New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5406: Requires all state and private agencies with mandatory reporters of incidents involving vulnerable people to retrain all staff on reporting to a 9-1-1 operator and the county district attorney's office

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

Plain-language summary

S 5406 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires all state and private agencies with mandatory reporters of incidents involving vulnerable people to retrain all staff on reporting to a 9-1-1 operator and the county district attorney's office. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO DISABILITIES.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). 14 co-sponsors.