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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8580: Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care

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 8580 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care. Primary sponsor: Gary Pretlow (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO 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.

Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary PretlowPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137

“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 HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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