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NY S04621
Bill
Status
Vetoed
11/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Luis Sepulveda
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AI Summary
- Amends Correction Law Section 137 to redefine how incarcerated individuals with serious mental illness are identified for purposes of segregated confinement restrictions
- Replaces the detailed list of specific Axis I mental health diagnoses (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, etc.) with a reference to the definition of "person with a serious mental illness" in Mental Hygiene Law Section 1.03(52)
- Eliminates the requirement that diagnoses be made based on current diagnosis or assessment during segregated confinement
- Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Conforms the definition of an incarcerated individual with a serious mental illness to the definition of "person with a serious mental illness" in the mental hygiene law.
Last Action
VETOED MEMO.57
11/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Correction5/7/2024
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction1/3/2024
Correction5/30/2023
Rules5/22/2023
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction2/13/2023
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