| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 07, 2024 |
print number 231a |
| May 07, 2024 |
amend and recommit to mental health |
| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to mental health |
| Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to mental health |
Senate Bill S231A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
(R, C) 5th Senate District
2023-S231 - Details
2023-S231 - Summary
Authorizes the governor and lieutenant-governor, commissioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller, attorney general, and members of the legislature, provided that such request does not impact upon the department's ability to manage its facilities as determined by the director of the facility, to visit any facility designated by the commissioner of mental health for care and treatment.
2023-S231 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S231
SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to certain persons
authorized to visit inmate-patient facilities
PURPOSE:
To authorize New York State legislators and other enumerated officials
to visit facilities operated by the Office of Mental Health for the care
and treatment of inmate-patients, at their pleasure.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill establishes a new section of the mental hygiene
law authorizing certain persons to visit, at will, any OMH facility that
provides care and treatment to inmate-patients.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
2023-S231 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
231
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to certain persons
authorized to visit inmate-patient facilities
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
29.27-a to read as follows:
§ 29.27-A PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO VISIT INMATE-PATIENT FACILITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO VISIT AT PLEASURE ALL
INMATE-PATIENT FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT: THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTEN-
ANT-GOVERNOR, COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES, SECRETARY OF STATE,
COMPTROLLER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ANY
EMPLOYEE OF THE INMATE-PATIENT FACILITY AS REQUESTED BY THE MEMBER OF
THE LEGISLATURE IF THE MEMBER REQUESTS TO BE SO ACCOMPANIED, PROVIDED
THAT SUCH REQUEST DOES NOT IMPACT UPON THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO
MANAGE ITS FACILITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, JUDGES OF THE
COURT OF APPEALS, SUPREME COURT AND COUNTY JUDGES, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
AND COUNTY SHERIFFS. NO OTHER PERSON NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW
SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ENTER AN INMATE-PATIENT FACILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT
EXCEPT BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH UNDER SUCH
REGULATIONS, AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00099-01-3
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
(R, C) 5th Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2023-S231A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S231A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the governor and lieutenant-governor, commissioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller, attorney general, and members of the legislature, provided that such request does not impact upon the department's ability to manage its facilities as determined by the director of the facility, to visit any facility designated by the commissioner of mental health for care and treatment.
2023-S231A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S231A
SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to certain persons
authorized to visit inmate-patient facilities
PURPOSE:
To authorize New York State legislators and other enumerated officials
to visit facilities designated by the commissioner for the care and
treatment of incarcerated individual-patients, at their pleasure.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill establishes a new section of the mental hygiene
law authorizing certain persons to visit any facility that provides care
and treatment to incarcerated individual-patients.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
2023-S231A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
231--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, BORRELLO, OBERACKER, RHOADS -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Mental Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Mental Health in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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 certain persons
authorized to visit inmate-patient facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 29.27 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
(K) THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO VISIT AT PLEASURE ANY
FACILITY DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR CARE AND TREATMENT UNDER
THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS SHALL MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT
TO NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR OF ANY FACILITY, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, THAT A
VISIT WILL OCCUR: THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, COMMISSIONER OF
GENERAL SERVICES, SECRETARY OF STATE, COMPTROLLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. THE DIRECTOR OF A FACILITY SHALL BE AUTHOR-
IZED TO DENY ANY VISIT, IF THE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT THE VISIT WOULD
INTERFERE WITH THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES OR THERE
WOULD BE AN IMPACT UPON THE ABILITY TO MANAGE SUCH FACILITY. NO OTHER
PERSON NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ENTER A
FACILITY OF THE OFFICE EXCEPT BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONER UNDER
SUCH REGULATIONS, AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00099-03-4
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