S 6526: Ensures that the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities provide materials to individuals in English and the top six languages spoken in the state.
What S 6526 does, verified May 1, 2026
The bill aims to ensure that the Office of Mental Health and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities provide materials to individuals in different languages. It requires these offices to provide materials, including documents, instructions, applications, and forms, in English and the six most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency in the state. This change is based on data from the United States Census. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6526
- What is the current status of S 6526?
- As of May 1, 2026, S 6526 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 MENTAL HEALTH".
- Did S 6526 pass?
- Not yet. S 6526 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6526, and where is it now?
- S 6526 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Mental Health. It is filed under MHY, alongside 61 other New York MHY bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 17, 2025 · 268 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6526 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to ensuring that the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities provide materials to individuals in different languages The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision (i) to read as follows: 3 (i) The office shall provide all materials, including but not limited 4 to, documents, instructions, applications and forms, in English and the 5 six most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limit- 6 ed-English proficiency in the state of New York, based on United States 7 census data. 8 § 2. Section 13.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a 9 new subdivision (f) to read as follows: 10 (f) The office shall provide all materials, including but not limited 11 to, documents, instructions, applications and forms, in English and the 12 six most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limit- 13 ed-English proficiency in the state of New York, based on United States 14 census data. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11035-01-5
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