NYC Council Introduction 1257

intro.nyc/1257-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Study and report on the provision of agency services to older adults with certain neurological and mental health conditions.
Sponsored by Crystal Hudson
Introduced: April 24, 2025

This bill would require the Commissioner of the New York City (“City” or “NYC”) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DOHMH Commissioner”) to identify the 10 most common neurological conditions and the 10 most common mental health conditions affecting older adults and to transmit this information to the Commissioner of the NYC Department for the Aging (“DFTA Commissioner”). The DFTA Commissioner, in collaboration with City agencies that frequently interact with older adults, would then study and issue a one-time report on the provision of City agency services to older adults with these conditions. Such report would include actions that City agencies will take in response to the study to improve services for older adults living with the neurological conditions and mental health conditions identified by the DOHMH Commissioner.

Approved by Committee July 14, 2025

Committee on Aging Votes 6:0:0
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Medical)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)

Approved by Council July 14, 2025

Votes 42:0:0
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Absent)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Absent)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Medical)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Medical)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Absent)
Darlene Mealy (Affirmative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Medical)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Absent)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Carlina Rivera (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Absent)
Inna Vernikov (Absent)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)