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Senate bill · S7007 (2025-26)

Relates to requiring mental health first aid training for licensed cosmetologists and barbers

Latest action May 19, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A7548, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Siela Bynoe

State Senator, District 6 · Democratic

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Summary

Establishes a mandatory mental health first aid training program for licensed cosmetologists and barbers.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the General Business Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 19, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To create a mental health first aid training program as a requirement for any cosmetologist, nail specialists, waxing specialists, natural hair stylists, estheticians or barbers licenses. The mental health first aid training program would be required for any new applicants, or those seeking recertification.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Consumer Protection · New York State Senate

The sponsor's argument

Why Siela Bynoe says this is needed

The goal of this legislation is to promote the general health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the state by requiring cosmetologists and barbers who provide services directly to the public to undergo training in the provision of mental health first aid. Beauty profes- sionals interact with the public daily, build relationships with their clients, and have a strong connection to the community they live and work in. This legislation would direct the Department of State to require a certified a 8-hour mental health first aid training program for new license applicants and licensees seeking recertification. Mental health first aid training is customarily an eight-hour course of instruction which educates participants in the methods of effectively recognizing, identifying, understanding and responding to signs and behavioral manifestations of mental illness and substance abuse disorders. This legislature recognizes that mental health illnesses and substance abuse disorders often go undetected, and as such, beauty professionals who have frequent contact with the community that they live in should receive mental health first aid training to potentially avert tragedies attributable to suicidal, harmful or aggressive behaviors related to mental illness, reduce the stigma of mental health issues, and de-esca- late and refer individuals who are suffering from a mental illness to receive the medical and emotional care and support they need.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (41) (18) (0) (4)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection

    Senate Consumer ProtectionMay 12, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed

    (18) (3) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed

    (46) (16) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. May 19, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 19, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 19, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    NY Assembly

  4. May 14, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 13, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)
  1. May 12, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1106

    1ST REPORT CAL.1106

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 9, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 9, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 9, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1700

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1700

    NY Senate

  8. Jun 9, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  9. Jun 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    NY Assembly

  10. Apr 15, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Economic Development

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    NY Assembly

  11. Apr 1, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    NY Assembly

  12. Mar 28, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

    NY Senate