S 7071: Relates to domestic violence training for health and mental health professionals; requires such trainings to be updated annually by the commissioner of health in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence; requires the commissioner of health to collect data on participation of such trainings by health professionals.
What S 7071 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide training for health and mental health professionals on domestic violence. The training must be reviewed and updated annually in consultation with the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. The training should include instruction that health professionals are not subject to mandatory reporting for instances of domestic violence against adults. A task force will be convened to ensure that all health and mental health professionals receive the training on an annual basis, and to collect data on participation. The law will take effect immediately.
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7071
- What is the current status of S 7071?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7071 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 S 7071 pass?
- Not yet. S 7071 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7071, and where is it now?
- S 7071 was authored by Sen. Lea Webb. Its committee of record is Senate Health. It is filed under PBH, alongside 184 other New York PBH bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 277 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7071 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to domestic violence training for health and mental health professionals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 33 to read as follows: 3 33. (a) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations which 4 shall ensure that trainings on providing care for victims of domestic 5 violence are developed and delivered to health and mental health profes- 6 sionals. Such trainings shall be reviewed and updated annually in 7 consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence. 8 Such trainings shall include instruction that health and mental health 9 professionals are not subject to mandatory reporting for instances of 10 domestic violence against adults. 11 (b) The commissioner shall convene a task force responsible for ensur- 12 ing that all health and mental health professionals in the state receive 13 the trainings under paragraph (a) of this subdivision on an annual 14 basis. Such task force shall collect data on the participation of such 15 trainings by health and mental health professionals in the state. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00579-02-5
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