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NY S 8562

in committee

Establishes the "Mariah N. Lacey-Reid Law" which aids designated hotline centers in developing protocols for terminating calls to the suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 8562 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8562 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

What is NY S 8562 about?

Develops protocols that designated hotline centers play calming music while callers are on hold, regular "comfort" messages, and if necessary, the hotline center shall provide additional messaging to encourage the caller to stay on the line.

Who sponsors NY S 8562?

Joseph A. Griffo is the primary sponsor of NY S 8562.

Description

Develops protocols that designated hotline centers play calming music while callers are on hold, regular "comfort" messages, and if necessary, the hotline center shall provide additional messaging to encourage the caller to stay on the line.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joseph A. Griffoprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-03

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10099not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5583

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8562?summary=&detail=

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