Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 20, 2024 |
ordered to third reading cal.1204 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Jun 01, 2023 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S7501
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 4th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
2023-S7501 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S7501 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to veterans' health care; creates a veteran health care review to ensure veterans and their families have access to health and mental health treatment, including for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, military sexual trauma, reproductive and mental health conditions, and suicide prevention.
2023-S7501 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7501 SPONSOR: MARTINEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to veterans health care PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill calls for the New York State Department of Veterans' Services, in consultation with the department of health, to undertake a study regarding veteran healthcare in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: amends the veterans' services law by adding a new section 18-a. Section 2: sets the effective date
2023-S7501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7501 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 1, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to veterans health care THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new section 18-a to read as follows: § 18-A. VETERAN HEALTH CARE REVIEW. 1. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SHALL UNDERTAKE A STUDY REGARDING VETER- AN HEALTH CARE AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. SUCH STUDY SHALL BE COMPLETED AND REPORTED TO THE LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY- FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE. 2. THE VETERAN HEALTH CARE REVIEW SHALL COMPREHENSIVELY STUDY EFFORTS THAT CAN BE MADE TO IMPROVE VETERANS' HEALTH CARE IN THE STATE INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) INCREASING ACCESS BY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AND SERVICES; (B) LEVERAGING EXISTING RESOURCES AND STRUCTURES IN AREAS WHERE VETER- ANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO EASILY ACCESS SUCH RESOURCES; (C) ENSURING THE NEEDS OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INCORPO- RATED IN ALL STATE EFFORTS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE; (D) ENSURING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, INCLUDING FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA, REPRODUCTIVE AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION; (E) INCREASING PRIMARY, REPRODUCTIVE AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR WOMEN VETERANS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02560-04-3 S. 7501 2
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