A 5135: Provides all child protective service employees with supportive mental health services and resources.
What A 5135 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide mental health services and resources to all child protective services employees in New York. These services will include eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), vicarious and secondary trauma treatment, and other forms of therapy, counseling, and information to support the health and wellbeing of these employees. The law will take effect immediately, providing immediate support to those working in the child protective services field.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to children and families (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5135
- What is the current status of A 5135?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5135 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 children and families".
- Did A 5135 pass?
- Not yet. A 5135 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5135, and where is it now?
- A 5135 was authored by Asm. Michaelle Solages. Its committee of record is Assembly Children & Families. It is filed under SOS, alongside 102 other New York SOS bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to children and families |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to children and families |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 190 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5135 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing all child protective services employees with supportive mental health services and resources The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 421 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. provide all child protective services employees with supportive 4 mental health services and resources including but not limited to eye 5 movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), vicarious and second- 6 ary trauma treatment and other forms of therapy, counseling, and infor- 7 mation as needed to support the health and wellbeing of such employees. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01095-01-5
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