Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jun 20, 2019 |
committed to rules |
May 20, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 15, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 14, 2019 |
1st report cal.721 |
May 07, 2019 |
referred to finance |
Jan 28, 2019 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S2690
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 32nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- 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
2019-S2690 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4507
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §137, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
A9559
2017-2018: S8750, A3206
2021-2022: S2144, A2441
2023-2024: S4621, A1300
2019-S2690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2690 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to inmates with a seri- ous mental illness PURPOSE: This bill changes the definition of serious mental illness in the correction law to match the definition in the mental hygiene law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subparagraph i of paragraph e of subdivision 6 of section 137 of the correction law. Section 2 provides an effective date.
2019-S2690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2690 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to inmates with a seri- ous mental illness THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 6 of section 137 of the correction law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (i) he or she [has a current diagnosis of, or is diagnosed at the initial or any subsequent assessment conducted during the inmate's segregated confinement with, one or more of the following types of Axis I diagnoses, as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and such diagnoses shall be made based upon all relevant clinical factors, including but not limited to symptoms related to such diagnoses: (A) schizophrenia (all sub-types), (B) delusional disorder, (C) schizophreniform disorder, (D) schizoaffective disorder, (E) brief psychotic disorder, (F) substance-induced psychotic disorder (excluding intoxication and withdrawal), (G) psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, (H) major depressive disorders, or (I) bipolar disorder I and II] IS A PERSON WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIFTY-TWO OF SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW; § 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.
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