S 557 NY
Relates to designating the month of May "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month"
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This New York law designates the month of May as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month" in New York State. The bill amends the Executive Law to define a "month of commemoration" as a calendar month set aside to recognize and honor a person, persons, group, ideal, or goal. May is established as an annual month of commemoration dedicated to maternal mental health awareness. A month of commemoration does not constitute a holiday or half-holiday under state law. The law becomes effective immediately.
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Relates to designating the month of May as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month".
Sponsor (1)
- Liz Krueger Democratic · primary
6 coauthors / cosponsors
- Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick Republican · cosponsor
- Pamela Helming Republican · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Rolison Republican · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO FINANCE · upper
- Jan 21, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.110 · upper
- Jan 22, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Jan 27, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 5, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 5, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 5, 2025 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO FINANCE · upper
- Jan 20, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.112 · upper
- Jan 21, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Jan 27, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 4, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 4, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 4, 2026 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S00557 Summary: BILL NO S00557   SAME AS SAME AS A04117
  SPONSOR KRUEGER   COSPNSR BROUK, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HELMING, MAY, ROLISON, WEBB   MLTSPNSR   Add §168-b, Exec L   Relates to designating the month of May as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month".
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
557
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, BROUK, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HELMING, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to designating the month of May as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 168-b 2 to read as follows: 3 § 168-b. Designation of months of commemoration. 1. A month of commem- 4 oration is a calendar month so designated by this section or a calendar 5 month in any one year so designated by a proclamation of the governor or 6 resolution of the senate and assembly jointly adopted. 7 2. A month of commemoration shall not constitute a holiday or half-ho- 8 liday but shall be a month set aside in recognition and special honor of 9 a person, persons, group, ideal or goal. 10 3. The following month shall be a month of commemoration in each year: 11 May, to be known as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month". 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01733-01-5
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