NYC Council Introduction 291

intro.nyc/0291-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to report deaths by suicide that occur in the city and suicide-related behavior among youth.
Sponsored by Farah N. Louis
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to regularly report on deaths by suicide in New York City and on suicide-related behaviors among youth. Beginning within six months of the law taking effect, and every year thereafter, the Department would publish a report on suicides in the city, including the total number of deaths and available demographic information such as age group, occupation, race and ethnicity, borough of residence, sex, veteran status, and method of suicide. The bill would also require the Department, beginning within six months of enactment and every two years thereafter, to publish a report on suicide-related behaviors among youth, including information related to sexual orientation and gender identity, to the extent such data is available. Both reports would be required to describe any limitations in the data and to protect individual privacy and law enforcement interests.

Approved by Committee February 24, 2026

Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Votes 6:0:0
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
Shirley Aldebol (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Ty Hankerson (Medical)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)

Approved by Council February 24, 2026

Votes 49:0:0
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Shirley Aldebol (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Elsie Encarnación (Affirmative)
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Ty Hankerson (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Virginia Maloney (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Absent)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Justin E. Sanchez (Affirmative)
Kayla Santosuosso (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Shanel Thomas-Henry (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Phil Wong (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)