# New York S 5803: Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals

New York S 5803, Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-05-14 (REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 5803
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires the New York city department of corrections and the New York city health and hospitals corporation to adopt safety policies to protect health care workers who treat incarcerated individuals
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2026-05-14, REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
- Sponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance, CITIES 1
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-05-14: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CITIES 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: REFERRED TO CITIES 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5803)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5803)

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- [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025)
- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [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)
- [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S5803-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).