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NY S 5944

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Requires annual screenings for depression of students in grades seven through twelve

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5944 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5944 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 5944 about?

Requires annual screenings for depression of students in grades seven through twelve; requires the department of education and the department of health to review data pertaining to the results of such screenings for local and statewide trends concerning teenage depression.

Who sponsors NY S 5944?

Andrew Gounardes is the primary sponsor of NY S 5944, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires annual screenings for depression of students in grades seven through twelve; requires the department of education and the department of health to review data pertaining to the results of such screenings for local and statewide trends concerning teenage depression.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Andrew Gounardesprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6091not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1006not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2312not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 4111

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5944?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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