New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
A 780: Enacts the "Supervising Upcoming Professionals for Practice in Official Roles in Therapy (SUPPORT) act"
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
A 780 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Supervising Upcoming Professionals for Practice in Official Roles in Therapy (SUPPORT) act". Primary sponsor: Sam Berger (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Enacts the "Supervising Upcoming Professionals for Practice in Official Roles in Therapy (SUPPORT) act"; provides that for licensure as a clinical social worker, an applicant may satisfy the experience requirements under supervision of a mental health practitioner who has been granted the privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans under article one hundred sixty-three of the education law.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Berger | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 27 |
| Harry Bronson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 138 |
| Marianne Buttenschon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 119 |
| Bill Conrad | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Independence/Working Families | House | 140 |
| Brian Cunningham | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Andrew Hevesi | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 28 |
| Rebecca Kassay | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 4 |
| Paula Kay | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 100 |
| Micah Lasher | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 69 |
| Karen McMahon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 146 |
| Jo Anne Simon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Tony Simone | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 75 |
| Al Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Carrie Woerner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 113 |
| Kalman Yeger | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 41 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION