S 5407 NY
Relates to the first responder peer support program act
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Summary
This bill establishes the First Responder Peer Support Program Act, which creates peer-to-peer mental health support programs for first responders. The programs enable police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and other first responders to receive mental health support from trained peers within their profession. The bill addresses the psychological and emotional challenges faced by first responders in their work.
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Official abstract
Establishes the "first responder peer support program act" which supplies peer-to-peer mental health programs to first responders.
Sponsor (1)
- Pete Harckham Democratic · primary
23 coauthors / cosponsors
- Jake Ashby Republican · cosponsor
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- George Borrello Republican · cosponsor
- Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick Republican · cosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Patrick M. Gallivan Republican · cosponsor
- Pamela Helming Republican · cosponsor
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Dean Murray Republican · cosponsor
- Peter Oberacker Republican · cosponsor
- Anthony H. Palumbo Republican · cosponsor
- Steve Rhoads Republican · cosponsor
- Gustavo Rivera Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Rolison Republican · cosponsor
- Christopher Ryan Democratic · cosponsor
- James Skoufis Democratic · cosponsor
- Dan Stec Republican · cosponsor
- James Tedisco Republican · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
- William Weber Republican · cosponsor
- Alexis Weik Republican · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Feb 21, 2025 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · upper
- Mar 5, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- May 29, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- May 29, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1493 · upper
- May 29, 2025 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5407A · upper
- Jun 4, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 4, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 4, 2025 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1537 · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 2, 2026 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
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