New York A 3941: Establishes a public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of social media and cell phone use by school-age children

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A03941 Summary:

BILL NOA03941 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSRKay

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Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L

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Directs the commissioner of mental health to establish a public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of social media and cell phone use by school-age children, including but not limited to the addictive qualities of social media, the stunting impact of social media usage on the development of social skills, increased feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression among adolescent users and the attendant amplification of peer on peer bullying, and increased rates of adolescent suicide and suicide attempts, as well as about how to recognize suicide risk factors and seek suicide prevention assistance.

Go to top A03941 Actions:

BILL NOA03941 

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01/30/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

03/10/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA03941 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH Chair:Simon 
DATE:03/10/2026AYE/NAY:12/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SimonAyeSempolinskiAye

SantabarbaraAyeBrownAye

JacksonAyeBaileyAye

GibbsExcusedSmithAye

De Los SantosAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

Chandler-WatermAye

TapiaAye

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Go to topA03941 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3941

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
 public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of social media and
 cell phone use by school-age children

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision (n) to read as follows:
 3 (n) The commissioner shall develop and implement a public awareness
 4 campaign about the negative mental health impacts of social media and
 5 cell phone use on school-age children, including but not limited to the
 6 addictive qualities of social media, the stunting impact of social media
 7 usage on the development of social skills, increased feelings of
 8 isolation, anxiety and depression among adolescent users and the attend-
 9 ant amplification of peer on peer bullying, and increased rates of
 10 adolescent suicide and suicide attempts, as well as about how to recog-
 11 nize suicide risk factors and seek suicide prevention assistance. Such
 12 campaign shall utilize public forums, social media and mass media,
 13 including but not limited to internet, radio, and print advertising and
 14 shall include educational materials and information on the office's
 15 website. The office shall consult with stakeholders and consumer advo-
 16 cates to ensure such campaign is culturally competent and linguistically
 17 appropriate. Such campaign shall begin within sixty days following the
 18 effective date of this subdivision and shall end on June thirtieth, two
 19 thousand twenty-eight.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07336-01-5

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