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A 4654: Requires the office of mental health to conduct a study on utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 4654 does, verified January 8, 2026

The office of mental health is required to conduct a study on utilizing therapeutic techniques studied by the Research and Recognition Project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. The study must be completed within one year of the effective date of the bill and will result in a report containing the findings and recommendations for legislative or administrative action. The report will be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly. The bill takes effect immediately.

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Last action: referred to mental health (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to mental health
Feb. 04, 2025referred to mental health
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 246 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4654 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to require the office of mental health to conduct a study on utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disor- der The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. 1. The office of mental health shall conduct a study on 2 utilizing the therapeutic techniques studied by the research and recog- 3 nition project for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. 4 2. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office of 5 mental health shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary 6 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead- 7 er of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly a report 8 containing the study's findings and recommendations for legislative or 9 administrative action that can be undertaken in utilizing the therapeu- 10 tic techniques studied by the research and recognition project for the 11 treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07532-01-5 
Text of A 4654 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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