Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 04, 2024 |
print number 6599a |
Mar 04, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to mental health |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to mental health |
Apr 24, 2023 |
referred to mental health |
Assembly Bill A6599A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
REYES
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Carrie Woerner
David Weprin
Inez E. Dickens
Rebecca Seawright
multi-Sponsors
Chris Tague
2023-A6599 - Details
2023-A6599 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6599 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 24, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, WOERNER, WEPRIN, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT, HEVE- SI, McDONOUGH, OTIS, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, GLICK, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to establish an LGBT youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. LGBT youth and young adult suicide prevention task force. (a) There is hereby created the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and young adult suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide prevention for New York's LGBT youth and young adults up to age 24, consisting of nine members, each to serve until two years after the effective date of this act. (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: three member shall be appointed by the governor; two members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and one member shall be appointed by the minori- ty leader of the senate. Appointments shall be made within sixty days of the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the same manner provided for original appointments. (2) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines related to mental health and knowledge related to LGBT youth and young adults. All appointments shall be coordinated to ensure geographic representation from the entire state. (3) The task force shall be chaired by the governor's appointee. The task force shall elect a vice-chair and other necessary officers from among all appointed members. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00465-03-3
co-Sponsors
Carrie Woerner
David Weprin
Inez E. Dickens
Rebecca Seawright
multi-Sponsors
Chris Tague
2023-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A6599A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6599--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 24, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, WOERNER, WEPRIN, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT, HEVE- SI, McDONOUGH, OTIS, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, GLICK, DINOWITZ, SIMONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Mental Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to establish an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force. (a) There is hereby created the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ+) youth and young adult suicide prevention task force to examine, evaluate and determine how to improve mental health and suicide prevention for New York's LGBTQ+ youth and young adults up to age 24, consisting of seven members, each to serve until two years after the effective date of this act. (b)(1) Such members shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be appointed by the governor; two members shall be appointed by the tempo- rary president of the senate; two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and two members shall be appointed by the commissioner of health. Appointments shall be made within sixty days of the effective date of this act. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the same manner provided for original appointments. (2) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines related to mental health and knowledge related to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. All appointments shall be coordinated to ensure geographic representation from the entire state. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00465-04-4 A. 6599--A 2
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