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Assembly Bill A10036

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes surveillance cameras in group homes funded or operated by the office for people with developmental disabilities

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2025-A10036 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16.39, Ment Hyg L

2025-A10036 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes surveillance cameras in public common areas in group homes funded or operated by the office for people with developmental disabilities.

2025-A10036 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10036
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on People with Disabilities
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law, in relation to authorizing
   surveillance cameras in group homes funded or operated by  the  office
   for people with developmental disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 16.39 to read as follows:
 § 16.39 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN GROUP HOMES.
   THE  OFFICE  IS  AUTHORIZED TO INSTALL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND
 CAPABILITY IN ALL PUBLIC COMMON AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL
 COMMON LIVING AREAS, DINING AREAS,  HALLWAYS,  CLASSROOMS  AND  TIME-OUT
 ROOMS  IN ALL GROUP HOMES FUNDED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE WHICH PROVIDE
 SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14532-01-6

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