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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1063: Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1063 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals. Primary sponsor: Jose Serrano (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; requires hospitals and facilities to request documentation of the completion of training from employees and prospective employees.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jose SerranoPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1339
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  9. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. PASSED SENATE
  12. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1464

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source