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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2240: Provides for absence from school for the mental or behavioral health of the minor

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 2240 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for absence from school for the mental or behavioral health of the minor. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Provides for absence from school for the mental or behavioral health of the minor.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Charles FallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“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 EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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