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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5197: Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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 5197 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. Primary sponsor: Karines Reyes (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH.

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.

Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karines ReyesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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