NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6503

Senate Bill S6503

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment, incorporation and certification of addiction and substance abuse facilities in the city of New York

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

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Mar 17, 2025	referred to alcoholism and substance use disorders

2025-S6503 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law

2025-S6503 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6503

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing,
incorporating and certifying addiction and substance abuse facilities in
the city of New York

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to requite the collection of oversaturation
data and employ said data in future decisions impacting communities.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Adds the following provisions to the MH Law: In cities with a population
of one million or more, the commissioner shall collect data on the
number of facilities sited and operating within each jurisdiction of
each community board. Such data shall be made available on the office's
website, updated as needed to maintain an accurate dataset, and consid-
ered in the course of the approval of the establishment, incorporation

and certification of providers of substance use disorder services.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Presently, there community board districts, specifically located in low
income minority communities, throughout the City of New York that host a
disproportionate amount of substance abuse rehabilitation and treatment
facilities in their neighborhoods.

In Harlem alone, there forty-seven (47) facilities spread out throughout
its region. Many of the patients and/or clients are not Harlem resi-
dents, and arrive from areas outside of the community board's jurisdic-
tion (including out of state). On a daily basis, some of these individ-
uals congregate around the facilities, impede pedestrian traffic, argue
amongst themselves and harass residents for money.

Simultaneously, there are numerous New York City communities that main-
tain fewer rehabilitation and treatment facilities in their catchment
areas.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill, 2022.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
On the ninetieth day after it has become law.

2025-S6503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6503
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 establishing,
   incorporating and certifying addiction and substance abuse  facilities
   in the city of New York

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (g) of section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law,
 as amended by chapter 271 of the laws of 2010, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (g)  (1) The commissioner shall establish and operate chemical depend-
 ence programs, facilities, and services for the  prevention,  treatment,
 and  rehabilitation,  including  relapse prevention and recovery mainte-
 nance,  of  persons  who  abuse  or  are  dependent  on  alcohol  and/or
 substances,  and significant others not limited to the psychiatric model
 but embodying all recognized or promising approaches.
   (2) IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL COLLECT DATA ON THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES SITED AND OPERAT-
 ING WITHIN EACH JURISDICTION OF EACH COMMUNITY BOARD. SUCH DATA SHALL BE
 MADE AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE, UPDATED AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN AN
 ACCURATE DATASET, AND CONSIDERED IN THE COURSE OF THE  APPROVAL  OF  THE
 ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PROVIDERS OF SUBSTANCE
 USE DISORDER SERVICES.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD10944-01-5

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Sponsored By

Cordell Cleare

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

2025-S6503 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S6503 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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