New York S 5407: Relates to licensing tenant screening bureaus

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S05407 Summary:

BILL NOS05407A

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SAME ASSAME AS A07285-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRASHBY, ADDABBO, BORRELLO, BROUK, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, HELMING, HINCHEY,
 JACKSON, MURRAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, RIVERA, ROLISON, RYAN C, SKOUFIS, STEC, TEDISCO, WEBB,
 WEBER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §7.51, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes the "first responder peer support program act" which supplies peer-to-peer mental health programs to first responders.

Go to top S05407 Actions:

BILL NOS05407A

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

03/05/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1493

05/29/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5407A

06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

06/04/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

06/02/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/02/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1537

06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

06/02/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/02/2026referred to ways and means

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS05407 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5407--A
 Cal. No. 1493

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
 FERNANDEZ, HELMING, JACKSON, PALUMBO, ROLISON, C. RYAN, STEC, TEDISCO,
 WEBB, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
 to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported favora-
 bly from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --
 committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules
 -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
 ing its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the "First
 Responder Peer Support Program Act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "First
 2 Responder Peer Support Program Act".
 3 § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 7.51 to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 7.51 First responder peer support program.
 6 (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 7 the following meanings:
 8 1. "The program" shall mean the "first responder peer support program"
 9 established by this section.
 10 2. "Eligible entities" shall mean an entity or county first responder
 11 peer program which submits to the commissioner an application, in a form
 12 prescribed by the commissioner, containing such information and assur-
 13 ances as the commissioner may require to provide initial and continued
 14 training in mental illness, including but not limited to, helping indi-
 15 viduals gain a better understanding about the effects of trauma, repeti-
 16 tive exposure, signs and symptoms of trauma, triggers of a traumatic
 17 event, coping mechanisms, suicide or self-harm prevention, as well as
 18 available tools, resources, and local mental health services for first
 19 responder peer volunteers, volunteer and paid individuals who are

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10098-04-5

 S. 5407--A 2

 1 trained to respond to emergency situations and provide immediate assist-
 2 ance and care to those in need. This would include individuals who work
 3 as firefighters, police officers, probation officers, parole officers,
 4 warrant officers in the department of corrections and community super-
 5 vision, constables or police constables of a town or village, uniform
 6 court officers of the unified court system, parks and recreation forest
 7 rangers employed by the office of parks, recreation and historic preser-
 8 vation, 9-1-1 operators, 9-8-8 operators, emergency dispatchers, emer-
 9 gency medical services personnel, coroners, medical examiners, and peace
 10 officers designated pursuant to subdivision twenty-six of secti