Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act"
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Officially: “Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act"” Read the full text
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What it does
Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · Mar 11, 2025
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AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY · May 28, 2025
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PRINT NUMBER 6721A · May 28, 2025
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REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES · Jun 4, 2025
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REPORTED · Jun 6, 2025
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RULES REPORT CAL.444 · Jun 6, 2025
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ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.444 · Jun 6, 2025
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PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 6, 2025
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DELIVERED TO SENATE · Jun 6, 2025
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REFERRED TO RULES · Jun 6, 2025
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SUBSTITUTED FOR S6244A · Jun 10, 2025
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3RD READING CAL.597 · Jun 10, 2025
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PASSED SENATE · Jun 10, 2025
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RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 10, 2025
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DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 8, 2025
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SIGNED CHAP.641 · Dec 18, 2025
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APPROVAL MEMO.27 · Dec 18, 2025
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The numbers
48
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Judy GriffinMichaelle C. SolagesSteve SternSam BergerStacey Pheffer AmatoJohn T. McDonald IIIPhil SteckTommy SchiavoniPaula KayKaren McMahonMarianne ButtenschonEdward BraunsteinKwani O'PharrowNader SayeghJenifer RajkumarNily RozicWilliam ConradMaryJane ShimskyJen LunsfordPhilip RamosSarah ClarkRebecca KassayKalman YegerJaime R. WilliamsAndrew HevesiCharles LavineDidi BarrettYudelka TapiaJo Anne SimonWilliam ColtonLarinda HooksAron WiederErik DilanCarrie WoernerNoah BurroughsEric BrownJohn K. MikulinJoe AngelinoEdward RaMichael DursoJerett GandolfoKeith BrownAngelo SantabarbaraGabriella RomeroDonna LupardoSteven OtisGrace LeeAnna Kelles
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-10 · EXC 5, AYE 58
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
Nassau County Police Benevolent Associationvia Peter Paterson
6 filingsPUBLIC EMPLOYEE CONFERENCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC.via BING MARKEE & COMPANY, INC.
4 filingsNYSPIA POLITICAL COMMITTEE, INC.via HINMAN STRAUB ADVISORS, LLC
3 filingsCEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC.via CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC.
1 filingMental Health Association in New York State, Inc.via Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc.
1 filingPOLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS, INC.via LIPPES MATHIAS LLP
1 filingSHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION, INC. (NYS)via SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION, INC. (NYS)
1 filingFrom 17 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Dec 18, 2025).