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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 279: Relates to the protection and promotion of the mental health of the residents of New York state

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 279 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the protection and promotion of the mental health of the residents of New York state. Primary sponsor: Didi Barrett (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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Official summary

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

Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health "will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions".

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Didi BarrettPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse106
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Bill MagnarelliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  6. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  7. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Sources

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