| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S7000
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
Actions
2019-S7000 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§7.17 & 13.17, Ment Hyg L
2019-S7000 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7000
SPONSOR: CARLUCCI
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to authorizing
certain legislators to visit office of mental health and office for
people with developmental disabilities operated and certified facilities
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:
To allow certain legislators and officials to visit, at pleasure, all
facilities and hospitals operated by the Office of Mental Health and the
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends the mental hygiene law by adding a new
subdivision (g) as it relates to authorizing the following officials to
visit all Office of Mental Health and Office for People with Develop-
mental Disabilities operated and certified facilities: the governor and
2019-S7000 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7000
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2020
___________
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 authorizing
certain legislators to visit office of mental health and office for
people with developmental disabilities operated and certified facili-
ties
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7.17 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
(G) THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO VISIT AT PLEASURE ALL
FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS OPERATED UNDER THIS ARTICLE: GOVERNOR AND LIEU-
TENANT-GOVERNOR, COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES, SECRETARY OF STATE,
COMPTROLLER AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THEIR
ACCOMPANYING STAFF, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SUPREME COURT AND
COUNTY JUDGES, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND EVERY CLERGYMAN OR MINISTER, AS
SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW,
HAVING CHARGE OF A CONGREGATION IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN ANY SUCH FACILITY
IS SITUATED.
§ 2. Section 13.17 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
(E) THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO VISIT AT PLEASURE ALL
FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS OPERATED UNDER THIS ARTICLE: GOVERNOR AND LIEU-
TENANT-GOVERNOR, COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES, SECRETARY OF STATE,
COMPTROLLER AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THEIR
ACCOMPANYING STAFF, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SUPREME COURT AND
COUNTY JUDGES, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND EVERY CLERGYMAN OR MINISTER, AS
SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW,
HAVING CHARGE OF A CONGREGATION IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN ANY SUCH FACILITY
IS SITUATED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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