June 18, 2025
End of NYS Legislative Session: Update
Just after midnight this morning, the Assembly adjourned the 2025 session. As we previously reported, the Senate wrapped up its session around 4:30 am on June 13th.
While we will be preparing a detailed summary of all bills that were passed by both houses this session in the Mental Hygiene/Health sectors, attached please find the complete list of all bills the NYS Council tracked this session, with status. (Note, if a bill passed both houses the status will be listed as “returned to Senate (or Assembly).” Otherwise it will list the committee it remained in when the session adjourned.)
**To view a specific list of bills we were following/working on that passed in both houses during the session see below.
To view the text/memo for any bill, click here to search by bill number.
More updates to follow.
Passed Both Houses during 2025 Legislative Session
Search Results Count = 15
| Note: Senate bills may appear out of order due to preferred grouping format selected. |
| Bill No. | |
| A387B | Rozic — Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services Same as S 6288-B LIU SUMM : Add §2803-bb, Pub Health L Requires general hospitals to provide language assistance services; requires general hospitals to develop a language assistance program to ensure meaningful access to the general hospital’s services and reasonable accommodation for all patients who require language assistance. Last Act: 06/10/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| S753 | RIVERA — Relates to the definition of medical debt Same as A 427 Paulin SUMM : Amd §380-a, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.8373-A & A.9438) Relates to the definition of medical debt; clarifies that such debt must be related to health care services, products or devices provided to a person by a hospital. Eff. Date 11/22/2024 (See Table) Last Act: 02/14/25 SIGNED CHAP.78 |
| A443 | McDonald — Relates to step therapy protocol Same as S 2676 BAILEY SUMM : Amd §§4902 & 4903, Ins L; amd §§4902 & 4903, Pub Health L; amd §5, Chap of 2024 (as proposed in S.1267-A & A.901-A) Relates to health care plans for step therapy protocol; amends effective date to January 1, 2026. Eff. Date 02/14/2025 (See Table) Last Act: 02/14/25 signed chap.20 |
| A521 | Steck — Establishes the “recovery ready workplace act” Same as S 3740-A FERNANDEZ SUMM : Add §32.40, Ment Hyg L Establishes the “recovery ready workplace act” which provides for the certification of an employer to become a recovery ready workplace; defines terms; establishes the recovery-ready workplace program; provides criteria for employers to obtain certification as a recovery ready workplace; provides for employee involvement. Last Act: 06/10/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| A1894 | Paulin — Repeals section 3372 of the public health law Same as S 3362 RIVERA SUMM : Rpld §3372, Pub Health L Repeals provisions requiring reporting of a patient’s drug use. Last Act: 06/11/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| A2398 | Gallagher — Replaces the words addict and addicts with the words persons with substance use disorder or a variation thereof Same as S 1814 FERNANDEZ SUMM : Amd §35, Judy L; amd §§32.05 & 32.09, Ment Hyg L; amd §§3302, 3331, 3350, 3351 & 3372, Art 33 Title V Title Head, Pub Health L; amd §396-h, County L; amd §121, Gen City L Replaces the words addict or addicts with the words person with substance use disorder or a variation thereof. Last Act: 05/19/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| A3986A | Bores — Relates to the use of virtual credit cards by insurers and certain health care plans Same as S 2105-A COONEY SUMM : Amd §§3217-b & 4325, Ins L; amd §4406-c, Pub Health L Authorizes an insurer to pay a claim for reimbursement made by a provider using a credit card, virtual credit card or electronic funds transfer payment method that imposes on the provider a free or similar charge to process the payment; defines “virtual credit card” as a single-use series of numbers linked to a fixed dollar amount and provided by an insurer to a provider for the purpose of paying a claim for health care services performed by the provider; makes related provisions. Last Act: 06/11/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| A4159A | Jackson — Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to certain peer support advocates based on such advocates’ prior history of incarceration Same as S 1806-A FERNANDEZ SUMM : Add §138-b, Cor L Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to peer support advocates who are certified or licensed and are participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services based on such advocates’ prior history of incarceration. Last Act: 04/29/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| A4276 | Cunningham (MS) — Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state Same as S 8043 BYNOE SUMM : Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state, and deliver a report including the findings and recommendations of such study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly. Last Act: 06/10/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| S1226 | RIVERA — Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care Same as A 6004 Simon SUMM : Amd §2801-g, Pub Health L Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care. Last Act: 06/10/25 returned to senate |
| A6721A | Griffin — Enacts the “Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act” Same as S 6244-A SKOUFIS SUMM : Add §837-z, Exec L Enacts the “Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act” which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed. Last Act: 06/10/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| A7038A | Weprin — Requires rates paid for rehabilitation and opioid treatment be pursuant to certain fee schedules published by the office of addiction services and supports Same as S 6897-A BAILEY SUMM : Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L Requires rates paid for rehabilitation and opioid treatment be pursuant to certain fee schedules published by the office of addiction services and supports. Last Act: 06/12/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| S7001 | MAYER — Relates to contracts between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations; repeals a provision of the state finance law relating thereto Same as A 7616 Paulin SUMM : Amd §§179-q, 179-s, 179-u, 179-v, 179-z, 179-aa, 179-ee & 179-f, rpld §179-v sub 7, St Fin L Relates to provisions governing contracting between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations including new, renewal, and extension contracts and advance payments and interest for such contracts; repeals provisions relating to interest payments. Last Act: 06/16/25 returned to senate |
| A8045 | Bronson — Extends certain provisions authorizing certain mental health practitioners to engage in diagnosis and the development of assessment-based treatment plans Same as S 7622 BROUK SUMM : Amd §6, Chap 230 of 2022 Extends certain provisions authorizing certain mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychoanalysts to engage in diagnosis and the development of assessment-based treatment plans. Last Act: 06/06/25 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| S6757 | FERNANDEZ — Relates to statewide opioid settlement agreements Same as A 8459 Solages SUMM : Amd §25.18, Ment Hyg L Clarifies that certain provisions related to statewide opioid settlement agreements shall cover settlements and releases related to any entities involved in the prescription drug marketing, supply and payment chain that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic through illegal conduct. Last Act: 06/16/25 returned to senate |