Vote: Approved by Council
NYC CouncilApr 16, 2026Result: passed
(49) (0) (0) (1)
Local law · Int 0722-2026
The reporting and publication of mental health emergency response data
New York City Council
Latest action May 18, 2026
Sponsor: Lynn C. Schulman (Council Member, District 29, Democratic)
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the reporting and publication of mental health emergency response data
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Summary
The bill would require, starting June 1, 2027, that the New York City Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health submit twice a year to the Mayor and Speaker of the City Council—and post publicly online—a report on mental health emergency calls from the prior six months. Each report would include call volume; how many calls were eligible for and received a B-HEARD response versus police or EMS; response times; outcomes, such as treatment, hospitalization, arrest, or involuntary removal; use of force incidents; demographic information; and call locations by precinct and borough. The bill would also require the New York City Fire Department to add new columns to its public 911 call data on the Open Data Portal indicating whether B-HEARD was dispatched and whether it responded, along with a randomly generated ID to enable data linking while protecting privacy.
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Where it stands
Became law without the Mayor's signature.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
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Cosponsors
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Recorded votes
Vote: Approved by Committee
Committee on Mental Health and Substance UseApr 15, 2026Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)
Full history
- May 18, 2026
Returned unsigned by the Mayor
This Introduction was Returned Unsigned by Mayor
NYC Council
- May 16, 2026
Adopted
This Introduction was City Charter Rule Adopted
Administration
- Apr 16, 2026
Passed a chamber
A motion was made that this Introduction be Approved by Council approved by consent Roll Call.
NYC Council
- Apr 16, 2026
Sent to the executive
This Introduction was Sent to Mayor by Council
NYC Council
- Apr 15, 2026
Amended
This Introduction was Amended by Committee
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
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- Apr 15, 2026
This Introduction Was Amendment Proposed by Comm
This Introduction was Amendment Proposed by Comm
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
- Apr 15, 2026
Committee vote
This Introduction was Approved by Committee
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
- Apr 15, 2026
Hearing held
This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
- Mar 4, 2026
Hearing held
This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
- Mar 4, 2026
Held over
This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
- Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
This Introduction was Introduced by Council
NYC Council
- Feb 24, 2026
Referred to committee
This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
NYC Council
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