Assembly Bill A5408

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a law enforcement, first responder, active and non-active-duty service members and veteran informational mobile application

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A5408 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5678
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7.49, Ment Hyg L

2025-A5408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health to create and operate a law enforcement, first responder, active and non-active-duty service members and veteran informational mobile application.

2025-A5408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5408
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   law  enforcement,  first responder, active and non-active-duty service
   members and veteran informational mobile application

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 7.49 to read as follows:
 § 7.49 LAW ENFORCEMENT,  FIRST  RESPONDER,  ACTIVE  AND  NON-ACTIVE-DUTY
           SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERAN INFORMATIONAL MOBILE APPLICATION.
   1.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL CREATE AND OPERATE A NEW YORK-TAILORED, MEMBER-
 SHIP-BASED MOBILE  APPLICATION  FOR  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  PERSONNEL,  FIRST
 RESPONDERS, AND ACTIVE AND NON-ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS.
   2. (A) THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACT WITH A MOBILE DEVEL-
 OPER TO CREATE AND OPERATE SUCH APPLICATION ON A STATEWIDE BASIS FOLLOW-
 ING A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS AS SET FORTH IN THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   (B)  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CRIMI-
 NAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS' SERVICES, AND  OTHER
 RELEVANT  STAKEHOLDERS  AT  THE  DISCRETION  OF  THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL
 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION PLATFORM DELIVERABLES, AND  ANY  OTHER
 TOOLS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEEM  NECESSARY,  IN  THE  REQUEST  FOR
 PROPOSALS:
   (I) THE PLATFORM SHALL  HAVE  THE  CAPABILITY  TO  DELIVER  EDUCATION,
 RESOURCES  AND  SUPPORT  TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, FIRST RESPONDERS,
 ACTIVE AND NON-ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES,
 INCLUDING NEW YORK-SPECIFIC INFORMATION SUCH AS LINKS TO DEPARTMENT  AND
 OTHER  STATE  AGENCY PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
 PERSONNEL, FIRST RESPONDERS, ACTIVE AND NON-ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS,
 AND VETERANS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08049-01-5
 A. 5408                             2

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