Relates to designating the month of May "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month"
Bill S 557 designates the month of May as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month." This bill amends the executive law to establish a new section for months of commemoration, clarifying that such months are for recognition and special honor rather than holidays.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action May 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2025
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
May 5, 2025
D
Democratic40
97% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
Co
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
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