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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8839: Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder

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 8839 is a bill introduced in the New York House on June 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO INSURANCE.

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.

Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Monique Chandler-WatermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70

“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 INSURANCE
  2. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Sources

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