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NY A 2485

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Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 2485 pass?

No. NY A 2485 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-04-21). Latest recorded action (2026-04-21): HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

What is NY A 2485 about?

Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave.

Who sponsors NY A 2485?

Scott H. Bendett is the primary sponsor of NY A 2485, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-21 — HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Scott H. Bendettprimary
  • Karl Brabeneccosponsor
  • Robert Smullencosponsor
  • Joe DeStefanocosponsor
  • Keith Browncosponsor
  • Lester Changcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-21

    HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 4646not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3701not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5619

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A2485?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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