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S 6335: Conforms the definition of an incarcerated individual with a serious mental illness to the definition of "person with a serious mental illness" in the mental hygiene law.
What S 6335 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to provide better care and treatment for incarcerated individuals with serious mental illnesses. It defines a serious mental illness as having a current diagnosis of certain types of mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, major depressive disorders, and bipolar disorder. To be considered a person with a serious mental illness, the individual must have one or more of these diagnoses, as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The bill ensures that these individuals receive proper treatment and care while incarcerated, and it takes effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6335
- What is the current status of S 6335?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6335 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION".
- Did S 6335 pass?
- Not yet. S 6335 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6335, and where is it now?
- S 6335 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Mar. 11, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 11, 2025 · 320 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6335 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to incarcerated individ- uals with a serious mental illness The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 6 of 2 section 137 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws 3 of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 (i) [he or she has a current diagnosis of, or is diagnosed at the5initial or any subsequent assessment conducted during the incarcerated6individual's segregated confinement with, one or more of the following7types of Axis I diagnoses, as described in the most recent edition of8the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and such9diagnoses shall be made based upon all relevant clinical factors,10including but not limited to symptoms related to such diagnoses:11(A) schizophrenia (all sub-types),12(B) delusional disorder,13(C) schizophreniform disorder,14(D) schizoaffective disorder,15(E) brief psychotic disorder,16(F) substance-induced psychotic disorder (excluding intoxication and17withdrawal),18(G) psychotic disorder not otherwise specified,19(H) major depressive disorders, or20(I) bipolar disorder I and II] such incarcerated individual is a 21 person with a serious mental illness, as defined in subdivision fifty- 22 two of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law; 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 24 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06492-01-5
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