Squadron puts LICH bill on Senate front burner
Lessons learned from closure of historic Brooklyn hospital
A bill meant to ensure that what happened to Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH) never happens again to another hospital in New York is poised for consideration in the NYS Senate.
State Sen. Daniel Squadron (Greenpoint, Cobble Hill, Lower Manhattan) has filed a procedural motion that would put the LICH Act on the front burner in the Senate Health Committee.
The GOP-dominated Senate has been focused on the state budget since January, but now that its attention is turning to legislation, Squadron has filed what is called a “motion for committee consideration.” The procedure requires the chair of the Senate Health Committee, Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Long Island), to place the bill on the agenda and schedule a vote within 45 days of the filing. A Senator can file only three such motions in the course of a year.