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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2485: Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 2485 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave. Primary sponsor: Scott Bendett (Republican/Conservative). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2026): HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES.

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.

Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott BendettPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118

“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. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  3. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Sources

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