Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2021 |
approval memo.130 signed chap.770 |
Dec 10, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 03, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.331 substituted for a5836a |
Jun 01, 2021 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2021 |
amended on third reading (t) 1788a |
Feb 03, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 02, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 01, 2021 |
1st report cal.216 |
Jan 15, 2021 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S1788A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2021-S1788 - Details
2021-S1788 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1788 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to create a veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: To creates a veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states legislative intent. Section 2 provides for the creation of the task force, including how members are appointed and what the task force's roles are (e.g., study current practices, recommend mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts).
2021-S1788 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1788 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, ADDABBO, BROOKS, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, HELM- ING, JACKSON, KAPLAN, LANZA, LIU, MYRIE, PARKER, RITCHIE, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs AN ACT to create a veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature is concerned with the health, safety, and welfare of all returning veterans of the United States armed forces to New York and the high rate of mental health prob- lems and suicides of members of the United States armed forces. § 2. Veterans' suicide task force. (a) There is hereby created the veterans' mental health and suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide prevention for our veterans, consisting of seven members, each to serve until May first, two thousand twenty-three. (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be appointed by the governor; one member shall be appointed by the tempo- rary president of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the director of the New York State Division of Veterans' Services; and one member shall be appointed by the commissioner of health. Appointments shall be made within sixty days of the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the manner provided for original appoint- ments. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04863-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2021-S1788A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1788A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1788A SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to create a veterans' suicide prevention temporary task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: To creates a veterans' suicide prevention temporary task force. SUMMA- RY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states legislative intent. Section 2 provides for the creation of the temporary task force, includ- ing how members are appointed and what the task force's roles are (e.g., study current practices of those who have served on active military duty, recommend mental health practices and suicide prevention efforts for those who have served on active military duty).
2021-S1788A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1788--A Cal. No. 216 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, ADDABBO, BROOKS, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, HELM- ING, JACKSON, JORDAN, KAPLAN, LANZA, LIU, MYRIE, PARKER, RITCHIE, SAVINO, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili- tary Affairs -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to create a veterans' suicide prevention temporary task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there- of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature is concerned with the health, safety, and welfare of all returning veterans of the United States armed forces to New York and the high rate of mental health prob- lems and suicides of members of the United States armed forces. § 2. Veterans' suicide prevention temporary task force. (a) There is hereby created the veterans' temporary suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide prevention for our veterans, consisting of nine members, each to serve until May first, two thousand twenty-three. (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: three members shall be appointed by the governor; two members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one member shall be appointed by the minor- ity leader of the assembly. Appointments shall be made within sixty days of the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the temporary task force shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. (2) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines related to mental health and at least three members shall have worked EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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