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S 1000 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to involuntary emergency admission of persons alleged to be mentally ill

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.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill grants mental health patients right to choose hospital for emergency admission, protecting patient rights and improving access to care in mental health services.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Samra Brouk
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
55
Co
Photo of Joe Addabbo
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
NY
15
Co
NF
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
NY
34