# New York A 387: Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services New York A 387, Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nily Rozic (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-10 (SIGNED CHAP.614) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A387-2025 - 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 387 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-12-10, SIGNED CHAP.614 - Sponsor: Nily Rozic (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 21 - Subjects: HEALTH - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (170 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free language help for New York patients: benefit, medium. The law takes effect upon enactment and requires every New York general hospital to provide free language help. Hospitals must provide reasonable accommodations so patients who need help can access care. They must identify language preferences and needs at the first visit. Medical records must docu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nily Rozic (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Al Taylor (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David McDonough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Weprin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward Braunstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Grace Lee (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harvey Epstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe DeStefano (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Maritza Davila (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nader Sayegh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Noah Burroughs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ron Kim (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tommy Schiavoni (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Colton (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 1 | | | 2025-05-14 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 113 | 34 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-12-10: SIGNED CHAP.614 (House) - 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2025-06-10: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-10: 3RD READING CAL.1266 (Senate) - 2025-06-10: SUBSTITUTED FOR S6288B (Senate) - 2025-05-14: REFERRED TO HEALTH (Senate) - 2025-05-14: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-05-14: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-03-25: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 387B (House) - 2025-03-20: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.61 (House) - 2025-03-18: REPORTED (House) - 2025-03-06: PRINT NUMBER 387A (House) - 2025-03-06: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH (House) - 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO HEALTH (House) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A387B) - Amendment A, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A387A) - Original, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A387) ## 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/A387B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A387A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A387) ## 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-A387-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).