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A02758 Summary:

A02758 Actions:

A02758 Committee Votes:

Committee:MENTAL HEALTH   Chair:Gunther      
DATE:04/30/2019AYE/NAY:11/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Gunther
Aye
Miller
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Rodriguez
Excused
Mikulin
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Absent
Richardson
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Frontus
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/30/2019AYE/NAY:31/0  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Montesano
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Excused
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Miller
Aye

A02758 Floor Votes:

A02758 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2758--A
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 25, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, RAMOS, CUSICK, BARRETT, COLTON, WEPRIN,
          SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  MAGNARELLI,
          PAULIN  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health --
          reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to creating a public
          education  initiative  designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation
          about mental illness and substance use among military service members;
          and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
          of
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 7.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
     3    (l)  Notwithstanding  any  general or special law to the contrary, the
     4  commissioner, in conjunction with the  commissioner  of  alcoholism  and
     5  substance  abuse  services and the director of the division of veterans'
     6  services shall develop a public education initiative designed to  elimi-
     7  nate  stigma  and  misinformation about mental illness and substance use
     8  among service members,  veterans,  and  their  families,  improve  their
     9  understanding of mental and substance use disorders and the existence of
    10  effective   treatment,   and  provide  information  regarding  available
    11  resources and how to access them. These public education initiatives may
    12  include the use of the internet, including the use of social  networking
    13  sites.
    14    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on June
    15  30, 2022 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
    16  repealed.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07368-02-9