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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5980: Provides that a sponsoring agency must make a presentation at a public hearing before a residential facility for the disabled may be placed in a municipality

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 5980 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides that a sponsoring agency must make a presentation at a public hearing before a residential facility for the disabled may be placed in a municipality. Primary sponsor: Mike Fitzpatrick (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

Provides that a sponsoring agency must make a presentation at a public hearing before a residential facility for the disabled may be placed in a municipality.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike FitzpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“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