| 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 02, 2016 | referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Feb 29, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
| Feb 25, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
| Feb 24, 2016 | 1st report cal.227 |
| Jan 06, 2016 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
| May 27, 2015 | print number 840a |
| May 27, 2015 | amend and recommit to finance |
| Mar 11, 2015 | reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 07, 2015 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
senate Bill S840A
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S840 - Details
S840 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S840 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries PURPOSE: To mark headstones or otherwise memorialize patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section, 33.27-a&b. § 33.27 -a: -Requires that the names, dates of birth and dates of death of patients buried in state mental health hospital cemeteries be made available to mark headstones or otherwise memorialize patients interred at these cemeteries. -This information shall be made available fifty years after the death of a patient. § 33.27-b:
S840 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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840
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
mental Disabilities
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.
S840A (ACTIVE) - Details
S840A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S840A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries PURPOSE: To mark headstones or otherwise memorialize patients interred at state mental health hospital cemeteries. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section, 33.27-a&b. 33.27-a: -Requires that the names, dates of birth and dates of death of patients buried in state mental health hospital cemeteries be made available to mark headstones or otherwise memorialize patients interred at these cemeteries. -This information shall be made available fifty years after the death of a patient. § 33.27-b:
S840A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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840--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
mental Disabilities -- reported favorably from said committee and
committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
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.
LBD03851-05-5
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