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Assembly Bill A2110B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of mental health care provider for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination

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2025-A2110 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1543
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.00, Pen L

2025-A2110 - Summary

Expands the definition of mental health care provider to include licensed psychoanalysts, creative arts therapists and behavior analysts for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination.

2025-A2110 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2110
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
   of mental health care provider for purposes of certain sex offenses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.    Subdivision  13  of section 130.00 of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 636 of the laws  of  2024,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   13.  "Mental  health  care  provider" shall mean a licensed physician,
 licensed psychologist, registered professional nurse, licensed  clinical
 social  worker, licensed master social worker under the supervision of a
 physician, psychologist or licensed  clinical  social  worker,  licensed
 mental  health counselor [or a], licensed marriage and family therapist,
 BEHAVIOR ANALYST, MENTAL  HEALTH  PRACTITIONER,  OR  ANY  MENTAL  HEALTH
 PROFESSIONAL LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02551-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A2110A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1543
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.00, Pen L

2025-A2110A - Summary

Expands the definition of mental health care provider to include licensed psychoanalysts, creative arts therapists and behavior analysts for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination.

2025-A2110A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2110--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding  the  definition
   of mental health care provider for purposes of certain sex offenses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 13 of section 130.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  636  of  the  laws  of 2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   13. "Mental health care provider" shall  mean  a  licensed  physician,
 licensed  psychologist, registered professional nurse, licensed clinical
 social worker, licensed master social worker under the supervision of  a
 physician,  psychologist  or  licensed clinical social worker, [licensed
 mental health counselor or a licensed  marriage  and  family  therapist]
 BEHAVIOR  ANALYST,  MENTAL  HEALTH  PRACTITIONER,  OR  ANY MENTAL HEALTH
 PROFESSIONAL LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02551-03-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A2110B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1543
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.00, Pen L

2025-A2110B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of mental health care provider to include licensed psychoanalysts, creative arts therapists and behavior analysts for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination.

2025-A2110B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2110--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER, WIEDER, GLICK, COLTON, GRIFFIN, KASSAY --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
   of mental health care provider for purposes of certain sex offenses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision  13  of section 130.00 of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 636 of the laws  of  2024,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   13.  "Mental  health  care  provider" shall mean a licensed physician,
 licensed psychologist, registered professional nurse, licensed  clinical
 social  worker, licensed master social worker under the supervision of a
 physician, psychologist or licensed  clinical  social  worker,  licensed
 mental  health counselor [or a], licensed marriage and family therapist,
 LICENSED PSYCHOANALYST, LICENSED CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST, OR A  LICENSED
 BEHAVIOR ANALYST.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02551-04-5

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