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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5296: Establishes Nicole's law, which provides for treatment of individuals with self-inflicted, life-threatening injuries

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 5296 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes Nicole's law, which provides for treatment of individuals with self-inflicted, life-threatening injuries. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 5296A.

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 Nicole's law, which provides for intake and discharge procedures regarding individuals with self-inflicted, life-threatening injuries.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. PRINT NUMBER 5296A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH
  3. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
  4. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Sources

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