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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2046: Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health higher educational opportunity program

Passed one chamber 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 2046 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health higher educational opportunity program. Primary sponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

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.

Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health higher educational opportunity program to provide additional educational opportunities for students at certain universities and colleges in the state to enroll in academic programs that lead to a degree or degrees required for licensure in any of the mental health professions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lea WebbPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29

“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 HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1349
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  7. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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