Bill Text: NY S02992 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health "will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions".

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-29 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S02992 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S02992-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2992

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 26, 2023
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        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing amendments to sections 3 and 4 of article 17 of the  constitu-
          tion, in relation to the protection and promotion of the mental health
          of New Yorkers

     1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of arti-
     2  cle 17 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 3. The protection and promotion of the physical and mental health of
     4  the inhabitants of the state are matters of public concern and provision
     5  therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions  and
     6  in  such manner, and by such means as the legislature shall from time to
     7  time determine.
     8    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 4 of  article  17
     9  of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    10    §  4. The care and treatment of persons suffering from mental disorder
    11  or defect and the protection of the mental health of the inhabitants  of
    12  the  state [may] shall be provided by state and local authorities and in
    13  such manner as the legislature [may] shall from time to time  determine.
    14  The head of the department of mental hygiene shall visit and inspect, or
    15  cause  to  be  visited and inspected by members of his or her staff, all
    16  institutions either public or private used for the care and treatment of
    17  persons suffering from mental disorder or defect.
    18    § 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
    19  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    20  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    21  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    22  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89018-01-3