New York Assembly Bill A04276

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/31/25
• Refer: 1/31/25
• Report Pass: 4/29/25
• Refer: 4/29/25
• Report Pass: 6/4/25
• Refer: 6/4/25
• Report Pass: 6/6/25
• Engrossed: 6/6/25
• Refer: 6/6/25
• Engrossed: 6/10/25
• Enrolled: 12/1/25
• Vetoed: 12/5/25

Caption

Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state, and deliver a report including the findings and recommendations of such study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.

Summary

A04276 directs the New York State Commissioner of Mental Health to study child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams and report the findings to the governor and legislative leaders within one year of the bill’s effective date. The bill defines these teams as approved mobile crisis providers made up of behavioral health professionals and peer/family/youth advocates who respond in the community to people under 18 experiencing emotional or behavioral crises, providing face-to-face crisis intervention, clinical assessment, supportive counseling, and referrals to stabilization centers or other mental health resources. The required study would review existing youth-focused mobile crisis teams in New York, identify regional and demographic service gaps, examine implementation barriers such as funding, staffing, and geography, and recommend best practices and practical strategies to expand or improve services. The bill does not itself create a new statewide program or mandate direct service expansion; instead, it creates a planning and evaluation process intended to inform future policy decisions about youth crisis response infrastructure.

Impact

The bill would add a new temporary reporting requirement to the Mental Hygiene Law framework by directing the Office of Mental Health to conduct a statewide study and submit recommendations. It would not immediately change eligibility rules, funding streams, or service mandates for crisis teams, but it could influence future appropriations, program design, and regulatory action affecting mobile crisis outreach providers, crisis stabilization centers, and youth behavioral health services.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have broad bipartisan support and little visible opposition. It advanced unanimously through the Assembly Mental Health, Ways and Means, and Rules Committees, then passed both the Assembly and Senate floor with no recorded negative votes. That voting pattern suggests general agreement that youth crisis response is an important area for study and possible improvement.

Contention

No major substantive contention is evident in the available record, and there are no committee transcripts indicating debate. The main issues identified in the bill itself are practical rather than ideological: whether enough youth-targeted crisis teams exist, where service gaps remain, and how staffing, geography, and financing affect implementation. Any future disagreement would likely center on the cost of expanding services, the adequacy of current crisis infrastructure, and how to deploy mobile teams across urban and rural regions.