Assembly Bill A5583

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Mariah N. Lacey-Reid Law" which aids designated hotline centers in developing protocols for terminating calls to the suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2025-A5583 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §36.03, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10099

2025-A5583 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Develops protocols that designated hotline centers play calming music while callers are on hold, regular "comfort" messages, and if necessary, the hotline center shall provide additional messaging to encourage the caller to stay on the line.

2025-A5583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5583
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing  the
   "Mariah  N.  Lacey-Reid  Law" which aids designated hotline centers in
   developing protocols for terminating calls to the  suicide  prevention
   and behavioral health crisis hotline
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the "Mariah N.  Lacey-Reid Law".
   §  2.  Section  36.03 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) IN ACCORDANCE WITH 988 BEST PRACTICES AND  NATIONAL  STANDARDS,  A
 DESIGNATED   HOTLINE   CENTER  SHALL  PROMOTE  QUALITY  PERFORMANCE  AND
 CONNECTION TO  THE  SUICIDE  PREVENTION  AND  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH  CRISIS
 HOTLINE,  THAT SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DEVELOPING PROTOCOLS
 FOR TERMINATING A CALL WITH ANY PERSON WHO CALLS  A  DESIGNATED  HOTLINE
 CENTER,  AND  IF A CALLER IS PLACED ON HOLD, A DESIGNATED HOTLINE CENTER
 SHALL PROVIDE CALMING MUSIC, REGULAR "COMFORT" MESSAGES, AND  IF  NECES-
 SARY, THE HOTLINE CENTER SHALL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MESSAGING TO ENCOURAGE
 THE CALLER TO STAY ON THE LINE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09763-01-5

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.