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Senate Bill S10421

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to state aid provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain addiction services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders Committee

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2025-S10421 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8392
Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §25.11, Ment Hyg L

2025-S10421 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any volunteer agency who is granted state aid by the office of addiction services and supports or pursuant to a contract with a local governmental unit shall receive the full amount of such state aid within sixty days from approval; provides that volunteer agencies shall have two years to spend such aid.

2025-S10421 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S10421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10421
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BYNOE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Use Disorders
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in relation to state aid
   provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain  addiction
   services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 25.11 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW,  RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, A
 VOLUNTEER AGENCY WHO IS GRANTED STATE AID BY THE OFFICE OR PURSUANT TO A
 CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT SHALL RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF
 SUCH STATE AID WITHIN SIXTY  DAYS  FROM  THE  TIME  SUCH  STATE  AID  IS
 APPROVED.  ONCE  A  VOLUNTEER  AGENCY  HAS RECEIVED SUCH STATE AID, SUCH
 VOLUNTEER AGENCY SHALL UTILIZE THE FULL AMOUNT OF SUCH  AID  WITHIN  TWO
 YEARS  OF  RECEIPT  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER,
 TREATMENT, COMPULSIVE GAMBLING, PREVENTION OR OTHER AUTHORIZED  SERVICES
 AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11466-01-5

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