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A 5980: Provides that a sponsoring agency must make a presentation at a public hearing before a residential facility for the disabled may be placed in a municipality.
What A 5980 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill requires a sponsoring agency to make a presentation to a municipality before considering placement of a residential facility for the disabled. The presentation should include the agency's history and background, the number of employees and residents the facility will accommodate, and any structural changes to existing buildings. A public hearing may be held by the municipality, and the sponsoring agency must use audio-visual technology to present the information. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to mental health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5980
- What is the current status of A 5980?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5980 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 mental health".
- Did A 5980 pass?
- Not yet. A 5980 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5980, and where is it now?
- A 5980 was authored by Asm. Michael Fitzpatrick with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Mental Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to mental health |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | referred to mental health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 283 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5980 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring a spon- soring agency to make a presentation to a municipality prior to consideration of placement of a residential facility for the disabled The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (c) of section 41.34 of the 2 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 1024 of the laws of 1981, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (2) Prior to forwarding a response to the sponsoring agency and the 5 commissioner, the municipality may hold a public hearing pursuant to 6 local law. Should the municipality decide to hold a public hearing, the 7 sponsoring agency shall make a presentation, using appropriate audio-vi- 8 sual technology, at which the sponsoring agency shall present the histo- 9 ry and background of the sponsoring agency, the number of employees who 10 will be working at the residential facility, the number of residents who 11 will be living in the residential facility, and an outline of any struc- 12 tural changes which will be made to existing buildings on the premises 13 where it is proposed that this facility be located. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08972-01-5
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