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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 949: Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system

Passed both chambers 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 949 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system. Primary sponsor: Jen Lunsford (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

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.

Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system; permits one in-person visit within twelve months unless such in-person visit causes undue hardship on a patient.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jen LunsfordPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Sam BergerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.983
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S998
  5. REFERRED TO LABOR
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.34
  9. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. DIED IN SENATE
  11. REFERRED TO LABOR
  12. DELIVERED TO SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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