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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5505: Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

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 5505 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing. Primary sponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.

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.

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julia SalazarPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  2. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  5. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1879
  9. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  10. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  11. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Sources

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