

S1305 → S1305A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amendment adds a new sponsor (Senator Webb) and updates the bill's status to show it has been amended and reprinted. The substantive changes expand patient information requirements by adding non-surgical reconstruction options like breast forms to the list of topics hospitals must explain, and renumbering the required information sections from (a)-(d) to (a)-(e).

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on hospital care information requirements for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients, but the specific information requirements have been expanded to include non-surgical options.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for hospitals to describe non-surgical reconstructive options including breast forms and aesthetic flat closures in patient information.

Reordered and renumbered the required information sections from (a) through (d) to (a) through (e) to accommodate the new content.

TECHNICAL

Added Senator Webb as a co-sponsor and updated bill status to reflect committee discharge and amendment.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025

How they voted

61–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

May 28, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

upper

May 28, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1305A

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

upper

Jan 9, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors