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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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

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.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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 New York state and to deliver a finding of the results of such study to the governor and the legislative leaders.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source