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Senate Bill S9093

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus crisis hotline

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2025-S9093 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10093
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §36.08, Ment Hyg L

2025-S9093 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis-related challenges, which shall provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other information.

2025-S9093 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9093 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9093
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
   lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus  crisis
   hotline
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 36.08 to read as follows:
 § 36.08 LESBIAN,  GAY,  BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER OR QUESTIONING PLUS
           CRISIS HOTLINE.
   (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH  A  TWENTY-FOUR  HOUR,  TOLL-FREE
 HOTLINE  AND  WEBSITE  FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER OR
 QUESTIONING PLUS (LGBTQ+) INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE  EXPERIENCING  EMOTIONAL
 DISTRESS,  SUICIDAL  IDEATION, OR CRISIS-RELATED CHALLENGES, WHICH SHALL
 PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT, REFERRALS, RESOURCE LISTS, AND OTHER INFORMA-
 TION TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  THE  LOCATION
 AND  PHONE  NUMBER  OF  RELEVANT SERVICES OR PROGRAMS IN THE AREA OF THE
 STATE WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL IS LOCATED, SUCH AS  MENTAL  HEALTH  CLINICS,
 SUICIDE-PREVENTION  PROGRAMS, GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE PROVIDERS, PEER-SUP-
 PORT CENTERS, SHELTERS AND SAFE-HOUSING OPTIONS, PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION,
 LGBTQ+  COMMUNITY CENTERS, REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS, IMMI-
 GRATION SUPPORT  SERVICES,  VETERAN'S  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAMS,  DISABILITY
 SERVICES,  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE AND CRIME-VICTIM SERVICES, ADDICTION COUN-
 SELING, LEGAL AID OFFICES, AND MEDICAL CLINICS.
   (B) THE HOTLINE SHALL ENSURE STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANONYMITY  FOR
 ALL  CALLERS  AND USERS, EXCEPT WHERE DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED BY LAW. THE
 HOTLINE AND WEBSITE SHALL BE FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH  DISA-
 BILITIES,  INCLUDING  HEARING-  AND  SPEECH-IMPAIRED  USERS,  AND  SHALL
 PROVIDE MULTILINGUAL, LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT, AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT
 SUPPORT, WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR STAFF IN SERVING HIGH-RISK LGBTQ+
 POPULATIONS. THE HOTLINE SHALL  INCLUDE  TEXT-MESSAGING,  WEB-CHAT,  AND
 OTHER DIGITAL COMMUNICATION OPTIONS TO ENSURE BROAD ACCESSIBILITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14428-01-6

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