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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 29, 2021 |
referred to mental health |
Senate Bill S3454
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health 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
2021-S3454 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §81.31, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S5518
2019-2020: S3076
2021-S3454 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3454 SPONSOR: ADDABBO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to annual reporting requirements for guardians in certain circumstances PURPOSE: To grant discretion to the court to ease annual reporting requirements for guardians in very limited circumstances. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: 81.31 of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law will add a new section (f) that will read: The court may, in its discretion, waive some or all of the requirements of this section or impose additional requirements. In determining wheth- er to waive specific reporting requirements, judges can give weight to
2021-S3454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3454 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 annual reporting requirements for guardians in certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 81.31 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (f) to read as follows: (F) THE COURT MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, WAIVE SOME OR ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION OR IMPOSE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO WAIVE SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, JUDGES CAN GIVE WEIGHT TO THE AMOUNT OF YEARS THE GUARDIAN HAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED REPORTS WITHOUT ISSUE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04246-01-1
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