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NY A 1519

in committee

Relates to persons authorized to visit inmate-patient facilities of the department of mental hygiene

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1519 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1519 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 A 1519 about?

Authorizes the governor and lieutenant-governor, commissioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller, attorney general, and members of the legislature, provided that such request does not impact upon the department's ability to manage its facilities as determined by the director of the facility, to visit any facility designated by the commissioner of mental health for care and treatment.

Who sponsors NY A 1519?

David Weprin is the primary sponsor of NY A 1519, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes the governor and lieutenant-governor, commissioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller, attorney general, and members of the legislature, provided that such request does not impact upon the department's ability to manage its facilities as determined by the director of the facility, to visit any facility designated by the commissioner of mental health for care and treatment.

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

  • David Weprinprimary
  • Vivian Cookcosponsor
  • Alicia Hyndmancosponsor
  • Angelo J. Morinellocosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor
  • Emily Gallaghercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8194not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1333not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2269not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 231not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5853not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 728

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1519?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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