Assembly Bill A1579

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain suicide prevention and mental health services hotlines from being automated

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A1579 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1366
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8667
2021-2022: A6005
2023-2024: A3944, S7776

2025-A1579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health to promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting any suicide prevention or mental health services hotline operated or sponsored by the state from being automated.

2025-A1579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1579
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON, DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   certain  suicide  prevention  and mental health services hotlines from
   being automated

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (n) to read as follows:
   (N)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBIT-
 ING ANY SUICIDE PREVENTION OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES HOTLINE OPERATED OR
 SPONSORED BY THE STATE FROM BEING AUTOMATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03336-01-5

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