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A 9303: Requires all medical facilities to have immediate access to every single-occupancy bathroom where a patient could be in an emergency.
What A 9303 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to require all medical facilities to provide immediate access to every single-occupancy bathroom in case of an emergency. This means that medical staff must be able to quickly respond to a patient's needs in any bathroom, not just those designated for specific purposes. The goal is to ensure patients receive timely care and support in any situation. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9303
- What is the current status of A 9303?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 9303 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 9303 pass?
- Not yet. A 9303 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9303, and where is it now?
- A 9303 was authored by Asm. David McDonough. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Dec. 10, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, December 10, 2025 · 168 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9303 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring all medical facilities to be able to access every single-occupancy bath- room where a patient could be in an emergency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 2832 to read as follows: 3 § 2832. Emergency access in all medical facilities. Every medical 4 facility shall have immediate access to every single-occupancy bathroom 5 in such facility where a patient could be in an emergency. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02646-01-5
Text of A 9303 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions