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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S09093 Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis-related challenges, which shall provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other information.

Direction

Transgender otherAI label

Expands transgender recognition & access model confidence 90%

Establishes a crisis hotline and website that refers LGBTQ+ callers specifically to gender-affirming care providers and other LGBTQ+ services, increasing access to and recognition of services for transgender people.

provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other informa- tion to such individuals, including, but not limited to, the location and phone number of relevant services or programs in the area of the state where the individual is located, such as mental health clinics, suicide-prevention programs, gender-affirming care providers, peer-sup- port centers, shelters and safe-housing options, public transportation, LGBTQ+ community centers, reproductive and sexual health clinics, immi- gration support services, veteran's assistance programs, disability services, domestic violence and

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee (completed)
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-06-04: referred to mental health
Filed
2026-02-02
Committee
Mental Health
Sponsor
Nathalia Fernandez D + 8 cosponsors (8 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a dedicated LGBTQ+ crisis hotline that explicitly refers users to gender-affirming care providers and LGBTQ+ community resources, which expands legal recognition of and access to services for transgender people under the transgender/other subtag. No provisions address firearms, abortion, or immigration enforcement.

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Hearings and calendar

Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2026-06-03SSenate Floor Vote - Final Passage55-6Passed

Sponsors

Text versions

History (6 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-06-04Areferred to mental health
2026-06-03SDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-06-03SPASSED SENATE
2026-06-03SORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1645
2026-06-03SCOMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2026-02-02SREFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH