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NY A 1856

in committee

Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1856 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1856 is in committee as of 2026-02-25 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

What is NY A 1856 about?

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

Who sponsors NY A 1856?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 1856, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-25 — REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary
  • Manny De Los Santoscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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  3. 2026-02-25

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10180not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6523not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5505

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1856?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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