NY S05179 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
Pending: Senate Mental Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 24 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
Pending: Senate Mental Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts "Jesse's law" to provide that a person subject to involuntary emergency admission for immediate observation, care, and treatment of mental illness shall have the right to select the hospital they are admitted to.
Title
Enacts "Jesse's law" to provide that a person subject to involuntary emergency admission for immediate observation, care, and treatment of mental illness shall have the right to select the hospital they are admitted to.
Sponsors
| Sen. Samra Brouk [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Senate | REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH |
| 2023-02-24 | Senate | REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH |
Same As/Similar To
A05287 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to mental health
