# New York A 203: Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program New York A 203, Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Catalina Cruz (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-12 (SIGNED CHAP.618) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A203-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 203 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-12-12, SIGNED CHAP.618 - Sponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 30 - Subjects: HEALTH, RULES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (204 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Violence prevention for healthcare workers and patients: benefit, medium. The law requires New York general hospitals and nursing homes to create programs protecting workers, patients, residents, and visitors from violence. The law takes effect 280 days after enactment; facilities must establish their programs within the following 12 months. Hospital programs must follow… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Angelo Santabarbara (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chantel Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Claire Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dana Levenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Demond Meeks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward Braunstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emerita Torres (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harvey Epstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Zaccaro Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Judy Griffin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larinda Hooks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny De Los Santos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maritza Davila (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Micah Lasher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paula Kay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Kassay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Clark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stefani Zinerman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephen Hawley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Otis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Raga (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Colton (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 | | | 2025-06-11 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 146 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-12-12: SIGNED CHAP.618 (House) - 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2025-06-11: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-11: 3RD READING CAL.893 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR S5294B (Senate) - 2025-06-11: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) - 2025-06-11: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-11: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.545 (House) - 2025-06-10: RULES REPORT CAL.545 (House) - 2025-06-10: REPORTED (House) - 2025-06-09: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2025-06-08: REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-06-05: PRINT NUMBER 203B (House) - 2025-06-05: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH (House) - 2025-05-16: PRINT NUMBER 203A (House) - 2025-05-16: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH (House) - 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO HEALTH (House) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-06-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A203B) - Amendment A, 2025-05-16: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A203A) - Original, 2024-12-23: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A203) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A203B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A203A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A203) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A203-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).