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4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
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9 ALBANY, NEW YORK
10 January 22, 2024
11 3:47 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR JAMAAL T. BAILEY, Acting President
19 ALEJANDRA N. PAULINO, ESQ., Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: In the
9 absence of clergy, let us bow our heads in a
10 moment of silent reflection and/or prayer.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
12 a moment of silence.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
14 reading of the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Sunday,
16 January 21, 2024, the Senate met pursuant to
17 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday,
18 January 20, 2024, was read and approved. On
19 motion, the Senate adjourned.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Without
21 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
22 Presentation of petitions.
23 Messages from the Assembly.
24 Messages from the Governor.
25 Reports of standing committees.
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1 Reports of select committees.
2 Communications and reports from
3 state officers.
4 Motions and resolutions.
5 Senator Gianaris.
6 SENATOR GIANARIS: Mr. President,
7 can we take up the reading of the calendar,
8 please.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
10 Secretary will read.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 76,
12 Senate Print 158D, by Senator Krueger, an act to
13 amend the General Business Law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
17 act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
22 the results.
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
25 is passed.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 79,
2 Senate Print 1003A, by Senator Hinchey, an act to
3 amend the Public Health Law and the Insurance
4 Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 8. This
8 act shall take effect one year after it shall
9 have become a law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
14 Hinchey to explain her vote.
15 SENATOR HINCHEY: Thank you,
16 Mr. President.
17 It's been over a year since Roe v.
18 Wade was overturned, and one of the things I know
19 so many of us in this chamber are incredibly
20 proud of is the fact that we have continued to
21 provide healthcare, including reproductive
22 healthcare, to people who need it across our
23 state.
24 And yet in many communities,
25 especially in rural communities, we are seeing
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1 healthcare networks and hospitals deny care for
2 folks based on policy-based exclusions, including
3 reproductive care, gender-affirming care, and
4 end-of-life care.
5 In rural communities where we're
6 already -- in rural communities and marginalized
7 communities where we already see a lack of access
8 to healthcare, this bill will make it so that we
9 can clearly identify healthcare deserts, ensuring
10 that we can not only bring in the additional care
11 that people deserve, but also ensure that those
12 institutions that are looking to close, whether
13 that's the maternity care in Columbia County that
14 closed in 2019 or the Troy Burdett Birthing
15 Center that is on the chopping block right now in
16 Troy that serves much of my district in northern
17 Columbia County, some of the only maternal care
18 in the region -- this bill will ensure not only
19 that we provide the resources and the
20 understanding to bring more healthcare services
21 to the communities that need it.
22 And so I thank the Majority Leader
23 for bringing this package to the floor.
24 We have so much more work to do here
25 in New York to make sure that every single
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1 person, regardless of their income, their
2 background, or where they live, have access to
3 the healthcare that they need. And I'm proud to
4 vote aye on this bill.
5 Thank you, Mr. President.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
7 Hinchey to be recorded in the affirmative.
8 Announce the results.
9 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
10 Calendar 79, those Senators voting in the
11 negative are Senators Ashby, Borrello,
12 Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Felder, Gallivan, Griffo,
13 Helming, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Murray, O'Mara,
14 Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Weber and
15 Weik. Also Senator Tedisco.
16 Ayes, 36. Nays, 20.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
18 is passed.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 83,
20 Senate Print 348C, by Senator Cleare, an act to
21 amend the Public Health Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
5 the results.
6 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
7 Calendar 83, those Senators voting in the
8 negative are Senators Ashby, Borrello,
9 Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Felder, Gallivan, Griffo,
10 Helming, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Murray, O'Mara,
11 Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco,
12 Weber and Weik.
13 Ayes, 39. Nays, 20.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
15 is passed.
16 There is a substitution at the desk.
17 The Secretary will read.
18 THE SECRETARY: Senator Cleare
19 moves to discharge, from the Committee on
20 Women's Issues, Assembly Bill Number 2656 and
21 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 201,
22 Third Reading Calendar 95.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
24 substitution is so ordered.
25 The Secretary will read.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 95,
2 Assembly Bill 2656, by Assemblymember Walker, an
3 act to amend the Insurance Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
7 act shall take effect on the first of January.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
12 the results.
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
15 is passed.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 96,
17 Senate Print 2039B, by Senator Brouk, an act to
18 amend the Public Health Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
22 act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
23 shall have become a law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
3 Brouk to explain her vote.
4 SENATOR BROUK: Thank you,
5 Mr. President.
6 And I want to thank our Majority
7 Leader and the State Senate for bringing this
8 bill again to pass this year.
9 So one of the things that I talk a
10 lot about is the maternal mortality crisis and
11 the fact that it's getting worse and worse here
12 in New York State.
13 One of the things that we need to
14 understand is that one of the most common
15 pregnancy complications you see are maternal
16 mental health conditions. One in five birthing
17 people are affected by one of these conditions.
18 And as with so many things in our
19 healthcare systems, we see that once again Black
20 women are disproportionately impacted, in that we
21 are twice as likely to suffer from one of these
22 mental health conditions, but half as likely to
23 get the care that we need.
24 And so what this bill will help do
25 is make sure that that the first moment of being
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1 able to detect and diagnose a maternal mental
2 health depression specifically, is usually
3 through a questionnaire. And what this will do
4 is widen the opportunities for a provider to
5 offer that questionnaire, including well child
6 visits.
7 Because I know what is true for
8 many, many parents, that we often put the
9 wellness and health of our children ahead of our
10 own even when we are in need. And so by offering
11 these questionnaires and the ability to diagnose
12 someone who might be suffering from a maternal
13 mental health condition, we're actually going to
14 make sure that more birthing people, more mothers
15 postpartum are able to get not just the diagnosis
16 but the treatment that they deserve. And that we
17 know will also mean healthier infants and
18 children as well.
19 So again, I thank this body for
20 understanding the importance of addressing
21 maternal mental health in this way and proudly
22 vote aye.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
24 Brouk to be recorded in the affirmative.
25 Senator Ramos to explain her vote.
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1 SENATOR RAMOS: Thank you,
2 Mr. President.
3 You know, it's the 51st anniversary
4 of Roe v. Wade today. And I couldn't be prouder
5 to be part of a legislature that not only
6 codified Roe v. Wade, but has really ensured that
7 we are boldly a pro-choice state.
8 Now that we're taken such bold
9 action to protect the right to choose, we should
10 reframe how we think about reproductive justice.
11 It's about more than making abortion safe and
12 accessible, it's about providing security,
13 dignity and care at every stage of a person's
14 reproductive journey. It's about making
15 pregnancies and births safe, especially for women
16 of color, who have worse outcomes.
17 And I want to especially thank
18 Senator Brouk and all of the other legislators --
19 all of whom I believe are women -- who are
20 passing bills today to really take care of
21 mothers, of mothers-in-waiting.
22 We know that depression actually
23 does have root causes, and more often than not
24 poverty is a big reason why women grow sad and
25 sadder by the day as they continue to worry about
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1 how to provide for their child. And actually
2 this session Senator Brouk and I have been
3 working on a bill called MILC, Mothers and
4 Infants Lasting Change, which would be a monthly
5 allowance for women who are members of households
6 earning less than $39,000 a year, who would
7 receive a monthly stipend as they are waiting to
8 become mothers and within the first 18 months of
9 a child's -- of a child's life.
10 So this is one of the many measures
11 that we'll be fighting for in the budget, and I'm
12 very proud that under our Majority Leader, Andrea
13 Stewart-Cousins, we continue to push forward and
14 make sure that New York is a leading state for
15 mothers and children.
16 Thank you.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
18 Ramos to be recorded in the affirmative.
19 Announce the results.
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 97,
24 Senate Print 3219A, by Senator Cleare, an act to
25 amend the Public Health Law.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
4 act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
5 shall have become a law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
10 Cleare to explain her vote.
11 SENATOR CLEARE: Thank you,
12 Mr. President.
13 And I too want to thank our
14 Majority Leader for her sensitivity and the
15 inclusiveness of these very important bills today
16 that are going to affect birth outcomes and
17 maternal health in women and particularly women
18 of color.
19 I have three bills in this package
20 today. I'm very happy that the first bill would
21 ensure those who are pregnant can access
22 comprehensive health insurance immediately,
23 without fees or penalties. It is very important
24 for our children to have a healthy start if their
25 mothers are being taken care of while they're
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1 pregnant.
2 And also the second, which deals
3 with our reproductive freedom and equity grant
4 program, and it ensures that organizations that
5 provide women's healthcare, including abortion,
6 and fully support and fulfill their mission in a
7 post-Dobbs world. We have to make sure that we
8 secure that right.
9 And this bill that we are looking at
10 right now, which is a bill that would increase
11 awareness and outreach, particularly to
12 vulnerable populations such as Black women,
13 concerning uterine fibroids. So that more people
14 will know the symptoms and seek a timely
15 diagnosis and course of treatment.
16 These bills, in combination with all
17 the bills that have been brought forth here
18 today, will ensure that millions of women are
19 protected, supported and empowered. And I
20 proudly vote aye.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
22 Cleare to be recorded in the affirmative.
23 Announce the results.
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
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1 is passed.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 98,
3 Senate Print 3529A, by Senator Fernandez, an act
4 to amend the General Business Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
8 act shall take effect twelve months after it
9 shall have become a law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
14 Fernandez to explain her vote.
15 SENATOR FERNANDEZ: Thank you,
16 Mr. President.
17 I too want to thank this body for
18 supporting this piece of legislation that takes a
19 very preventative measure to making sure that
20 women's reproductive health is safe and continues
21 to be safe. PFAS is a chemical that
22 unfortunately is in many of our daily products
23 that we use. And when it comes to feminine
24 hygiene and the pads and tampons that we use,
25 these are products that are very close to our
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1 bodies, and they have long-lasting harm.
2 So this bill would prevent that
3 product, that chemical, from being in our
4 menstrual care products to prevent any
5 reproductive harm. And when we look at women's
6 experience and choices in life, we want them to
7 be fully healthy before making that ultimate
8 decision to carry a child. We want their
9 reproductive organs to be taken care of and
10 healthy and not harmed by unneeded chemicals.
11 So I thank this body for supporting
12 this bill, for caring about our reproductive
13 organs and preventing PFAS from being in our
14 menstrual products.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
16 Fernandez to be recorded in the affirmative.
17 Announce the results.
18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
20 is passed.
21 There is a substitution at the desk.
22 The Secretary will read.
23 THE SECRETARY: Senator Webb moves
24 to discharge, from the Committee on
25 Women's Issues, Assembly Bill Number 5576 and
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1 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 3610,
2 Third Reading Calendar 99.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
4 substitution is so ordered.
5 The Secretary will read.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 99,
7 Assembly Bill 5576, by Assemblymember Sillitti,
8 an act to amend the Public Health Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
12 act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
13 shall have become a law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
18 Webb to explain her vote.
19 SENATOR WEBB: Thank you,
20 Mr. President. I rise to explain my vote.
21 You know, I would be remiss in this
22 moment again if I didn't join in the sentiments
23 that have been shared thus far and expressing my
24 gratitude and appreciation to Senate Majority
25 Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for advancing this
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1 very comprehensive and important first step -- or
2 continuation of steps, rather, in addressing
3 reproductive and maternal health outcomes here in
4 New York.
5 And so this legislation seeks to
6 provide information to increase transparency as
7 it relates to the racial disparities of pregnancy
8 and birth outcomes by expanding upon an existing
9 law that is aimed at presenting important
10 information to prospective mothers.
11 Prior to serving in the Senate, I
12 had the opportunity to serve on a statewide task
13 force that looked at racial and ethnic
14 disparities in healthcare. And to no surprise by
15 many of us -- but still a call to action -- there
16 are still significant health disparities as
17 pertains to race and also socioeconomic status
18 when it comes to these issues.
19 And yet we have an opportunity to do
20 something about it, and also an obligation. And
21 with this legislation, it lifts up this evidence
22 about how expectant mothers and birthing people
23 in BIPOC and rural communities are often
24 presented with limited options for prenatal care
25 and childbirth. And we need to provide
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1 information to expectant mothers that will help
2 them to make informed decisions.
3 Statistics have demonstrated that
4 Black woman are at least three times more likely
5 to die from pregnancy and birth-related
6 complications and are 50 percent more likely to
7 suffer severe pregnancy and birth complications.
8 This doesn't happen just out of nowhere. There
9 are policies and practices that institute this.
10 And so this legislation will empower
11 women with the information they need to make
12 informed decisions about their care and the care
13 of their infants.
14 Current law requires hospitals and
15 birth centers to distribute informational
16 leaflets that include information on statistics
17 related to maternal procedures performed at the
18 hospital or birth center, to maternity patients
19 before they are admitted. The information must
20 include birth-related events and procedures such
21 as vaginal or cesarian births, use of forceps or
22 vacuum inductions, vaginal births after prior
23 cesarians, and other vital statistics.
24 This legislation would expand the
25 information about the facility so that way
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1 patients are making more informed decisions.
2 And again, I want to thank the
3 Majority Leader and all of my colleagues today
4 for the legislation that they have advanced. And
5 I proudly vote aye, and I encourage my colleagues
6 to do the same.
7 Thank you.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
9 Webb to be recorded in the affirmative.
10 Announce the results.
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 100, Senate Print 5991A, by Senator Persaud, an
16 act to amend the Public Health Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect immediately.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
25 the results.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 101, Senate Print 5992A, by Senator Persaud, an
6 act to amend the Public Health Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect on the 90th day after it
11 shall have become a law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
16 the results.
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
19 is passed.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 102, Senate Print 7700A, by Senator Webb, an act
22 to amend the Public Health Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
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2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
6 Webb to explain her vote.
7 SENATOR WEBB: Thank you,
8 Mr. President. I rise again to explain my vote.
9 This legislation takes into account
10 different resources we have at our disposal that
11 can also help to address maternal health
12 outcomes. This specifically focuses on the
13 ability for patients to use an app.
14 And so in a district like mine where
15 we have noticeable rates of low birth weight and
16 premature births, along with elevated levels of
17 neonatal withdrawals and infant mortality, such
18 outcomes have often been seen among those with
19 lower rates of health literacy, which is a hurdle
20 that is especially clear for first-time moms.
21 Those who are under the best circumstances, they
22 also are often facing knowledge gaps. And so
23 this legislation would allow for Medicaid
24 patients to utilize an app that would allow them
25 to close some of those awareness gaps.
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1 So this legislation does several
2 things. Not only does it provide opportunities
3 for more awareness and information, but also
4 resources that can help to decrease poor outcomes
5 for infants and mothers. Through the creation of
6 a consolidated pregnancy app, we'll be able to
7 provide New York-specific expert-backed
8 information to all Medicaid recipients to support
9 them in their prenatal, pregnancy and postpartum
10 services.
11 This will allow individuals to have
12 a one-stop shop of information from the
13 Department of Health and other state agency
14 programs in order to receive vetted best
15 practices, find the closest providers, and access
16 supportive care.
17 We know that even these simple
18 interventions can have meaningful and
19 long-lasting impacts. There are other states
20 that have implemented this particular resource,
21 such as Michigan, which again helps to raise
22 awareness and helps to improve maternal outcomes.
23 I am very proud to sponsor this
24 legislation that will empower rural and
25 low-income women eligible for Medicaid with
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1 access to a mobile app to ensure access to
2 prenatal and postpartum obstetric care.
3 And again, I want to thank the
4 Majority Leader for supporting this legislation.
5 I proudly vote aye, and I encourage
6 any colleagues to do the same. Thank you.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
8 Webb to be recorded in the affirmative.
9 Announce the results.
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
12 is passed.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 103, Senate Print 7702A, by Senator Webb, an act
15 to require the Department of Health to convene a
16 maternal healthcare and birthing standards
17 workgroup.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
21 act shall take effect on the 90th day after it
22 shall have become a law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
2 Webb to explain her vote.
3 SENATOR WEBB: Back for one last
4 time.
5 (Laughter.)
6 SENATOR WEBB: At least during
7 this -- this session today.
8 You know, one of the things I wanted
9 to remark is that, you know, the legislation
10 that's before all of us today that we've been
11 voting on, that yes, this is legislation that's
12 been advanced by women legislators in our
13 chamber. But I want it to be very clear that the
14 responsibility of reproductive and maternal
15 healthcare does not solely fall upon the
16 shoulders of women legislators. It is our
17 collective responsibility in this regard.
18 And so again, I want to thank the
19 Senate Majority Leader for not only recognizing
20 this but also for bringing this important package
21 of legislation to the floor.
22 And so with this particular bill, it
23 will allow for a comprehensive and holistic
24 approach to address the maternal and infant
25 mortality crisis by directing the Department of
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1 Health, the commissioner, to convene a workgroup
2 of stakeholders to holistically review maternal
3 health and birthing standards.
4 So when you hear statistics such as
5 three times as likely to die, hundreds of
6 thousands of people or children being born with
7 low birth weights, what does that mean? How do
8 we begin to wrap our arms around what's happening
9 in our state? In a state with as many resources
10 as we have, we can and should be improving
11 maternal health outcomes. And that's why this
12 work is critical.
13 This workgroup will be looking at
14 not only the data but also trying to examine best
15 practices, recommendations that can truly help to
16 improve birth outcomes and reproductive care for
17 all New Yorkers.
18 And so Governor Hochul recently
19 announced a new proposal to address components of
20 the maternal and infant mortality crisis,
21 including access to care, maternal mental health,
22 and the unnecessary use of C-sections in the
23 birthing process.
24 This even goes up to the federal
25 level, because the Biden administration in June
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1 of 2022 released a blueprint for addressing the
2 maternal health crisis which drew attention to
3 the increased need for women to be supported as
4 active participants in their care throughout and
5 after pregnancy, and as reflected in the
6 "momnibus" federal legislative package
7 cosponsored by the Congressional Black Maternal
8 Health Caucus.
9 So with that being said, this
10 legislation takes into account all of those
11 conversations and legislative proposals. And now
12 from our respective chambers we are taking it to
13 the next stages. And so again, this workgroup
14 complements all of these things and will ensure a
15 comprehensive and thoughtful review of maternal
16 care to ensure that birthing people in New York
17 are receiving the highest standards of care.
18 Thank you, Mr. President. I proudly
19 vote aye.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
21 Webb to be recorded in the affirmative.
22 Announce the results.
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
25 is passed.
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1 Senator Gianaris, that completes the
2 reading of today's calendar.
3 SENATOR GIANARIS: Is there any
4 further business at the desk?
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: There is
6 no further business at the desk.
7 SENATOR GIANARIS: Move to adjourn
8 until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23rd, at
9 3:00 p.m.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: On
11 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until
12 Tuesday, January 23rd, at 3:00 p.m.
13 (Whereupon, at 4:11 p.m., the Senate
14 adjourned.)
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