Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 26, 2015 |
signed chap.382 |
Oct 14, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s5260 |
Jun 15, 2015 |
substituted by a6529 |
Jun 09, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 08, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 03, 2015 |
1st report cal.1316 |
May 11, 2015 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S5260
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6529 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S5260 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6529
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §9.60, Ment Hyg L
2015-S5260 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5260 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than eighty thousand PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Allows for the use of a psychiatrist employed by the state to provide the examination for and testify in court during "Kendra's Law" hearings in counties with a population under 80,000. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1.Amends paragraph 4 of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the Mental Hygiene law, to raise from 75,000 to 80,000, the maximum popu- lation for counties in which a psychiatrist who is an employee of the Office of Mental Health may be provided for the purpose of filing an affirmation or affidavit under "Kendra's Law." Section 2.Effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Kendra's Law requires a psychiatrist to be in court for hearings sched- uled by the judge within 72 hours of a petition being filed. This can
2015-S5260 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5260 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than eighty thousand THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 158 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (4) In counties with a population of less than [seventy-five] EIGHTY thousand, the affirmation or affidavit required by paragraph three of this subdivision may be made by a physician who is an employee of the office. The office is authorized to make available, at no cost to the county, a qualified physician for the purpose of making such affirmation or affidavit consistent with the provisions of such paragraph. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to paragraph 4 of subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the mental hygiene law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09364-02-5
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