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A 3478: Provides for the establishment and implementation on an ongoing basis of a mental health first aid training program for all current and new police officers and peace officers.
What A 3478 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to establish a mental health first aid training program for police officers and peace officers in the state of New York. The training program will be implemented on an ongoing basis for all current and new officers. The program will focus on providing officers with the skills and knowledge to identify and respond to individuals experiencing mental health crises. The program will be established and implemented by the state, with the goal of improving officer response and reducing the risk of harm to both officers and individuals in crisis.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3478
- What is the current status of A 3478?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3478 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 3478 pass?
- Not yet. A 3478 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3478, and where is it now?
- A 3478 was authored by Asm. Carrie Woerner. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 174 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3478 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a mental health first aid training program for police officers and peace offi- cers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 840 of the executive law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows: 3 (n) Establishment and implementation on an ongoing basis of a mental 4 health first aid training program for all current and new police offi- 5 cers and peace officers. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 7 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07687-01-5
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