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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1727: Establishes a social worker pilot program

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

S 1727 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a social worker pilot program. Primary sponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families). 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.

Authorizes the commissioner of mental health to establish up to three, three-year pilot programs in community behavioral health organizations for the purposes of creating social worker pilot programs to support the ongoing retention and recruitment of licensed clinical social workers.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Samra BroukPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  3. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Sources

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