New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1149: Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Plain-language summary

A 1149 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). 6 co-sponsors.