Senate BillIntroduced
S 145: Amends Kendra's law, in relation to making the provisions thereof permanent.
What S 145 does, verified January 14, 2026
This bill aims to make Kendra's Law, a 1999 law, permanent. It will take effect immediately, except for section 5, which will take effect on April 1, 2000. The law, also known as the Mental Health Decentralization and Community Treatment Act, allows law enforcement to involuntarily transport individuals with mental illnesses to receive treatment. The bill also makes some changes to the law, including a 90-day waiting period before certain provisions become effective. The law will expire and be repealed on June 30, 2027.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 224 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 145 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PALUMBO, BORRELLO, OBERACKER, ORTT, STEC, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities AN ACT to amend Kendra's law, in relation to making the provisions ther- eof permanent The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 18 of chapter 408 of the laws of 1999, constituting 2 Kendra's law, as amended by section 1 of subpart H of part UU of chapter 3 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 18. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that section 5 fifteen of this act shall take effect April 1, 2000, provided, further, 6 that subdivision (e) of section 9.60 of the mental hygiene law as added 7 by section six of this act shall be effective 90 days after this act 8 shall become law[; and that this act shall expire and be deemed repealed9June 30, 2027]. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00617-01-5
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