Assembly Actions -
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Nov 11, 2020 |
signed chap.270 |
Oct 30, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 21, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.249 substituted for a9536 |
Jul 21, 2020 |
substituted by s4741b rules report cal.249 reported |
Jul 13, 2020 |
reported referred to rules |
Jan 24, 2020 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Assembly Bill A9536
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Enacts "Stephen's law"; requires certified treatment programs to notify patients of their right to name an emergency contact
download bill text pdfSponsored By
MCDONALD
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4741 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
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Floor Vote: Feb 4, 2020
aye (61)- Addabbo Jr.
- Akshar
- Amedore
- Bailey
- Benjamin
- Biaggi
- Borrello
- Boyle
- Brooks
- Carlucci
- Comrie
- Felder
- Flanagan
- Funke
- Gallivan
- Gaughran
- Gianaris
- Gounardes
- Griffo
- Harckham
- Helming
- Hoylman-Sigal
- Jackson
- Jacobs
- Jordan
- Kaminsky
- Kaplan
- Kavanagh
- Kennedy
- Krueger
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Little
- Liu
- Martinez
- May
- Mayer
- Metzger
- Montgomery
- Myrie
- O'Mara
- Ortt
- Parker
- Persaud
- Ramos
- Ranzenhofer
- Ritchie
- Rivera
- Robach
- Salazar
- Sanders Jr.
- Savino
- Sepúlveda
- Serino
- Serrano
- Seward
- Skoufis
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Tedisco
- Thomas
excused (1)
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Floor Vote: May 13, 2019
aye (60)- Addabbo Jr.
- Akshar
- Amedore
- Antonacci
- Bailey
- Benjamin
- Biaggi
- Boyle
- Breslin
- Brooks
- Carlucci
- Comrie
- Felder
- Flanagan
- Gallivan
- Gaughran
- Gianaris
- Gounardes
- Griffo
- Harckham
- Helming
- Hoylman-Sigal
- Jackson
- Jacobs
- Jordan
- Kaminsky
- Kaplan
- Kavanagh
- Kennedy
- Krueger
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Little
- Liu
- Martinez
- May
- Mayer
- Metzger
- Montgomery
- Myrie
- Ortt
- Parker
- Persaud
- Ramos
- Ranzenhofer
- Ritchie
- Rivera
- Robach
- Salazar
- Sanders Jr.
- Savino
- Sepúlveda
- Serino
- Serrano
- Seward
- Skoufis
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Tedisco
- Thomas
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Feb 3, 2020 - Rules Committee Vote
S474118Aye0Nay0Aye with Reservations0Absent1Excused0AbstainedApr 30, 2019 - Committee Vote
S47417Aye0Nay0Aye with Reservations0Absent0Excused0Abstained -
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co-Sponsors
Joseph Lentol
Sandy Galef
Robin Schimminger
Michael Blake
Nader Sayegh
Marianne Buttenschon
Charles Barron
Jake Ashby
Michael J. Norris
Joe DeStefano
Angelo J. Morinello
Kevin M. Byrne
Clifford Crouch
Peter Lawrence
Mark Walczyk
Latoya Joyner
Marcos Crespo
Alicia Hyndman
Anthony D'Urso
Jo Anne Simon
Brian Kolb
Phil Steck
Patricia Fahy
Carrie Woerner
Steven Otis
Albert A. Stirpe
multi-Sponsors
Steven Englebright
Joseph Giglio
Melissa Miller
John Salka
Chris Tague
Mary Beth Walsh
2019-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4741
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §32.17-a, Ment Hyg L
2019-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9536 I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring certi- fied treatment programs to notify patients of their right to name an emergency contact THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Stephen's law". § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 32.17-a to read as follows: § 32.17-A NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY CONTACT. EVERY CERTIFIED TREATMENT PROGRAM SHALL NOTIFY EVERY PATIENT OF THEIR RIGHT TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE CONTACTED IN CASE OF EMER- GENCY, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. § 3. The office of addiction services and supports shall develop guidelines to encourage certified treatment programs to work with patients to identify individuals who can assist in their treatment and recovery, and to identify those individuals who can serve as an emergen- cy contact person for such patient. Such guidelines shall provide instruction to certified treatment programs regarding recommended proto- cols for communicating with emergency contacts. § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the development of guidelines necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05434-10-0
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