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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8059: Establishes a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent

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 8059 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent. Primary sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION.

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 a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent to be provided with blue envelopes to keep their identification, vehicle registration, and other related documents to improve their safety during law enforcement interactions; requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations requiring training and instruction for all police officers with respect to the blue envelope program.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamaal BaileyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5

“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 TRANSPORTATION
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.782
  7. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  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