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A08039 Summary:

BILL NO	A08039
SAME AS	SAME AS S08875
SPONSOR	Vanel
COSPNSR	Simotas, Mosley, Ortiz, Jean-Pierre
MLTSPNSR
Amd §1.03, Ment Hyg L
Adds gaming disorder to the types of disorders classified in the mental hygiene law.

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A08039 Actions:

BILL NO	A08039
05/31/2019	referred to mental health
01/08/2020	referred to mental health

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A08039 Committee Votes:

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A08039 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8039
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 31, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Mental Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to gaming disorders
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 59 to read as follows:
     3    59.  "Gaming  disorder" means a disorder due to addictive behavior, as
     4  defined in the most recent edition of the  international  classification
     5  of diseases (ICD), published by the World Health Organization.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13058-01-9

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