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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 253: Relates to mental health services and resources for child protective services employees

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 253 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to mental health services and resources for child protective services employees. Primary sponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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.

Provides all child protective service employees with supportive mental health services and resources.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Monica MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  2. RETURNED TO SENATE
  3. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  4. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  5. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  6. PASSED SENATE
  7. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1596
  8. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  9. REFERENCE CHANGED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  10. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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