NY A 9549
in committeeRelates to involuntary emergency admission of persons alleged to be mentally ill
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 9549 pass?
Not yet. NY A 9549 is in committee as of 2026-01-14 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-14): REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
What is NY A 9549 about?
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.
Who sponsors NY A 9549?
Jo Anne Simon is the primary sponsor of NY A 9549, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
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.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-14 — REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jo Anne Simonprimary
- Phil Steckcosponsor
- Monique Chandler-Watermancosponsor
- Maritza Davilacosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
referral-committee
Versions
- A9549Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Prior session: S 7878not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 5287not in this corpus
- Companion bill: S 1000
Official source
Attribution
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