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A 5554: Relates to requiring application fees for the issuance of operating certificates be deposited into the mental illness anti-stigma fund.
What A 5554 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to require certain fees to be deposited into the mental illness anti-stigma fund. It establishes a schedule of fees for processing applications for operating certificates, which will be payable to the mental illness anti-stigma fund. The fees will be used to support the anti-stigma efforts and initiatives. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5554
- What is the current status of A 5554?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 5554 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 ways and means".
- Did A 5554 pass?
- Not yet. A 5554 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5554, and where is it now?
- A 5554 was authored by Asm. Jo Anne Simon with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Apr. 29, 2025 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to mental health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 204 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5554 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SANTABARBARA, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring certain fees be deposited into the mental illness anti-stigma fund The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 8 of subdivision (a) of section 31.04 of the 2 mental hygiene law, as added by section 1 of part Z of chapter 57 of the 3 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 8. establishing a schedule of fees for the purpose of processing 5 applications for the issuance of operating certificates. All fees pursu- 6 ant to this section shall be payable to the [office for deposit into the7general] mental illness anti-stigma fund established pursuant to section 8 ninety-five-h of the state finance law. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08458-01-5
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