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Senate Bill S8875

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to gaming disorders

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2019-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8039
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1.03, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3740, A3815
2023-2024: S1545, A2625
2025-2026: S2450, A4375

2019-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds gaming disorder to the types of disorders classified in the mental hygiene law.

2019-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8875 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8875
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 5, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to gaming disorders
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 59 to read as follows:
   59.  "GAMING  DISORDER" MEANS A DISORDER DUE TO ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR, AS
 DEFINED IN THE MOST RECENT EDITION OF THE  INTERNATIONAL  CLASSIFICATION
 OF DISEASES (ICD), PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13058-01-9

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