| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Aug 18, 2016 | signed chap.246 |
| Aug 08, 2016 | delivered to governor |
| Jun 14, 2016 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.777 substituted for a6386a |
| Jun 14, 2016 | substituted by s840a |
| May 26, 2016 | advanced to third reading cal.777 |
| May 24, 2016 | reported |
| Jan 06, 2016 | referred to mental health |
| Jun 02, 2015 | reported referred to rules |
| May 26, 2015 | print number 6386a |
| May 26, 2015 | amend and recommit to mental health |
| Mar 20, 2015 | referred to mental health |
assembly Bill A6386A
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S840 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Michael Blake
Earlene Hooper
Multi-Sponsors
William Magee
A6386 - Details
A6386 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6386
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to patients interred
at state mental health hospital cemeteries
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
33.27 to read as follows:
S 33.27 RELEASE OF CERTAIN PATIENTS' NAMES AND DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH.
(A) TO MARK HEADSTONES OR OTHERWISE MEMORIALIZE PATIENTS INTERRED AT
STATE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL CEMETERIES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE
AVAILABLE THE NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND DATE OF DEATH OF PATIENTS BURIED
IN STATE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL CEMETERIES FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE DEATH
OF A PATIENT.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "STATE MENTAL HEALTH
HOSPITALS" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE-FUNDED INSTITUTION TO CARE FOR AND HELP
TREAT THE MENTALLY ILL OR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED IN NEW YORK STATE.
SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FORMER ASYLUMS FOR THE
INSANE, SUCH AS THE NEW YORK STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM, UTICA STATE HOSPITAL,
WILLARD ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, WILLARD STATE HOSPITAL, NEW YORK STATE
INEBRIATE ASYLUM, BINGHAMTON ASYLUM FOR THE CHRONIC INSANE, BINGHAMTON
STATE HOSPITAL, BUFFALO STATE ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, NEW YORK STATE
ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE, BUFFALO STATE HOSPITAL, NEW YORK STATE ASYLUM FOR
IDIOTS AND THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS IN ALBANY.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Michael Blake
Earlene Hooper
Guillermo Linares
Multi-Sponsors
Barbara Lifton
William Magee
A6386A (ACTIVE) - Details
A6386A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6386--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, COOK, BLAKE, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to patients interred
at state mental health hospital cemeteries
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
(K) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, ON REQUEST BY A
REPRESENTATIVE OF A CEMETERY ORGANIZATION OR FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT, THE
COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTORS OF OFFICE FACILITIES SHALL RELEASE TO THE
REPRESENTATIVE THE NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, OR DATE OF DEATH OF A PERSON WHO
WAS A PATIENT AT THE FACILITY WHEN THE PERSON DIED, UNLESS THE PERSON OR
THE PERSON'S GUARDIAN PROVIDED WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FACILITY NOT
TO RELEASE SUCH PERSON'S NAME OR DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH. A REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF A CEMETERY ORGANIZATION OR A FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT MAY USE A
NAME OR DATE RELEASED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INSCRIBING THE NAME OR DATE ON A GRAVE MARKER.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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